Well, then I advice you to apologize, because you base your ideas on assumptions. Trust me, I really don't care what operating system someone uses and why would I ha! I mean, do you really care that others use Bryce, World Construction Set, World Builder or Mojoworld? Well, there you go. So dont assume that Im any different. The only thing I'm asking you is why you're converting win2k3 to a workstation. I do that pure out of interest, because based on my professional experience I don't see any obvious reason for it and correct me if I'm wrong. Hey man, I'm quite human and I might be overlooking things that might be interesting for me to know, things that might make me consider using win2k3 too. For network rendering you don't need servers, so that's no reason why this post might be useful for most Vue users, not to mention that NOT many will go through the hassle to convert win2k3 to a workstation (check the link that I post earlier) and add to that the fact that most users will NOT pay $1,200 when they can have a workstation version for some $295, because most users DONT have a MAP subscription. The strength of network rendering comes not from the power of single machines, win2k3 or not, it has to do with quantity. 25 Workstations with a processor speed of 1 Ghz each renders wayyyy faster than 2 servers with the latest processors. Does this all make sense or not? I think its more than fair to ask you to convince us to use Win2k3, taking in account the price, compatibility and the work involved to convert it to a workstation.