Thanks, Infarction and willcomp! It's always a learning process to get information from those that know a lot more than me about computers, programs, and operating systems. I'm also passing the...

Willcomp, that PCMag article was great!

Thanks, willcomp. I do have Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (It's ancient but works for me!) and use it a lot. The upgrade is very expensive and I won't be doing it any time soon.

Thanks, WillComp! Office 2000 compatibility is great news! I use it a lot. Do you know about Adobe Photoshop 6.0 ?

Thanks for the info! I'm sticking with XP but would like further info and opinions.....
*Can someone tell me why they like VISTA over XP.
*How Vista SP1 will be better than the present version? ...

Thanks for the info, craiglee!
I'm going to be looking for Windows XP. I know Office Depot has it on the shelves. I'm not a computer genius. I rely on the daniweb site for that! I've heard...

A new version of XP? Is it going to be SP3 ? Why a new version -- so they can work on Vista? I'd like to know if it's going to support all XP software.

Thanks for all the responses and information! Everything is truly appreciated!

Any idea when SP1 will launch?

You are right, infarction!!! Thanks for the catch. I was thinking of the second version and SP2 came off my fingertips!
I guess I should change my name to "serenflipity" HA!

When is Vista SP1...

any idea where they sell XP cd's?

Thanks for the info!

I was going to hold off on buying a computer until SP2 came out. Now I'm not sure what I'm going to do!

Anyone know when Vista Svc. Pak 2 is going to be available?
Thanks!