I found this article..and does talk about the VM http://portal.dfpug.de/dFPUG/Dokumente/Partner/Linuxtransfer/installation_vm warescreenshots.pdf It is called "Using VMWare to Capture Linux Installation Screen Shots"...lol Since I only want to go as far as the actual package selection, I may be able to pull it off that way. Just the thought of two installations and learning virtual machines...just to take about 20 shots is a bit uch..ugh