thanks for the help stief...the disc copy on your idisk wont run on my os..i guess you need 10.2 to run it so i am in the same place i started..yeh i tried the chat but none of the people sharing 10.2 seem to be on chat so far..i am willing to bet that they installed the 10.2 before they created the disc image though which is why its no use to me...apple seem to change the disc copy each time they update it so that older versions never mount images created with newer versions...bummer..its not like there are loads of different downloads of the .dmg.....there are usually just the two..disc 1 and disc 2 with about 30 - 50 people listed for each..on limewire anyway...was going to try acquisition after i was having loads of problems with the limewire but 10.2 needed minimum...which is what prompted this saga to start in the first place..oh well..watch this space
giz