That's probably the main reason why current XP users don't like it, (including myself) because the 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc time around of trying to do anything we come across either one problem after another, or it does not seem to do what "we" want it to do (easily).
However, I do use it for converting movie files to DVD format.
Currently the movie I am converting if using XP would take in the region of 45minutes, but using the same PC with Vista installed on a duel-boot system (so the spec is the same) only takes around 15-20minutes for the same movie.
Although I have persevered with Vista for a few months "On & Off", it's not the operating system that will be used on a daily basis. But it does have some beneficial uses, as outlined above.
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Although I have to admit, I have 2 printers connected to a XP PC and shared through the Vista PC without any setup problems.