>>I'm resisting going back to XP even though this would be a much less trouble. But as a software developer, I know that I have to cross the Vista gorge sooner or later. Might as well be sooner...
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>That's the same boat I'm in ... I'd prefer to keep my comfort level and do what I'm used to .. but I'm forcing myself to go with Vista and learn it. I'm also going to give VMWare an attempt and see if I can force myself to divide up my stuff.

I decided to give up on this Thinkpad T61 that has Vista on it because I think many of the problems I'm running into are NOT Vista related. I think they still have some work to do on their drivers for this model and Vista.

I think I'm going to go back to an Apple Macbook Pro and install XP in one VM and Vista in another. Athough I'm not a big machead, I do appreciate the ability to experiment with OS X and still be able to run XP and Vista.

I'm also having a problem running Cisco's VPN client in Vista and getting connected consistently. One time it works, the next time it doesn't. In XP it always works.

The trials and tribulations of being a software developer never end...