Cindy your info has proved correct.
Thanks,
Terry
>>I need a new faster notebook for .NET and SQL Server and IIS, but I've heard many newer notebooks won't upgrade to Win XP professional from the Home Edition they come with.
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>>Many newer notebooks are coming now with Win XP Media Edition which looks more like XP Pro in that IIS is an option in the Windows Components, and Mycomputer/properties/computername allows one to join a domain.
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>>Will SQL Server Developer's Edition install on Win XP Media Edition?
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>Hi Terry,
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>I can't make promises but I read elsewhere that the Media Center Edition and Tablet PC Edition were built on top of WinXP Pro, so it sounds like you're OK to install SQL Server Developer Edition.