I've said this before, but it's worth repeating: "Four-year-olds are cute, but not when it's your software." If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Windows 98 was orignally supposed to be a big "patch" for Windows 95. ME was the big "upgrade" on the 9x side and Win 2000 was the much waited-for "Windows NT 5". And, XP is the first "home edition" to be based on NT. Yes, some companies may put out "upgrades" just to get more money out of people, but in this case, the benefits of XP (or 2000) should outweigh the cost. --John

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