To Zach and Andre;
                 Thanks again fellas; I finally worked with Dell or should
I say-Dell finally worked with me;to configure a laptop that will work with
Vista;
Ended up with this config. Any comments would be appreciated. Oh, on a
limited budget too,$2000 was max for me. Here goes
1)Inspiron E1705
Intel Core Duo Processor T2500(2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows XP Professional Edition
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife? something to do
with anti-glare i think
1 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800
80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

That's it for the core hardware? Like I stated before;this stuff is Greek to
me;did I get a good one? My home pc only has 40 GB Hard Drive and is way
enough for me;with all the programs I use including MS Office;it still is
only 30% used. Have'nt bought yet;have to wait for my financial aide check
May 8th. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks,

Jeff