>a while back I posted the procedure for making the setup start over again. >here it is: > >boot into single user mode and type: >fsck -y For others that may be following along, you may have to use the -f option if you have journaling turned on as it won't otherwise do the check. >mount -uw / >mv /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb.bad The next line needed a space following the rm for it to work: >rm/var/db/.AppleSetupDone >reboot > >Do that and start over. Otherwise, it worked as needed. Thanks to all. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti If you're going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>