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Two suggestions:
1. Make sure that VMWare is configured to start with "floppy connected".
2. Check that the floppy really is bootable:
a) Power on the VM b) during the BIOS phase, press F2 to enter BIOS setup c) Pan across to "Boot". The "+Removable Devices" should be highlighted. d) Press RETURN. You should then see it "expand" to "Legacy Floppy Drives. e) If there's a "!" to the left, then it's bootable. Press F10 now. f) Otherwise, press SHIFT + 1 and you should see the "!" appear. Now press F10.
Now it should be able to boot from the floppy. If it still won't, then I'm stuck!
Ted.
Been there, done that, except for doing the "!". Always thought that was along the lines of "not". I'll give it a try. Honestly don't know why I haven't tried it.......bull-headed, I guess. Thanks very much. Tom -- TRBishop tb64710@alltel.net SuSE 7.2 Pro