thanks, Yes, of course WinXP Pro. The server will be Win2003, but that is another matter. When it comes to Vista and future versions of Microsoft (and not many other companies are any better) products I'm a lot less enthusiast than you are about using them in production. Playing with the new technology is nice, like all games are, but I cannot see why the management would want to make the jump now. I know someone has to do it and if everyone would just sit back there would be not progress, but I also remember the good old times when a new version would: - be available reasonably close to the (first promised) schedule - come with all the promised new features - would be reliable before the magical 3rd service pack
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