I have XP Home....it runs without a hitch...My Epson 800, Umax 2200u scanner all work. I have yet to have a hardware conflict...lucky ??? :) My digital camera works without installing drivers..plugged in the usb cable..bang, it works :) XP is by far the best OS I've used... I have w2k on my laptop...quite frankly i hate it....but, as you can see from this short thread, each of us have our own favorite OS LOL... You will probably do well with XP home or Pro, or w2k.. but as everyone suggested...I did buy XP HOme upgrade, and did the upgrade over my original 98SE install...big problems...I had to reformat my hard drive and install fresh... NOTE: you can install the full XP from the upgrade version...you just need to insert a 95/98/me CD in for a check...so save some cash and get the upgrade, not the full bore...unless you plan to throw away the old CDs :) And the upgrade IS the full version..it isn't depending on anything else...just the old os check via cd....

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