In article <47DF0100.2080700@comcast.net>, Richard B. Gilbert
<rgilbert88@comcast.net> wrote:

> I found W98SE to be far more reliable than anything that preceded it but
> I still needed to reboot fairly frequently. With W/2K I didn't need to
> reboot so frequently. With W/XP I let my system run for a week or two
> between reboots. It's still not perfect but Windows has come a long
> way!! I hear really bad things about W/Vista and I no intention of
> using it!

You've heard correctly and are wise to avoid Vista.