Unfortunately, the GUI (including explorer) is pretty much the same as Vista. That is where the similarity ends. Like Jim said, W2K8 runs circles around Vista. Joe From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 9:49 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Windows Vista/2008 Service Pack 2 Preview Program It isn't just Vista. It is also Windows 2008 server SP2. I heard at a technical seminar recently that W2K8 is really Vista SP1 under the covers. Jan On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm holding out for Windows 7. It will be a big improvement over Vista w/ any service pack. Joe From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:52 AM To: THIN; windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Windows Vista/2008 Service Pack 2 Preview Program Gaa I just finished SP1 rollout. http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/12/02/announcing- the-windows-vista-and-windows-server-2008-service-pack-2-customer-preview-pr ogram-cpp.aspx Jim Kenzig Blog: http://www.techblink.com