>OK, so the drivers are paravirtualized, not the >entire OS. I think I get it. Yeah, instead of me paraphrasing and probably butchering what is well stated, have a quick read of this article. Lots of good info... http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1281856_mem1,00.html hth, jlc