Dear Bob, > All I want is something that doesn't reach end of life so rapidly for > this application. I should have checked more carefully. > > I will try Scientific Linux which is supposed to install from the cd. > > Thanks for the help. Patrice has created an installable 5.2 LiveCD, containing an updated (so not RHEL5 conform) version of Anaconda for installation: http://www.nanotechnologies.qc.ca/propos/linux/centos-live/i386/isos/ You should also be able to create your own (more recent) installable LiveCD using livecd-creator, as described here: https://projects.centos.org/trac/livecd/wiki/InstallToHardDrive Best Regards Marcus