>IMHO, well, IMO, nobody ever acused me of being H < bg > .. If you are a software developer, you should be using NT, or Windows 2000...

John,

Agree wholeheartedly. Besides stability and security issues, since Win2K (like NT before it) is targeted and marketed for business, and Win 9x/Millenium is more for home or recreational use, NT/2000 should be the platform of choice.