>>Yes normally I keep whatever operating system a PC is supplied with. New operating systems rarely seem to sit well on older PC's. With Vista I do wonder is thats the correct approach. Though its against my usual practice to effectively downgrade the operating system when I buy.
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>Only if you consider Vista an upgrade.

You mean as in the days of WFWG... "upgrade your 486 into an XT - install Windows!".