[JackOfVA]

although Win2000 is also stable

I agree. I have Win2000 Professional running on a 500 MHz Gateway laptop that has run 24/7 for a year without a hiccup. Only restarts are when necessary after downloading OS or program updates.

Both Win2000 and XP are much more stable than Win/me in my experience.

Jack

[Crispy]

"Both Win2000 and XP are much more stable than Win/me in my experience. "

I don't know about XP but win2k is very stable. It is the best MS OS ever, IMO. Of course, I prefer linux but unfortunately not everything I like to run works in linux yet.

[Richard Kimball]

Both Win2000 and XP are much more stable than Win/me in my experience

Rosie O'Donnel is more stable than Windows ME.

[dyed_in_the_wool]

Only restarts are when necessary after downloading OS or program updates.

Wow. I never have to reboot my Slackware box.
To each his own, I guess.
But don't you think it odd that you have to turn a computer off to install software? Isn't that bad for the board?