<Copy> so, in short, could I install XP pro right over ME & would it really make a difference with the gremlins I have to keep battle with??? thanks, Faythe <End> Yes, you can. HOWEVER, you may own some peripherals that will cease to operate under XP. Yep, that happened to me; that's how I came to find that out. So I keep two computers networked together. One is XP Pro, and the other is ME. This way, I can use my scanner on the ME machine, and copy the graphics to the XP machine My suggestion would be to first investigate if you have peripherals that will have a problem running under XP (any flavor). Robert To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk