for all you XP users SP3 is available for download

http://tinyurl.com/7x97l

that should be for all you office XP users

the actual XP SP3 is still in release candidate form and isn't an official release yet: http://tinyurl.com/2wgetq

had xp sp3 rc for a long time, if i booted into xp now it should still be there. however i dont use xp anymore as i wont use all my 8jiggabytings

all bout sp1 for vista

If you're using non-obscure hardware and don't think finding drivers will be a problem then:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Pr...nal_x64_Edition

Don't download the version for itanium though.. unless you have an itanium... in which case give it me

Although I have vista for the dx10 I generally won't touch it with a shitty stick

nothing with vista anymore, i know its slightly slower at most games then xp, but with dx10 this will soon change.

plus its been proven to be quicker then xp for encoding, unpacking etc

i used to be the same as you and hate it, but if youve got a good enough system you wont have any issues with it, not even the 64 bit version im running.

as for xp x64, pass. im an msdn member due to my uni course, and gave it to 6 to install, to say it was a mistake would be an under statement
driver issues galore, and a few bits of software wouldnt run properly, its a pile of wank.