Oh gee whiz! 0_o How on earth did you get two discs stuck in there at once? I hope the first one isn’t scratched.
I came to answer this because my daughter has a laptop with Vista on it. I dread getting a new comp myself because I don’t want Vista, I like my XP just fine.
Love the new siggy piccy of Cotton ‘at his desk, working’…^_^ Reminds me of this one:

Hope the little sweetie is doing better this evening.

BT, you’re not the only one who’s done that. I also remember moving and looking all over for a favorite CD, only to find them doubled up in my stereo. It’s easier to do than people realize. And techies see it all the time. Glad you got it fixed. Who said hitting a machine doesn’t fix it?

MM,
I am pretty sure that some computers can have XP installed on request instead of Vista. Maybe it was Dell online that allowed you to order it that way, but if you’re shopping for a laptop, you can ask the store if you can have that, or, price out a computer without the software installed, then buy XP and install it. That’s probably much more expensive, though.

My new laptop (Acer-really excellent and much cheaper because it’s the leading seller in Asia and Europe but not for long in the US so it’s very competitive) came with Vista. What I like about it is that I have both XP and Vista in desktop and laptop, but if there’s new stuff out that runs with Vista, I have the option available. So much is being made compatible with Vista that it’s nice to have current software. Also, I found it very easy to change and can go back and forth without any particular confusion. Ultimately the differences are minor.

Uh-oh…viruses from Photobucket? 0_o I use that place all the time, I sure hope not!
What kind of antivirus do you have, BT? I use Norton/Symantec. It catches quite a bit of junk, I must say.

Thanks for the info, Pam. Yeah, I was the same way when basic Windows 3.1 changed over to 2K and then to XP. I kept whining about not wanting the updates…but I know it’s better to keep up with them. It just means learning something new…bleah! ^_^

I’m such a caveman. lolz…. And there’s nothing easy enough for me to do without a fight. xD

BT,
There’s a free anti-virus program from grisoft called AVG that I’ve been using for years and it works really well.
Let me get you the link. It’s easiest to install from PC World.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,15202/description.html

Just hit the Download Now button. Then install it. Then do a full computer scan. It may be able to pick up that virus and clean it out for you. Worth a try, since it’s free, updates daily, and is very good at automatically catching things so you don’t need to watch it run.