hi guys.. i'm new to this forum .. ok in short, i've just finished mcse and have joined in a network consulting company, their client want to upgrade their nt,2000 computers to xp.. my part of the project is to upgrade the about 1000 user workstations to xp. As i'm not well versed with these remote installations I REQUEST U GUYS TO HELP ME OUT IN THIS ASPECT. things i really require: 1. B4 INSTALLING XP I WANT A TOOL TO CHECK THEIR APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY OF XP IN ALL THE WORK STATIONS - 2.A TOOL TO BACK UP USERDATA LIKE HIS DESKTOP SETTINGS, FOLDER AND FILES TO A REMOTE SERVER AND RESTORING WHEN XP IS INSTALLED. 3. A STEP BY STEP GUIDE - "HOW TO INSTALL XP (AND APPLICATIONS) IN A LARGE NETWORK". PLEASE kindly help me in this important work of mine. Thanks in advance for all the topic Viewers and helpers in advance. Ram.