"Thats great for all those people with a copy of Windows 2003 server. I can boot from the XP CD and try an install, however it tells me that the pasrtion I delete/recreate is not a Windows XP compatible partition. I have tried doing this with XP, partions Magic and many variations of partion manager but still nosucces. I even used the repair MBR functions. Still no success. Perhaps some readint this can help as obviously you only know one way!"