Thanks Jim!

I've already been warned about Vista by so many. That's why it's difficult to believe so many of the new Dells won't accommodate XP. The first Dell I looked at only came with Vista. I called Dell and they said XP isn't available in those models. The ones that come with XP installed also come with Vista software though.

My son tried Vista, but didn't like it and went back to XP and Linux. He has both on his computer. Said that Linux is a little more complicated (not for beginners), but it has its merits.

Yeah, I'm definitely going with XP if I choose Windows.

Best, John