[corlorde]

Yup, and there are a host of other problems as well. Even as I type this, there are dozens of programs that won't work with Vista and there is very bad driver support. I just find the whole thing highly annoying (won't work with some games, doesn't recognize some hardware, no hardware audio etc).

[George W. Bush]

(won't work with some games, doesn't recognize some hardware, no hardware audio etc)

Many of those mass-market machines like the Dell's that people bought last year that were "Certified For Vista" turned out not to be. They don't have drivers, they don't work, they hose the existing WinXP installation.

This is especially true of the laptops.

Make sure that others with identical hardware have successfully done the Vista upgrade before you risk your setup. For Dell, check the Dell.com forums for info. Very useful before you jump off the Vista cliff with no parachute.