I swore against Vista because of my first experiences with it. Since I now put it on a laptop with enough power under the hood... It’s actually growing on me... The interface is sleek and I am getting used to the new locations for everything... Anyway... It is not so bad... it is a hog though...
I’ve had it for nearly 2 months now and love it. I’m still shocked that I do since I thought I would never like it much less install it.
Mine is solid... nary a glitch thusfar.
Have you tried reading DVD data disks on an XP box? Problems?