Brendhan-what got you in this condition in the first place? Do you have a Config.sys file in your C:? If you do does it say Device=C:\DOS\Himem.sys? Also this is probably a moot point now but in the future if you back up your registry files you can reinstall them and your machine will be pretty near back to where you were when your system was running. I can format my drive and be back in a little over an hour. Also,do you know anything about .cab files?and how to get to them?you might be able to boot from an old .cab file. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering the NOSPIN File Download CD, Abit's Gentus Linux, Linux Power CD and the RedHat Linux CD. All CDs are provided at COST!!! http://nospin.com/promotions