And we all know about Win98's memory leakage ;). In all fairness soulhuntre, I can see why folks have heard about paying a yearly fee...I heard it too, but not about Windows XP but about Office XP. Just for business tho. And to my knowledge it was just suggested, not that it would be implemented anytime soon. It's easy for people to mix up the facts I guess. Most folks are paranoid because the new registration process of XP is, well, a little invasive. The only major problem I have with it is if I do upgrade my PC (which I do frequently enough), will I have to call Microsoft. Waiting on the phone until they decide to get around to my call is something I don't want to have to do. I'd rather be beaten with a wet noodle :). Laurie