then use his original install disks to install 10.2.8 on my machine? Any reasons not to do this? Joy: I used my original ibook install disks that contained 10.2 and updated my 10.1 system on my Imac. Of course, since then, I have purchased Panther and upgraded both. I would recommend considering Panther for both your systems, it is a great update to an already great operating system. Best Regards, Wayne macguy at adelphia.net