This may be the wrong place to ask this question. I have two laptops and they are working fine. However, I have considered buying a new one while XP is still available. I like the idea of the one that MTU sells because it is ruggedized and because it is guaranteed to work with Hoster. I was just wondering if it would be possible to get this laptop without Hoster installed and how much it would cost that way. My thought process is that when one of my older machines starts to go I could uninstall from it and install on the new one.