Scott Silva wrote: >> >> I think you should go for windows XP, as support for these apps is >> much better than in centos IMO >> and 4 gigs should be fine for a desktop > I'm not sure if Windows XP will do 8 cpu's. I don't think it will. I was under the impression that the non-server incarnations were limited to two physical cpus. (Which could theoretically get you to 8 cores with quad-core processors). Best,