I've been trying to think about what I like about Vista vs XP. There are lots of things I like about my new computer, but none of them are related to the operating system at all. And I can think of plenty of things I hate about Vista. But when it comes to things I like about it...

There are two. The running things as administrator, as a security measure. The trouble is that I don't get to see the benefits of it and it's a pain every time I want to do something that requires being an administrator.

The second is the taskbar not being blue. I can now have the wallpaper I wanted on my old computer, but couldn't have because it clashed with the taskbar. Although I'm not keen on the taskbar being such a dark grey because black icons (like TweetDeck) don't show up well. I know there is a workaround to get it lighter, but it involves having a wallpaper that's not darker than the taskbar, or fiddling about with the wallpaper and I can't really be bothered.

When it comes down to it, there aren't many things I liked about XP over 98 either. There's only the start menu, which doesn't scroll when you have too many icons (although I always made sure to keep mine down to one column anyway) and the recent programs on it, so you never have to go into the depths of the Start Menu where I could never find anything anyway. That was the only reason why I didn't change to the Classic View.

I can't remember 3.1 enough to remember whether I liked it or 98 better. But in conclusion, Microsoft shouldn't keep changing things.

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