first of all thanks Aesop69...i had almost given up on the install after getting countless kp's..but after reading your post bam!! sl booted and after setup i rebooted without any flags no problem..even the hdds showing up as folders and du actin up problem went away in 64 bit mode..just soundless and ethernetless for the moment...thanks to all the people in the community..

btw i used instructions for osx86 wiki..its flawless and works 99%..

thanks again.

w0rm.