[JimP]

Something else to think about is that Vista is more secure than earlier MS operating systems and there is some debate as to whether or not you need to run additional antivirus software.

A week or two after getting my laptop to run REW, I reformatted the hard drive and reintalled Vista. Did not reinstall the antivirus software (McAffee). Laptop boots and runs noticably faster.

Now I would be hesitant to recommend that everyone should eliminate their antivirus software, but if your computer is only going to be used for something very limited, what's the harm. Worst that can happen is that you reload your OS.