One of the big differences between the two is in the fact that you can't host plugins/extensions in Visual Studio Express. If you see a plugin that you absolutely must have, then you have to be using a paid version of Visual Studio. *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier