I would just like to throw out a suggestion: you may find help sooner if you change the subject line to reflect the subject of your question. For instance right now we have: Sound problem under a lilo.conf subject. CD burning discussion under a parted subject. I am not a police and not trying to be one. But I don't read everything. When a subject is well underway, I often skip out the rest. When a new question is posed, I may be able to help. The whole thing is the subject line helps track what is being discussed and *should* be a menas to help one sort through their mail. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little. -- Joe Martin