Vista had its chance

The way to fix Vista is to go back to XP.
Since going back to XP

• My Computer is much faster opening
• Coping/moving/deleting files is faster
• Bluetooth works even when the computer comes out of standby and hibernation (Very important to someone that has Bluetooth built in and wanted a bluetooth mouse)
  
• Connecting to networks is easier
• I can install a decent firewall
• No annoying UAC (I eventually turned it off.)
• No Aero (Aero is very annoying)
• My system is faster
• I have more hard drive space (Vista was using more than twice of XP)
• No DRM crap to slow my system! I don't need a babysitter!! (I don't watch DVD's on my laptop. Why should I devote extra resources to prevent me from doing something I don't want to do?)
• More applications work
  
• I can get more themes
• I can customize the toolbar in Explorer (had to add a link to the Recycle Bin to the sidebar, not as convenient as a button!)
  
• No stupid required full row select!
  

I gave Vista a more than fair shot. I bought my laptop with it preinstalled. The laptop scored a 4.5 Vista performance level. I waited for SP1. SP1 messed up standby mode and caused frequent lockups. Enough was enough!
Things I'll miss

• Voice dictation (I could not get it to work well anyway)
• Using the Windows key to launch from the Quick Launch toolbar
• The search in the Start Menu (using Find and Run Robot v2 now)
• The breadcrumb trail in the address bar of Explorer

I just want a fast, light weight, secure system that I can do my work on. It is the applications that are important, not the OS!