Let's talk about Windows Vista

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Does anyone know how to reset the bootloader back to the original XP version?

Mine did the same thing. Only thing that worked for me was reinstalling Windows XP. For some reason it automatticly uses the bootloader from the most recent OS you installed. i installed Vista, used its bootloader, installed Linux a day later on my other partition, and then ITS bootloader was showing up, then XP over linux(i cant get myself to like linux) and ITS bootloader was running. Thats all the help i can give.....

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Ive now got it, and yes its worth dloading. Its still not perfect, but many improvments have been made. This is worlds better than Beta 2. UAC has been backed off tremendously (only shows up for major config changes) I havent had any program compatibility problems (AIM installs now!) Its now at a level where i can use it as a main OS without any problems. Good job microsoft, you actually did something right for once.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

UAC is a good idea in theory. You cant have it trying to confirm every action you make though. It was only 1 step away from trying to confirm EVERY action you made. (In beta 2 i wouldnt have been suprised to see it come up opening the solitare game) Now, i only see it when installing software, and making changes in critical windows environments (device manager, internet options...etc) Still ahead of the XP out-of-the-box security. Maybe we will see Vista as a good thing in the end after all. Basicly what i was saying in my first post was that compaired to beta 2, im now somewhat impressed.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.