epic fail yes, get Windows 7 it is way better than Vista and has a lot of good flexibility of an XP. Different again but much easier to get into win7 than vista. you wont regret it.
if you plan to stay on dial up go on XP, but dial up will cease out in a few years..hmm so Win7 is the best move along with broadband or cable internet (i will have to go on broadband in January)
Cheers
