thank you muerto, but i currently have windows 2000 as i said....and...they dont have the driver for windows 2000...cause in the directions that it came with all it say windows 2000 and XP support usb memory keys....and i dont know about the IBM ones lol....their....black..... and their kinda big....and Allen.....if i didnt install the root usb hub thing..how i do i reinstall?