Vista is getting a lot of bad press due to the UAC function that they added to this O/S. If you disable it and have a firewall and anti virus program on your computer, the dreaded UAC can be fully disabled and you won't even know it is around. I have UAC disabled, and my computer works like XP on Steroids. It is a new computer with a Q6600 quad processor and 4 gig of ram, so that helps tremendously. Back in August/September of 2007, it had a lot of problems with programs shutting down unceremoniously, but as of June 2008, it is working very stably, and I for one am very happy to have it installed. I think that lot of the negative comments that you read have to do with the way things were 6 months ago or so. Don't be afraid to buy a new computer with Vista, since it will at least have a duo core and 2 gig of ram. This is enough to give you an enjoyable experience.

Its time for Microsoft to stop its greedy practices.

I dont want to install a new OS unless it has dramatic improvements.