I was against vista just because it wasnt xp. For a long time I refused to use it and after trying it for a week I had no sound working (had to disable driver signing) and just didnt want to figure out how to use it. Im not usually so stuborn to new things, but I also didnt have much time to learn about vista.
I decided to install vista 2 weeks ago. not sure why, just thought about giving it another try. I found it to be xp with better gfx (aero and themes). I found some online resources that told me how to change vista settings, such as disabling driver signing as I needed it for my onboard sound card. Ive setup vista to be visually pleasing and the best performance I could get out of it. diasbled some effects that I didnt need or notice.
after using it for 2 weeks yesterday I removed xp, since it was taking up a 100gb parition and I hadnt booted it since I installed vista. over all I think people just need to give vista a chance. many people, including myself, just refused to use it because it wasnt xp.
and vista just looks so much better, I got bored of the blue, silver and green choice xp had.