Some weeks ago, Boost caught my attention, and I am now a more than satisfied user. The assistance received in this forum is one of the factors in my "two thumbs up" evaluation of Boost. Give yourselves a round of applause. :^) Since I can't help but getting into progressively harder stuff (i.e., getting into trouble), I am considering using Boost on the Windows side. My background is Unix development but I have been teaching myself Visual C++ lately. I mostly build and integrate stuff written by other programmers. I am trying to decide whether I should delve deeper into Boost on the Linux side (which is quickly becoming a walk in the park), or take the plunge into Windows. Are there gotchas or caveats? Can I just download Boost and select "Build solution"? My current platform is Visual Studio, Version 8 (2005). I don't intend to upgrade it until I have no choice. I have found that to be a safe policy -better safe than sorry-, specially when the software comes from Redmond. -Ramon