Hmmm I know that it is likely that RH 6.2 with Speakup enabled does not have the most current version of Speakup patched into the Kernel but here's an interesting comment from a friend whose judgement I respect a good deal. So to the other experts herein, please share your thoughts. He prefers RH 6.2 for the following reason: RH 7.2 seems to be significantly slower, with lots more disk thrashing, and it's not just X Windows (although it's also significantly slower). So my question is... What is enabled in RH 7.2 that you won't see in RH 6.2 Amanda Lee Alexandria, VA