I just switched to XP from 98Me, and I have to admit it is better. I had loaded 768 MB of DDR on my upgraded system to help the graphics, and discovered Me cant handle more than 512 MB of RAM. Also,If you screw something up with XP you can always go to tools, system restore, and go back to when everything was rockin. try clicking delete or F 9 or 10 when you are booting and go into the bios, set it up to boot from CDROM. Then install XP. I also recomend wiping out the hardisk, (choosing the reformate option) and starting with a clean disk. Everything seems to run better that way. Just make sure you go to all your hardware sites and download XP drivers before you start. Once you see how newer games look on XP with a 64 0r 128 MB video card and a lot a memory, you won't want to play the older software anyway.