-> MA> When things go wrong i find it useful to pedal backwards at
-> MA> a rapid rate. Wayne won't put that disk C:\ and so i
-> MA> presume the problem is between the chair and the keyboard. 

-> Wayne is working with a livecd of KNOPPIX and there is some
-> problem getting the system to recognize both the hard drive and
-> the CD drive. 

Yup.
Thanks again for that CD it's been a real life saver.
4 weeks up exclusively in RAMDISK!!!

-> I don't think you are familiar enough with the parameters to be
-> as antagonistic in your assessment of the difficulties involved. 

My skin's a bit thicker than that.
I really like these bootable full GUI Linux releases
as they're a snap to get going and far less trouble 
than Windows.
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5