Ok, i LOVE this computer:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Mobility&series_name=tx2z_series

it is the best!!! i really want a new computer, and this is in my price range. the only problem is i've had MAJOR problems with vista, and had to reinstall the operating system 6 times when it pretty much stops working, about every 2-3 months. so, if i order this computer, would it run on windows XP which is much better? I could install it, i just dont know if it would work… please help!

the answer is by walsh028 :
According to what I have heard with the XP news, you could always downgrade back to windows XP but you have to buy the VISTA first. Because they dont sell the XP by itself any longer you have to downgrade through the VISTA operating system menu.