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I, too, thought it was my MB. It wasn't; it was the memory. So it might be that XP got booted OFF my machine too hastily; but now that I have Red Hat 8.0 plus Win4Lin (which allows Win32 apps to run on the Linux desktop), I'm not going to worry about it any more.

BTW, I have heard that the problem with the ECS boards--quite a few of which have "issues," I'll agree--is really with those using the SiS chipset (as opposed to VIA). What is your experience?

Great point.

The SiS chipset does seem to be the culprit, though I have had issues with ECS w\VIA, not nearly on the same level.

I am not going to try and talk you out of Linux. I have no issues with Linux per say. In fact I am considering a Linux Server solution for a client.

I just think it has become a fad to bash MS products as a whole and I have had overall good experiences with W2K and decent experiences with W98 (can be made to run stable...some work and diligence with installs, never will use as a Business solution though).

I certainly hope Linux forces MS to consider the consumer more. (I am not moving to XP on principle).