If you go go Microsoft.com, you can go thru some of the free tutorials for Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsvista/
I found them helpful.

I like XP better most of the time, but I think the photo gallery is nicer/easier on Vista.

I recently heard that they are selling PCs with XP in them again because of all the problems with Vista. You might want to check into it. I wish they were when I bought my laptop. I would have preferred it myself.

I think I heard about something like that myself. You could order one XP instead of Vista...Since I my PC is still working ok, I think I'll just wait abit longer. You never know what will happen. I've even though that I might look at the macs.