One last point... If you know anyone with a vista dvd, you can use that. As long as you have the COA Sticker (Certificate Of Authenticity) on the side or back of your machine with the Product Code on...

OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturer.

Yes, your right. Vista only keeps a restore record for 1 month, then starts again from the 1st of each months.

Same goes for the previous versions feature.

You can try and restore your PC when Vista starts.

From the desktop, press the Start Orb > select Run > then type rstrui > then click OK.

When the System Restore window comes up, don't select...

You will need to add a plugin if you use Lamp for any ASP pages.

If you have never installed Lamp, id recommend Xampp:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

Its not supported on Home Basic

Actually, Vista ships with all versions in one package and the version you install depends on the serial number.

When you install Vista, don't enter any serial and click next, you are prompted to...