******* Where does a newborn go from here? The Net is Vast, and Infinate...******** This is probalby really stupid , in which case it'a about par for today <sigh> can I Download those rpms (that yast2 goes and gets in it's update mode), and put them on a cd??? ANd if I do that CAn I point yast 2 at it, and sasve a all for each and every work machine??? ( I can't think at all today.. IF I didn't know better I'd think my brain had gone on strike <heavy sigh> ) I'm trying to keep the time donw to a minimum for installs .. So , I'm collecting drivers adn other "bits n bobs" that need to be added or edted or whatever else it takes to get a nice happy 7.1 distribution on all my desktops. and I'd liek to get it done w/ out any shoulder surfing users ( it's just faster that way, I can answer question s once all the installs are done <g>) j afterthought--- PATH=C:\DOS;C:\DOS\RUN;RUN\DOS\RUN