a smal update: i downloaded the files Sonic linked to. they didnt work. but i also downloaded a dell oem cd and uced all the oemfiles i found in the I386 folder and copied pidgen.dll, SETUPP.INI DPCDLL.DL from that cd to my retail one. and it worked . so now im finaly on a 100% legal system. so at last a BIIG thanks to: Sonic, severach, and bonestonne