Media PC is basically a varied version of XP Home.

This means it doesn't ship with IIS as far as I know. Which is Ok I suppose - you can use the built in Web server with Visual Studio.

But if you're using the computer for business and work I suspect you'll want XP pro...

+++ Rick ---

>Hi,
>I got a good buy on a laptop with Media Center Edition 2005. I like the look of it, but I need to know it works with what I do. I need it for on-site support, including vb.net, c# and asp.net. In particular I need to know if there are any gotcha's working with asp.net or logging in to a domain based network with this OS. If so, I can install xp over it, but I'd rather not do it unless necessary.
>
>Thanks!