G'day jj,
Thanks for all your help mate. I think i made a mess of that registry edit as i couldn't find the key at first, but found it somewhere else... and ahh, think i may have changed too many settings in different sub-trees... and ahh, i had no idea what that stuff meant... but hey i had fun
When i realized i wasn't fixing anything, i installed the new BIOS and then she wouldn't boot (had already backed up in case) so i went and reinstalled.
Now shes fresh as a daisy and i spent all day yesterday downloading the w2k updates. One day i will get cable....
Thanks again mate, really appreciate your time and good advice!
HJ