Not to get on a rant, or hijack a thread... but Vista is awful, just 'consider' some of the other alternatives. Most people have random problems with tht operating system. I chose to get off the Microsoft band wagon about 4 years ago, and I run a company with lots of computers, and I have NEVER regretted it. I went from having a full time IT guy, to none at all. What little does happen, I take care of.