Hi,I've been messing with Vista last six months on a very good PC (P4/1.5Gb) and the experience was really bad. It's not a notice that Windows Vista has become one of the worst MS creations, finally I've returned to XP. But, for somehow, I've received a DVD of Windows Server 2008 and thought what if I try it as a workstation?Found the time and did it. Well, Server 2008 is not a rival of Vista, it's a rival of XP!WS2008 installed just with the necessary for a desktop it's a very good option if you want the Vista look & feel and the stability of XP. Some overviews:PROS:- Good recognition of devices and easy installation of drivers.- Much better look than XP.- MUCH better performance than Vista.- Resources consumption less than what one can think about a Server SO.- Very (VERY) stable.- If used for Windows sysadmin tasks, it's probably the best value.CONS:- Compatibility: some apps. like MS Live/Messenger were very difficult to configure, but works at last. Some others, like Outlook Connector for Lotus, never worked, or at least, I've couldn't.- More system space consumption: 2008 took ~1Gb. more of disk space than XP.If someone wants to try, I suggest first using a virtual machine (like VMWare) and works with compatibility with some apps. In the meantime, I'm waiting to get a copy of Windows 7 Beta...