I will stick with win 2000 pro for now I think. I really like it and never a crash. I would like to hear more about XP pro though, for the future. Like, if I did switch (after a few updates from MS) has it shown to be an easy switch (compatible) for existing win 2000 pro software/hardware (scanner, printer etc...) or does one have to download new drivers etc... or maybe find that there are none and so, can't switch over? Thanks :)