>Dell won't sell you a box w/o an OS but even if they did it would probably knock off $30 if they didn't give you XP Home. Take it with XP home and reformat when it arrives. DON'T UPGRADE HOME TO PRO.

And the $30 would be fast eaten up by the time (that would potentially be billable) it takes me to install the OS of my choice. And re: upgrading; My rule of thumb for OS: New OS? New Hardware! Never upgrade an OS.