"Morgans" wrote in message
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Top posting, unusually.

I didn't see an operating system included. I would think it wise to get
XP Pro, since this is a MS game that will be used.

Look at the second item in Judah's list (the list you quoted when you top
posted).

The Media Center Edition is fine (and may even be desirable). Though,
personally I think anyone buying a Windows operating system today should
make sure that part of the deal is a voucher for a free upgrade to Vista. I
can't say whether Vista will or will not be a major improvement, but one
thing is for su it is the new standard for Windows PCs, and it would be
silly today to spend the $100 (or whatever) on a copy of XP, when it's
already basically obsolete.

Pete