Jim Robertson said: >Can anyone point me to a URL, book, pdf, or other source for the steps? This article may provide some further assistance. It isn't what you are doing, but it tells you which files you need to migrate over, and which you don't: Migrate to OS X 10.2 with a Clean Install, By Dan Frakes http://www.macworld.com/2002/10/features/install/ Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html