Dual monitors is a yes yes actually, I just need a video card that isn't as archaic as the one I used for the 2nd monitor on win98. Tried two (very VERY old) vid cards, didn't work, but I set up my voodoo very nicely though. as for the zip drive, and downloading drivers, won't be a problem. I use Opera, so it doesn't take 30 years to download components for Internet Explorer. As for registering WinXP, I will be registering it. How I register it exactly I'll leave up to the playpen of your imaginations to figure out.... ;0) Incidently, I'm using Win XP Professionalo, and never had a registration problem since installing it, and I've installed a third HD, attempted to install two vid cards (drivers won't function under XP), a Wacom, AND my modem (which was a slight bitch to install, but it juices once again). Through all that, I haven't had a single lock up yet. As for Microsoft carting people away, because supposedly Win XP has "special coding" to track people and whatnot, I really am not afraid. I've lost my Office 2K cds, so I gotta ask mah friend for them, and I will install them, and it will all be good. Father took the scanner with him when he took off. Oh well. for the dual monitor setup, all I wanna do is get an old Voodo 1 or 2 card, nothing fancy. All I use the 2nd monitor for is for putting all my menus with programs in (so I can use the main monitor to work ful lscreen), and for useless stuff like Winamp and Messenger proggies. I got one PCI slot left, and I'm gonna use it. Also, might try and prove you the BIG fool if I land some cash, and get a PCI card with two monitor outputs for a nice Tri-monitor setup..., bwahahhaha.... As far as the emulation goes, from what I understand, Windows doesn't do any emulation whatsoever, but rather fools the program into thinking its running in another OS so it runs. I might very well be wrong, but that's a blessing for Studi Max users, cause from what I've heard, it just can't run under Win2K (assuming that goes over for XP as well, and also assuming what IVe heard is correct). As for XP having a way to go, so does every other version of winblows (though XP more so cause it is kinda newish). Stop dampering on my fun Alpha!