On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:48:07 -0700, schafferde wrote:

> I don't suppose this will be allowed to stay on here, but I have to
> vent. I got Vista with my new Dell computer, and so far, I have had to
> replace 4 programs that don't run on vista, and for which the companies
> "don't plan any upgrades in the near future". This has cost me a lot of
> money that I don't have. The computer was a large expense for me, and
> now it is getting rediculous. I am now looking unsuccessfully for a
> simple photo editing software program that will run that has the
> features my old program had, and I am very frustrated. Knowing what I
> know now, I would have never had Vista, and would have paid extra to
> have XP put on my new computer. Thank you for letting me vent.

It's no accident that you're being fleeced. Microsoft made conscious
design choices with Vista to ensure it would be incompatible with older
hardware and software.

After all, what good does it do Microsoft's shareholders to know that
people with 5-year-old XP systems are still satisfied with what they've
got???

I would suggest you contact Dell customer service and ask them if you can
exchange your Vista license for an XP license. Scuttlebutt has it that
people who are persistent with such requests eventually get what they
want. At the very least, you should let Dell know that you are not happy
with Vista.

Charlie