In a message dated 3/2/03 8:10:07 AM, brianconner at vision-video.com writes: << The idea behind all my suggestions to you is to copy those priceless files off the corrupted HDD, so you can repair, re-format, or replace it. If they are already on the same network, you can copy those files across the network. If not, then you need a crossover cable, which any competent computer shop should have, to connect two computers directly to each other. Brian Conner >> Hey, Brian, If she can't get the iMac to boot without turning off the extensions, how is she going to use a cross-over cable or a network connection. I don't think she will have the software running that she needs to make a connection, will she? How do you activate file sharing in the iMac with the control panel and extension disabled?