[Thor1160]

pip -- lemme say this about that. Of corse vistas gonna be slow...if you don't know what you're buying...take a stroll through stapes....virtually 100% of those pc's sold no matter WHAT the price...will be 2.5-3.5 ~average. As you (should) know, assuming you did some PRODUCT research, it is a very poor decision to upgrade from xp to vista. When you buy a new machine, get vista. And yes, about...to answer your question most people, including tech support workers (which typically I don't think they know that much...they're about as good as a highschool Computer teacher) don't know what they're doing. and pip...let me remind you...what have they done? well, for a RESPONSIBLE computer-user, they have made PCs ~30-50 times safer...I hate to break it to ya, but if you're a download what you see, myspace...limewire person, its you're own fault your PC stinks....sorry...but it ain't gettin better.

To monty: What's your WEI (or WIE...cannot EVER remember...I wonder if I'm dislexic...lol anyways...whats ur...windowsy indexy thing?