Sure, ok, fine. I'll upgrade to XP. Oh, but wait, who's gonna spend $5000 to buy me a new wide carriage printer? Cuz the one I have will NOT work with XP and there are NO plans to make new drivers for it and since my clients INSIST that I be able to print 11 x 17 and 16 x 20 then I really can't use a "normal" printer and I darn sure can't afford 5 grand to replace a printer that is working perfectly well under w98. Nope, guess I won't be using XP after all. [/sarcasm] Kate (who tends to favor her clients' needs over someone else's opinion of what software she should or shouldn't use)