get a good rig and all will be fine. vista is great. it crashes far less than my xp used to , and to the fellow that said "Download this: AVG Free, Super Anti-SpyWare and NoAdware 5.0 these 3 tools fixed my whole PC " .........i feel much distaste ........anti spy ware is fine but after a while it will effect you comp. it will begin taking files that you need and suddenly programs wont start working normally . and to the fellow that said ...."god people are sheep . "...i couldnt agree more .....oh i did