On 4/7/06, at 7:01 AM, Jim Robertson jamesrob at sonic.net said: >Sounds as though I should keep $150 in my pocket and get XP Home for now. By >the time my practice comes into the late 20th (not 21st) century, I'll >probably need to install Vista anyway :-) When I went to buy XP Home, I missed the "Upgrade" on the box. Went to install via Boot Camp and learned that I had made the error. I doubt if the retailer is interested in taking back the opened product. Went to another retailer and bought the correct version. The boxes were almost identical. Tom Miller .................................................. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...................................................