Roger Long wrote:
Does anyone have any solid info on whether Vista will crash if it
doesn't contact Micro$oft via the Internet occasionally?

I may have other reasons now for having a new laptop on board and you
can't get one without Vista.

I can't answer your first question, (although it
would seem that Microsoft would have really shot
itself in the groin if that is true).

However, on the secondary statement, I can state
that earlier today I read a news article stating
that Dell was allowing users to choose either
Vista or XP with all new computers due to popular
demand.

Don W.