On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:44:08 -0600 Kevin Wilson wrote:

No you should be able to upgrade. Disable the usb in the bios and try again, it should let you get to the installer.

Thanks. That was the solution, though I can't quite see why, since it said that activating USB devices was a "success". I guess I'm too naive to think that this might mean that something failed :) Anyway, after a re-install I'm almost back to normal. Gratefully, - Richard. -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/