i admit it, i love vista and i know people are scared to work try vista. 90% of the bad press you hear about vista have been people complining about vista before it even came out. you've got to stop believing everything the media tells you. but, for everyone who is too scared to try vista, dose not like vista or simply can not afford it there is an article over at lifehacker.com that talks about how you can choose to add some of the functionality of vista to xp. so this way you can get the best of vista's user interface, keep the stuff you like, uninstall the stuff you don't and get an idea of what the newest operating system has to offer. enjoy :)

lifehacker article