i like xp better, vista looks cooler, but i mean if u really have a problem with the way xp looks u could always download a cool looking theme, to me vista just seems like its trying to take more and more control out of my hands, like windows just wants to decide everything for me and make it hard for me to change it on my own or customize it at all, i mean i dont even think you can change your boot screen in vista, like what is that!? i pay for an os i should be able to have control over what i want on it and what is it with user account control? i ran the damned program dont try and make it a big deal and ask me for permission for it to run. i mean i know u can turn it off, but like thats just the type of stuff vista has that bothers me. its like microsoft's focus is trying to make it easier for a novice to use a computer by saying "aww no, u dont wanna know about this or that, just let me handle this" instead of trying to educate people about computers like linux does. anyways i prefer xp over vista, a big part of it is probally because ive had way more experience in xp and know a lot of the little nuances of it, whereas i just started using vista like a week ago when i got my laptop with it preinstalled on it.