I love Vista!   I have a new PC and it works wonderfully! I found the new Office programs to be more powerful and productive than older versions.

I was running Windows 98 for nearly a decade. I was like many of you, a stubborn altercocker who did not want to see validity in new technolgy. I bought into all the urban legends of the problems new operatings systems came with. I was comfortable with my old jalopy of a PC and resisted changing. I missed several versions of Windows. Suffice it to say, a number of my older programs would not adapt to Vist. I would not expect it to. The programs that are now available were by and large superior to what I had been running.

John in Kansas hit the nail on the head- it is largely a matter of learning new language.   The benefits far exceed the drawbacks, and you will discover that the drawbacks are usually self-imposed limitations that are easily conquered. Don't be a creature of habit!

The problem is, people expect outmoded software to continue serving a purpose. You would not take parts from an 1960 Edsel and stick it into a 2008 BMW and expect it to work properly. Everything changes and requires people to adapt.