Windows XP

Thanks for the comments on IPSec etc Simon - guess I do need Pro or 2K.

 >>  Are you sure you can't order a laptop with W2K? I know you can't buy
W2K as a retail product but it is still available to OEM systems.

As to the other comments.  I _can_ get a system with W2K or Pro - just not
any of the ones I want!  IBM for some idiotic reason are restricting the
models sold in Canada and the result is that I can get what I want _with_
W2K or Pro but only at the expense of tossing the DVD and buying a separate
combo drive.  The other system I'm looking at (Sony) only comes with Home in
Canada despite the fact that it is a heavy duty graphics machine with a
large screen that is not a home system by any stretch of the imagination.

Buying in the US is an option - but duties etc. raise the price
significantly.

PS. You can buy W2K at retail - seems to be one of the results of the MS
lawsuits.  MS won't ship any more I suspect - but stores that have it appear
now to be able to sell it without incurring the "Wrath of Bill" - same goes
for '98 and I've even seen copies of (gag) Me.

Jon Paris
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