Digital BW, The Print

Now that the Quadtone RIP is available for Windows I thought I'd try 
it.    Before doing so I have some questions:

1.  Are there any special "gotcha's" for running it in XP?   On 
another forum someone complained that it would not run when he wasn't 
attached to his network.  Anything else?

2.  Does it alter or mess around with drivers or Registry settings 
that would affect the way other programs - Photoshop, other RIPs, 
etc, operate?

3.  How does the output compare with other RIPs such as IP?

4.  Does it UNinstall cleanly?

Thanks in advance.