Im thinking about going from Win98 to Win XP for it's NT-like stability. Is it compatible with Carrara Studio 1.1, anyone know? Also, I want to use it (XP + Carrara) on a Via Chipset/Athlon machine that does not connect to the internet. Does XP need to connect for some reason to get it up and running or did I just dream that I heard that somewhere? Other software I regularly use are: Rhino 2, Vue 4, Amapi 6, Painter 6, Paint Shop Pro 7, Turbocad 7, DataCAD 8, Opera. Anyone know if Ill find glitches with any of these? Thank you very much, Riv.