ME was an unmitigated disaster, but Vista was not. I have never understood the intense hatred for Vista. Granted, I picked it up after SP1, but it was just as flawless as 7 has been.
I have a Vista laptop and PC for years now (both Dell’s)...I have had zero OS problems with them. I just replaced the motherboard in the PC myself and got it back up and running without any major brain damage.