On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 08:58:43PM -0500, josh wrote: > does gnome require more memory than windows xp pro does? :End-Quote: I would doubt it. You could always try the LiveCD and check it out without having to install anything, configuring as little as possible to keep some of the unneeded stuff from running. It will all be running in RAM, or it won't. Michael