i know many people with a setup some what like yours. delta 44 or 66's, or omni setups running win2000. no problems. now win2000 does have some driver problems but it is more stable that 98se and Me, i'm not sure how 98lite is. i use winXp pro. it seems to be the best for doing any type of music production. i say if you dan't have any problems, don't change.