Hi! I would like to re-install from scratch 8.0 then update to 8.1 on my SONY Vaio POCG-FX505 laptop. There are 4 partitions on it: One NTFS for Windows XP Pro (C:) One Linux Swap One Linux Ext2 One NTFS for Windows XP Pro (D:) All is working fine, but there are small irritating quirks (flickering display, weird Taskbar when logged as 'root') on the 8.1 installation I want to get rid of. As there is no data but a plain vanilla 8.1 system, I'd rather re-install (M$ style ...) my Linux system than spending too much time messing around. And As I have only the 'update' version 8.1 CDs, I imagine I should first re-install a full 8.0 version then update to 8.1 ==> Question 1 : How can I safely 'format' les Linux partitions to start afresh? I intend to connect to my laptop: HP DeskJet 940c printer M500 Palm Pilot CanoScan Lide20 Scanner ==> Question 2 : Any anticipated installation problems for these devices? TIA LaoToma