In your position I'd put as much distance between yourself and Vista as humanly possible. If possible clear Vista out and start over. My music computer now has XP Home - I'll read how to upgrade from XP to Win 7 when I can afford it.

You didn't say whether or not the Dell was strictly for music or not - that might be a consideration.

Cheers - Ian


Ian
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