I've been planning to upgrade my Dell T3400 workstation from XP Professional. Dell assures me that it will work with either 32- or 64-bit Windows 7, so I presume it will also work with Windows 8. So now that Win 8 is just about here: 1) I'm inclined to Win 7 Pro because Win 8 will presumably be as buggy as any new OS, and because I don't plan to go to touch screens -- but are there any compelling reasons to go to Win 8? 2) Based on Microsoft's past practice, is Win 7 most likely to (a) drop in price when Win 8 comes out, (b) suddenly disappear when Win 8 comes out, or (c) stick around for a few months at the same price? 3) I think I am better off with 64-bit; at the very least it would let me upgrade from my current 4 GB of RAM to 16 GB. But how do I find out whether there are 64-bit drivers for my current peripherals? -Ivan Do you want to signoff PCSOFT or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml