> Every other MS OS upgrade (except ME) that I've > experienced has produced > a TANGIBLE benefit. DOS 4 ? :-) And, while I hated ME at the time, in retrospect it does some useful things better than its predecessor. I have XP & W2000 on all machines here (mix of desktops and laptops) except one laptop with Vista Home+ or whatever they call it. So far I have been unable to access the laptop from the LAN, but can use it freely to access LAN and internet via LAN. No amount of trying to turn off the things which seem to be blocking me has so far managed to turn off the things that are blocking me. Russell -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist