I have an HP laptop (just bought it 3 days ago) and it had Vista pre-installed. I have enjoyed it so far with minimal problems, but I have 2 questions in response to these sites that you have posted:
1. Norton Anti-Virus is not on here~ yet, the guy that sold me the computer told me that Norton was the best for it?!
2. I haven't had any problems EXCEPT MySpace. I know people think MySpace is a joke, however, I am several hour away from my friends and family and even though I'm almost 30, I find it SO convenient in keeping me in touch!! On this computer I can't even cclick on someone's profile...it gives me the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH and restarts my comp immediately. NO ONE can tell me what could be causing this and I am getting VERY frustrated!!! Could it be bc Norton isn't compatible? Could it be Vista? Would it be my actual computer? Any ideas?
From previous posts here are some links on compatability issues. Please post if you have more info. Thanks.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933305
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List

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