Just going to add my two cents. I think XP is, without a doubt, the best MS OS I've used to date. Granted I've never run 2k, or any other NT, but I have never once regret my decision to upgrade from Win98. I've only had a handful of programs ever crash on me in the 6+ months I've been running it. Which is already scores better than how 98 treated me. I honestly can't think of one solid gripe I have with XP. I'm running Pro, so I dunno about the Home version. I am most impressed with this OS. I use other, older machines with Win9x, Win3.11/DOS etc, to run my old games. Works for me.