vistasucks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_removed_from_Windows_Vista
* http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=849112&SiteID=1 "The code for the context help was deleted from Vista."
* http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/01/5-sins-of-vista.html
*"Up" button on explorer toolbar removed
*Explorer treeview is slow for advanced users
*Removed the ability to customize explorers standard toolbar's layout and buttons
*Copy files/folders from network storage will fail if UAC is needed
*No gameport support
*ntsd removed
*Built-in support for *.HLP help format has been removed
*Support for reading Microsoft Office Word documents (*.DOC) has been removed from WordPad
*Telnet.exe is no longer installed by default
*No NTVDM/16-bit support
*Removed Hardware Profiles support
*Removed fileprop summary tab in explorer
*The ability to search for computer in a workgroup has been removed
*Software GDI only
*Pinball has been removed
*Sound Recorder can not save as WAV. Also, all the basic audio processing features such as format conversion, sample rate conversion, adding echo, reversing the audio, changing volume and playback speed, splitting, inserting and mixing audio have been removed, as has the graphical viewing of the sound wave spectrum
*Direct3D Retained Mode (D3DRM) has been removed entirely. DirectPlay Voice & DirectPlay's NAT Helper have been removed
*Software DirectSound/DirectSound3D only
*No analog video capture in Windows Image Acquisition/Movie Maker
*Version 6.4 of Windows Media Player (mplayer2.exe) is no longer included
*It is not possible to backup and restore licenses in Windows Media Player 11
*Removed IDirectInput8.ConfigureDevices()
*Windows Backup application is useless without drive/folder selection
*winfile.exe no longer works
*Clipbook Viewer is not included
*IPX and AppleTalk networks are no longer supported
*Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions (WMI Driver) services are no longer supported
*The Windows Classic theme colors (Brick, Eggplant, Rainy Day, Wheat, Pumpkin, etc.) have been removed
*Can't install on FAT32
*CreateShortcut drag&drop will fail if UAC is needed