I just bought a computer with Windows ME preloaded on it and have been pleasantly surprised how much I like it. I was skeptical, having heard horror stories about the various upgrades since 95 (my last computer's OS), but haven't had any problems. I especially like the ability to view thumbnails in Windows Explorer and My Computer; and I like the built-in zipping utility. CorelXara2 works wonderfully and even faster on this 900 mhz than on my old 166. Although with Xara speed was never an issue. It's a fabulous program. Everything should be coded with the care that Xara apparently is. CorelDraw is a bloated, slow elephant by comparison (although I like that program too, go figure.).