for your situation, that made reasonable sense other than the driver/compatibility issues. i got XP pro probably 2 years ago, well before vista was on anyone's radar. i never fell for the ME trap, btw.
taks
Yes, it was shameful of me to get ME but I feel I did okay with Vista. My old Sempron runs Vista Home Premium jut fine so my new computer shouldn't have any major issues. ME was just one continual crash.