I have windows 2000 and don't really want to set up a seperate partition with xp for it. I've managed to make it install on 2000 using the windows installers administrator mode but of course it won't run. Some kernel32.dll error. I don't see how this is possible as 2000 and xp are almost the same os. Can you do something like telling premiere to access and alternative kernel32.dll (a kernel32.dll from xp in a seperate directory) If its not possible then someone might be able to help me with premiere 6 and its bugginess and countless crashes due to "memory" errors but i've ran memtest86 for hours and have never had memory problems with anything else. By the way, it always crashes in the clip windows playback.

I agree that premiere has about the most ridiculous system requirements out there, but I really don't think you're going to get it to look at a different kernel .dll...The kernel is the very essense of the operating system and no amount of file switching will convince 2000 to run an xp kernel. I do find it a bit buggy, but usually it doesn't crash on me. Good luck, -SN

too bad (as I presumed) but it doesn't really matter as I'm probobly not missing much in the newer version. Anyway I suppose I just have to get around these memory errors and crashes.

I started premiere 6 high prority and that got rid of the memory errors but now i get an unexpected error crash. the clip window works now but not for long. Every time I fix an error, another pops up? this program doesn't even load on my newer pc (an amd x2) thats why I'm using this on a pentium III. And by the way I can't update it to 6.0.2, the updater says some files can't be updated???

I don't know about ridiculous... it's called optimization. Try Google... 754 3700+ @ 255x10 HTx4 ASUS K8Ne Deluxe 2GB PQI DDR3200 @ 215mhz Nvidia 6600GT Ultra 500w x-connect PSU

"I don't know about ridiculous... it's called optimization. Try Google..." As a full time C# programmer, I'm pretty familiar with the idea of software optimization, thanks. I'll pass on your helpful google suggestion. Despite your convincing counter-arguments, I think I'll stand by my "most ridiculous" observation. How many other programs require SSE2, and won't run on an otherwise perfectly good AMD 32-bit processor? And let's face it...The 256MB RAM listed on the system requirements is a joke. No way is Premiere 2.0 usable on a Windows XP box with only 256MB. And how many other programs actually require SP2? I'd be very curious to know what kinds of enhancements were added in SP2 that enable Adobe to enhance the premiere experience all that much. SP2 was a nightmare for most software developers, since it completely changed security considerations and rendered many of the old windows APIs unusable. I would be surprised if the decision to support only SP2 was based on optmization, unless you can give me some enlightening data from this "google" thing you seem to think so much of. I don't have a problem with narrowing down OS choices in system requirements for optmization purposes...But at the very least any modern windows software should work on all versions of XP and Server 2003. Adobe's decision not to do so had nothing to do with optimization and everything to do with economics. They can hit the majority of their target demographic without having to support the extra operating systems, so it ends up widening their profit margin. In contrast, you saying that their decision was based on optimization indicates that the product is able to take advantage of some new feature and deliver a superior experience as a result. You could convincingly make this argument for SSE2, but if you're going to go that far why not just require a 64 bit processor and Windows XP 64-bit edition? From a purely "optimization" perspective, this would have been the consistent, if not economically sound, choice. -SN