Exhibit 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements 
on Form S-8 (No. 333-11357) pertaining to the Company's Employee Stock 
Purchase Plan; Form S-8 (No. 333-11553) pertaining to the 1988 Stock Option 
Plan; Form S-8 (No. 333-11555) pertaining to the Company's 1993 Stock 
Option/Stock Issuance Plan; Form S-8 (No. 333-11557) pertaining to the 
Company's Stock Option Agreement with an Employee; Form S-8 (No. 333-11559) 
pertaining to the Company's Stock Option Agreement with an Employee; and Form 
S-8 (No. 333-13301) pertaining to the Company's 1996 Stock Option/Stock 
Issuance Plan of our report dated June 10, 1997, with respect to the 
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Vanstar Corporation 
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended April 30, 1997.


                                                           Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
July 22, 1997