I feel your pain... I've just upped from 98se to w2k on 2 pc's. 1 pc (an old Time) went great. The other (good spec) is a pain in the rear port, with found new device errors.
Laz! Nice to hear from you matey! - I'm really investigating an upgrade Pc - not a Dell - not a problem with Dells as such - but I DO need that video application backup - can't get it with Dell - Maybe the Sony but out may pursuade me to go in another direction.
I've gone ujp several gears in my NLE work - Vegas4 - and really love the ease with which I can throw ideas at the screen and have them transformed into moving and audio experiences - well my nearest and dearest audiences are going a bundle on it!