I would definitely ignore the total system upgrade suggestion: >To recap the specs >CPU: Pentium III (Any Speed) This is the first indication he hasn't a clue. Any Athlon XP, including the 1400+ would be faster than any Pentium III, except Tualatin, and your current 1800+ would even beat Tualatin. >Memory: 512 Meg (More is always better, but 512 will work >fine) No argument >Hard Drive: 80 or 100 Meg No argument >Video Card: At least 8 Meg of Ram No video card with just 8 meg of RAM would be superior to the current Intel or SIS IGP, let alone nForce. Then we have the AGP cards. Don't go with anything less than 64MB of video RAM. For ATI don't settle for less than a Radeon 9000 Pro. For nVidia, nothing less than a TI4200 or FX5200 Pro would do for an upgrade. >CD: Writer any Speed No argument, except perhaps a DVD writer would be a better choice now. >NIC Card: This comes in handy if you want to connect two >computers. (All you need is a $9 crossover cable.. no >other network stuff is needed) No argument. >I have seen computers that closely match the above on Ebay >and various discount, or closeout sites. The prices range >anywhere from $450 to $700. Or, in the U.S. you could get a brand new computer with better specs from the likes of Dell for $499. Upgrade to 512MB RAM first, since RAM prices are rising. Follow this with a HD upgrade, I would suggest a 120GB. Then, perhaps an upgrade to Win2K You didn't mention what video card you are using, but if it is less than a Radeon 9000/MX460/nForce2 IGP, you should upgrade your video card before upgrading to Win2K. If you have a Via based mobo, you might want to upgrade your mobo, or switch to a separate EIDE controller first. Via EIDE controllers typically write about one byte out of every 50-200 million erroneously. Dale LaRoy Splitstone