Wow.

No offense Chirone, but it sounds to me like your "friend" ripped you off. hehe..

Almost EVERY single issue you are having problems with could/should have been dealt with during/after install very easily.....just like any other OS

Also, as for what we do, the stripped-down version of Vista 64bit Ultimate is the way to go.
..not sure why you went with the "business" version.
Was this your friends recommendation?

Anyhoo, here is a post on this subject I did 3 months ago regarding my great experiences with Vista for my new rigs:

I would check out my attached txt "rant" at the bottom of that post first:
https://forum.simplymaya.com/attachme...&postid=266508

Then here is the post itself:
https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...508#post266508

Again, I mean no disrespect, but really, those headaches you had, or are having, simply boil down to the technician not having enough experience configuring your machine for the intended use, and the way the user is comfortable using it.

Once he fixes/reconfigures it for you the way you want to work, (i.e. like me, fast and bulletproof), then you will not have any issues