hey danleff...thanx alot for your quick reply...yes i did install the yum configuration reffered in FQA...and i have installed both GNOME and KDE GUI ...but cant play any mp3 or video files ...and i've got another problem now..well its not really a problem for me...but some other family members use the same computer that i use and they want the windows xp OS on it aswell...when i installed linux i only used the half of the hard drive..so partioning is not an issue...but when i reboot my pc with xp cd...it does boot up with cd but the screen does blank and nuthing happens...i've got this compaq note book which've got celeron 1.3 ghz processor...i'll be very thankful to you for your help...