Not sure where you've been; XP is a vast improvement over any version of 98.
But what matters is what works for you.
Dan
I live in a cave and enjoy it;)
xp has too many holes in it for me. It ALWAYS has a patch that needs to be installed for one thing or another and the hacker scum make it even worse by exploiting the holes.
I don't want an OS that has to be upgraded every week or 2, I want to USE my computers not repair them.
I run 98SE/Mozilla/SpyBot/AdWare/SpywareBlaster with cookie approval requested and NEVER have any problems.
I agree with you. I love the XP program, as it fills all my needs in business and reliability. I'm running an amd 64 chip with a gig of ram and everything just purrs.
When I made the change from 98 VII to W2000 I noticed that the hard drive didn't work as much, but still didn't like how the OS worked with some software systems. Now, with XP Pro, I'm happy; and I don't game.