oops just checked and my mem max is 4096 limited by xp pro sr1. I have also been able to do remote control from laptop 98se (128m ram) and run P5 w/o any lockups since p5 beta 5 if that helps but seems most problems are with nvideo stuff and i use ati 2k. Dont flame me - just an observation..... hmm, just found 2 g to store stuff on - cool. thanks for your post and having me check :-)