[Neil]

Windows XP is rubbish, it is better rubbish than 98 and may or may not be better rubbish than Vista. Lets face it all versions of Windows are rubbish. How often do you have to restart your PC because something is not working correctly? The first thing we do when they are playing up is a restart. JB has moaned about his IE6 problems but still thinks XP is great.

Microsofts biggest problem is that is like to make new versions of Windows still compatible with the application written for older versions. They have always tried to do this. They need to start with a clean piece of paper and make an operating system that is secure and rock solid by design, not by keep adding bits to hold it all together like at present.

Come to think of it they tried a bit of this with Vista but now people moan that their old hardware and software is no longer compatible with Vista - why should it be you just bought something new?