Well, the processor is rather slow, but to be honest, right now, it's better to have a 1.9ghz 64 bit processor than a 3.2ghz 32 bit processor. It was a smart buy. You might want to look into the Vista Exchange Program if it still exists. It was originally made for people who bought a new computer with windows xp around a month or so before vista came out so they could get a free copy of vista, but if I understand correctly, it works both ways. I believe you can ask microsoft for a free copy of windows xp if you don't want vista.