Thanks BeninBlack. I just got home and checked my 20" imac (recent model 2 gig dual core, 2 gig ram and upgraded graphics memory). It boots in around 20 seconds. So either something weird is happened or the macbook has issues but the only thing I can think of is the lesser graphics card which I thought the mini shared.
OK trying to uninstall creates an error. Is there another way of doing it not in the manual ? I suspect this is my problem. When I installed I was in full screen and something strange happened and it all went black so I installed again and it seemed to be OK -- apparently not!
Michael
Last edited: Jun 22, 2006