Hi friends,

I've been running Windows XP since back when I was on the beta test team for it. I've really enjoyed using it, and have had very few times where I've been forced to reboot. (Unlike Win 98, which often required it daily, as you know.)

Here's the deal -- I slapped together a new computer a few weeks ago and I'm currently running Windows Vista (RC2) on it. This is a very cool OS and I suspect that Microsoft is going to make TONS of moola from it when it comes bolting out of the chute in the very near future. I've thought for awhile that I would also be one of the early adopters, and buy a copy of Vista for this new machine. But I got to thinking... why not do the following?

1) Uninstall XP Pro from the machine that used to be my Primary computer,
2) Install that retail copy of XP on this new computer,
3) Install Win2K on the now Secondary machine (which will be used infrequently),
4) Wait a year or so before jumping over into the Vista camp? That
would give Vista some time to mature, with a Service Pack or so under its
belt by that time.

So what say ye, o gurus of the realm of operating systems and all things zero and one? I'd like to hear your thoughts as to what you would do in this situation. Thanks, amigos! (Yes, I know there are lots of other possibilities, but I'm only interested in whether I should do as above, or go with the full-blown Vista in January, keeping XP on the machine that it's on...)

Limerick
'barring a glitch, I've got the itch to switch! '