Yeah Charlie..Ive found that although it is a milenium ahead of Windows 98 in features, it is very user friendly..As long as you've got some basic savvy, Vista will walk you through the process of anything thats different from 98..I was even able to install my Adobe 6.0 photoshop program, that was designed for Windows 98 in this thing..I also had to install my new combination printer/scanner, and Vista walks you right through the process without complication..Its like its got some of the simplicity of the "Video Proffessor" built into it, and the moniter is so much bigger..Im really liking it!