m3n70r that sounds complicated enough for me not to try it ... thank you verry much for replying though...it's really not my domain... i just did it for myself and if I got so far I said to myself maibe I can do the spliting too but you showed me that I won't (not in a bad way) . and LLXX I think this is the corect size... I have Win 98, Win 2000 Pro, Win XP Pro SP2, Win Longhorn, Hiren boot CD 7, all my drivers, all my software that I need to install with a freshcopy of my OS... like Antivirus, Codecs, Nero, AcdSee, Virtual PC, and lots and lots... and this is after I removed other Win versions like XP Home, 2000 Server and Advanced Server. Thank you too man for replying.