At this point, I would take XP pro, ANYDAY. And wait for
Vista to get fixed. Personally, I do NOT think
Vista will make it, and will end up just like Millennium Edition. It will fade away in a dusty desert sunset.
Meanwhile Service Pack 1 for Vista, brought my computer crashing down, and I had to do a system restore, that also woundn't work, until going into safe mode, and carressing it into submission.