In answer to the question about the express editions being able to target different framework levels and profiles.
I just found this statement "In Express Editions of Visual Studio, a .NET Framework version or profile cannot be specified when a project is created. However, you can later retarget the project to any installed .NET Framework version." At http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb398202.aspx So yes, the Express Editions have full targeting capabilities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Chastain