Been following this forum and was leary of going to 10.1, but just couldn't resist anymore...upgrade wasn't smooth, ended up doing a clean install, and for the most part everything is much better than I had feared. Couple of questions, first re usb-stick. KDE lets me open them from "my computer". But I usually am in fvwm2, and so far have not found where the heck the kernel is putting it. Nothing in /media as in the past (9.3). Second question and comment: The installer tests the internet (gets release notes etc.) and drops the connection. The next task is the online registration, right? But there is no "reconnect" button, and I don't use "connect on demand". The installer should hold the connection for the next step. Now, when I try to register and activate the updater, a browser opens, I enter my novell user/pw, I enter the code, and nothing else happens. If I close the browser and choose next, I loop back to the browser again, with the same procedure of entering my activation code. The only way to break the loop was to say "register later". From all the other horror stories re the updater, I don't recall one like this. BTW, I did get an email saying I registered the 10.1. Any hints? Thanks! Tom