Hi I've been wondering where to post my opinion on Windows Vista. Here's my chance. I absolutely would not go back to XP. Yes it takes big gear to run it. But who still runs the 80286 at 20 Mhz? Don't bother replacing parts, get a Vista ready PC. The integrated search is in my opinion by far the coolest feature. Yes there are multiple earlier versions of this from multiple vendors but it's now OS integrated and it literally takes seconds to find "anything" in my 500 GB storage space. Search boxes are everywhere and they located where and when I need them. IIS 7 is truly awesome. I can't wait to try it on a high volume web site. Windows Aero: can't live without it. Windows Key + Tab is very handy to find those lost dialog windows that sometimes won't show up in our good old Alt-Tab interface. XP is now good for the recycling bins. If your interest is just e-mail, basic web, basic editing: any older OS can handle this just fine since the 1980s If you're interested is taking advantage of the latest gear, Vista can handle this just fine. Look ahead: who's gonna stick to XP in 2013 ? However you have to have decent reasons to upgrade. It makes me smile that the Best Buy point of sale software is completely character based. I respect that. If the newer software of any purpose is no good, just don't use it. That's how IT developers will more get the point that IT should much more easily be used by non IT people. Think about Surface Computing. Now that truly "rocks". Running Vista is not problem free. But look back: XP, 2K, Me, 98, 95, 3.1 were problem free? Not. Just skydive and do it. AlainBicycle!