I have to agree completely with RealDeal. Windows 2000 is one of the most stable OSs on the market (maybe besides some specialized ones). Crashes? What are they? The only time W2K crashes is when there is a bad driver loaded which can usually be replaced or removed. My FTP/Web server runs W2K Pro and the only time it needs to be rebooted is when there are Windows Updates requiring it. And, yes, I complete ignore XP (even Pro). Could not get it to install on either of my systems and caused me endless agony trying to reinstall W2K afterwards. Did someone say "Windows 2003"? :) Has a beta been sent with the MSDN license?