hi, I had a problem recently where windows '98 SE would'nt open & i kep getting the "abort,fail,retry" option. I loaded from the floppy disk & ran scandisk, but i get the following : Scandisk encountered a data error while reading cluster 22405. it says it will try anf fix it, but when it comes to Directory structures it gets stuck at " 3 % complete" on the progress bar. I end up turning the computer off. Any suggestions would be welcomed, mike The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com