Hi Terrance, You may want to look at the portable version of ASDF-Install (http://common-lisp.net/project/asdf-install ); there's been some recent work in making it more Windows friendly. -- Gary Warren King, metabang.com Cell: (413) 559 8738 Fax: (206) 338-4052 gwkkwg on Skype * garethsan on AIM