as you know my pc crashed on me ! i have a question it seems to have lost the dos prompts for all the drives ,sos it canrnt find any drives even when a new hard drive is fitted and the ext floppy is connected.any comments welcome kenneth --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 03/10/02