>Okay. I hope to post back here in 45 minutes after my successful install of Windows 2000 (crosses fingers).

I notice it's been 7 1/2 hours since your post... fingers crossed for you here, too. Are you doing an upgrade, or a reformat & install from scratch? I'll be interested in your experience - I've got a Win98SE box sitting here that I'd like to upgrade to Win2K, too, but have never forced myself to make it a priority.