File copying in Vista is, well, slow. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who has been sitting there wondering what exactly Vista is doing while it spends 5 minutes "calculating the time remaining" to copy half a dozen files.

Before you trash Vista

Install these updates:

You just copied your Windows XP partition from one drive to another. When you reboot into the new partition, you reach the login screen, but when you try to login, it logs you straight out again with no error.

If you've tried to use PartitionMagic 7 or 8 from Windows 2000/XP to image or alter a Vista partition, or to write something onto a drive that had a Vista partition on it, you might've been in for a shock.