Windows 2000 so far has worked great for me so far on my Celeron 433 laptop. I had a few sync errors when I first got it all set up, but I didn't bother writing them down. I attributed the errors just to my own mistakes. (Plus the network cable popping out of the x-jack once didn't help when syncing off the network).

The software installs flawlessly in 2000, and the empeg is seen fine connected to USB. 2000 even knows it's a device that needs to be unplugged properly, so empeg-car is another option under the unplug/eject hardware tray icon.

As far as recommending 2000, I recommend it to anyone that can run it. Install it first alongside 98 to migrate, and see what can't be done in 98. After that, you may find you can completly move into 2000, and it is much more stable then 98. Also, it seems to run noticibly faster. (And getting it for free, and about a month ahead of the retail release always helps :-)

Reg 1640, 6gb Blue empeg-car mark 1. SN 00359