SRS, You might try copying the CAB files from ME to a temporary directory on 2K then using the CAB file as your source when you reinstall the peripheral. Just a thought.

I avoid the dual boot setup by using Cygwin along with Windows—either 98 or XP Pro. Cygwin gives me nearly everything I care about in Linux but it runs as a Windows process so I don't have to reboot. In fact I can be running UNIX X11 programs at the same time I'm running native Windows apps. Much more flexible.

      - Mark