Thanks everyone.

We've decided to partition the drive and keep XP on one and 2000 on the other. The reason I need 98 or 2000 is that those are the only operating systems that this insurance database program we use(and that I do all my work in) will support scanning in. And it's not as easy as finding the right driver, the program simply doesn't allow XP to scan into it.

This is a brand new computer with nothing loaded onto it except XP, the basics, and this insurance program that's giving me a headache.

Spoke with the head of IT today. I've made it very clear that I can not get any work done without the computer. I doubt my boss would be real pleased with paying me to sit here. IT is hoping to get it done and have the 'puter for me tomorrow.
*sigh*