Yeah, Vista is a real pain. Everytime they upgrade windows I feel more and more inclined to change my system to Linux. But there is a way to make things work in Vista. It caused troubles with my games also (actually not just with games, but practically with everything). After spending days, eventually it runs smoothly now. You can consult your user guide booklets and/or your computer guru, harress people working in microsoft, etc. I still feel it's not worth it, but if you must work with Vista like me, I suggest you to put some effort on it and get back your computer again.