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To: shadowman who wrote (25110)	1/30/2002 4:00:13 PM
From: originunknown	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

Thanks Dennis, I hadn't realized that the driver problem was that serious with peripherals used on an XP o/s. Thank you for bringing it up here. My guru geek buddy in California hates Windows XP that he was asked to test by the company last summer when betas were distributed to programmers and just geeks who enjoy testing software on a dummy machine that can take abuse. Anyway, I am sure I will end up with XP some day ------- preferably when all the bugs are ironed out. ou

To: shadowman who wrote (25110)	1/30/2002 5:26:10 PM
From: Bill Fischofer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110655

That certainly hasn't been my experience. My new P4 system with XP immediately recognized my two-year old HP printer and scanner. In fact, I was surprised that it recognized the printer and installed the drivers for it automatically even before I had finished tightening the printer port cable screws for it. If you have any questions check the Windows XP hardware compatibility list at microsoft.com or simply download the Windows XP Upgrade Advisor at microsoft.com which will scan your system and tell you about any potential hardware or software conflicts before you try to upgrade.