Hi, Just a comment, but I could be wrong. I thought that f5 and f8 bypass start up files (with win95 & 98). I always thought that if you press Ctrl while the system is booting, it takes you to the options. I could be wrong though M.Sayer PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>