[melissa1988]

I've known about .NET for a long time too...just haven't tried it out or anything...The WFS...would it *gasp* support UNIX file systems like ext3 and ufs? :P It'd be neato if it did, but probably not likely because Microsoft is anti-Linux for obvious reasons.

As far as partitioning goes...Windows 2000 and XP have a built-in partition tool in the administrative options that can set partitions, etc., but you'd be better off with a third party program like Partition Magic because if your whole drive is set as one large partition, I don't think that the thing included with windows can split partitions. Partition Magic can be purchased, or pirated...your choice of course. With it you can safely split your large partition into several smaller ones. For instance, I have one Windows partition, a Linux swap partition, and an ext3 partition on my 20gb drive...
As far as MCP...I think it's a certification that you can take at an authorized Microsoft Testing Center...I forget what it means...probably Microsoft Certified Programmer or Partner..I forget