XP is compatible with NL. It's been brought up in 100 other topics. Make sure you're computer is XP, and not Windows 2000, otherwise you'll be buying a network OS instead of a personal OS. No need for the network one (anyways, even if you want a network at home, XP Home Edition has tools to set a simple network up easily.)
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