> Sorry Olin - that's not a very practical suggestion. If you have an old > low-powered machine running Win98SE and try to upgrade to WinXP you will > more than likely end up with a good boat anchor. Not to mention Win XP costs probably $100 for the "upgrade" version. Money better spent elsewhere - upgrading computers after the first two years is never worth it in the long run. But back to the original subject, it sounds like the new MPLAB works on 98SE but not 98. What are the real differences between the versions? Cheers, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist