The standalone backup environment is very limited. There is only one command - BACKUP which allows backups or restores to be preformed. If you have a tape device or another disk, you could try making a backup to it. If you include the /LOG qualifier, you should get a list of the files on the disk as they are backed up. Something like: BACKUP /IMAGE /LOG DUA0: MUA0:BACKUP.SAV /SAVE If you don't have a device to back up to, you could try backing up to the null device which, if it works, won't make much of a backup, but it should still list the files as they are processed: BACKUP /IMAGE /LOG DUA0: NLA0:BACKUP.SAV /SAVE Other than that, the other suggestions of putting the disk into a bootable system or booting the VS2000 from the network are probably the way to go. Regards, Peter Coghlan.