...I've combed through every file in the VM2 install package com_virtuemart.2.0.2_extract_first.zip and can find nothing that appears to be a readme or installation instructions file. 
Am I just mis-reading the filenames, or does it really not exist? How do people know how to install VM2 other than asking questions individually? I have found plenty on VM1.1.
TIA,
Merry
			
			
			
				It is here:  http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Installation_of_VirtueMart_2_with_provided_packages
			
			
			
				Thanks a million! I had spent hours trying to apply the instructions from the previous version and of course they still didn't work. I would not have thought of googling for "Installation of virtuemart2 with provided packages." I appreciate your help.
Merry
			
			
			
				Or you could just have read the FAQ here.....  http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99127.0
			
			
			
				> Or you could just have read the FAQ here.....  http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99127.0
Kelvyn, 
How about making that post sticky, so people don't spend hours hunting for it? :-) 
Thanks again,
Merry