Brain - yep, I have used nLite and still have it around. It sure is a leaner and meaner Windows - and has its uses. BTW, the guy has already released a Vista trial version.

Vista doesn't need 2 GB to run well - you will need it if you want to use all the multimedia features. It runs great on much less - as long as it is setup properly. It appears to devour memory, but in actuality it just uses it much more effectively. Think about it - with all previous releases, we always wanted as much free memory as possible. But that number is almost meaningless with Vista. With an efficient system, it makes no sense to have a lot of free memory sitting around -- better dynamic allocation should use ALL the memory possible and just make it instantly available when needed. Vista is much, much better at this than all previous versions. But of course, it still has plenty of weak spots.

rafi