Time to get a commodoe 65!

Company of Heroes,

got great reviews but I just didn't like it

I don' think you need to have a "DX9" card to install DX9, just to take advantage of its features that are new since 8.x (and so on and so on)

might be wrong tho

most peoples PC's will be replaced every 2-4 years, I dont see why a new OS really matters, you buy the newest OS when you get a new PC, whether or not its a new OS or the same ones thats been out for a few years, when you get a new PC, you'll buy the newest OS one way or another

Why Upgrade? The simple fact of the matter people is that a lot(if not most) software installed on PC'S with windows vista simply will have compatablity problems, or will not work at all, that worked just fine with xp. I find it funny that, and while I'm not critizing anyone here, alot of people also are upgrading to vista without running the vista upgrade advisior, to see what will run, and what won't. Also, Vista may have all new bellls and whistles, but I'm not impressed;basically, vista is a reworked version of XP. Please consider this people, even for the upgrade version of vista($99 dollars) is it worth installing, considering that there is a risk of most software will not run correctly, if not at all?GamerFan2004

"Most" Software works fine.

Only problems i've really had so far is no driver for my TV tuner - but the company who makes the card sucks - they don't even have XP x64 drivers out yet (Hauppauge - if you get a TV tuner, dont get them)

Everything else has worked fine...

Correct me if I'm wrong - but its not that Vista will downgrade HD content if you dont have correct hardware - its that the industry is requiring that to happen if its to be played in the first place.

IE if you tried to play HD content on an OS without the DRM that vista has - it simply wouldn't play.

Honestly dont know for sure, but really I dont think the problem is vista/microsoft - its hollywood.