I too recommend Windows XP Home Edition. If you are a Home User, there is no need to spend an extra $100 for the Pro Version. You'd just get a lot of stuff you'd never need or use. I had Windows 2000 Professional for awhile and found it too cryptic and unfriendly. And the Windows 2000 people in the Usenet Newsgroups wouldn't help "newbies" much. They said "You should already know this." I'm a Technical Support Engineer, but had little experience with Windows 2000 Pro.. so I found this quite frustrating. On the other hand, Windows XP is much friendlier.. and it is after all, the "Current Windows Operating System." Would you believe this is a Windows XP Desktop? I used the Windows Classic mode or theme. Ron