is it included in windows xp sp1?? if so i will be very much inpired to start converting to .net (it is no longer a diffiulty issue its more of a do i want to spend the time if no one can run the prog) in a recent poll (not forum, bigger scale) i saw that xp is matching 98 in home use... plz lets get the framework ? answered then throw in your 2c about the xp/98 thing