MK>> get IO.SYS to take up the first few sectors of the disk. MK> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MK> This was needed in pre MS DOS 6.0 (or even 5.0) time. MK> MK>Now you need a proper boot (and maybe master boot) sector and (I'm not MK>shure) not fragmented IO.SYS ... MK> MK>Mirek IO.SYS is needed for WinSuck95. Michelle