I actually skipped winXP entirely because my main computer was an old thinkpad with win2000, xp would have just slowed it down and filled up more of the screen

I actually skipped winXP entirely because my main computer was an old thinkpad with win2000, xp would have just slowed it down and filled up more of the screen with UI candy. When I eventually got a new laptop it had vista which was fine for me (this was several months after its release, so the teething issues were basically fixed)