Buy a Toshiba Vista Home Premium recovery disk, or buy Windows 7?

I just bought a used Satellite L355D-S7810, but without any of the original disks. The laptop originally had Vista Home Premium 32 bit (and it has the COA sticker for it). I won't go into a long story. Suffice it to say I had to wipe the hard drive. I installed XP because I already had the software, but trying to get all the drivers has turned into a real pain. So, I am considering two options:
1. Order a Toshiba recovery disc so I can "recover" back to Vista home Premium (32 bit). Cost: ~$30
2. Buy Windows 7 (64-bit). Cost: ~$180 (For a full version)
Cost-wise, it's a no-brainer. However, I've never used Vista or "7". Seems I've heard a lot of complaints about Vista. Which is easier to work with? Or, I should ask, which would give the best performance on my Toshiba laptop?
Thanks

Jerry,
Thanks for replying. I worked on the XP install for hours! After I got the NIC driver installed, I was able to download most of the other device drivers through the Windows Update web site, and things were going pretty well until I downloaded and installed about 67 "critical" Windows updates. Big mistake. After that, the laptop would not boot at all. I'd see the start-up screen with the Toshiba logo, then it would go to a completely black (although backlit) screen with a blinking "cursor" (really an underscore) in the upper left-hand corner. After just 3 or 4 beeps... nothing. Just a black screen. Nothing else. No hard drive activity. Nothing. I rebooted multiple times to no avail. I couldn't even get into safe mode. Finally I tried a Windows XP "repair". After the repair I could get as far as the Windows logo screen, but then I'd get a blue screen with a long error that went by so fast I couldn't read it. I have no idea what happened. I think you are right. I'll just get the recovery disc and hope it has all the right software.
Thanks,
Chuck

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-dm (an HP employee, but the comments/etc, are mine, not HP's)
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Andrea ADI Filters Service,Started,Automatic,,
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DHCP Client,Started,Automatic,,
Diagnostic Policy Service,Started,Automatic,,
Diagnostic Service Host,,Manual,,
Diagnostic System Host,Started,Manual,,
Distributed Link Tracking Client,Started,Automatic,,
Distributed Transaction Coordinator,,Manual,,
DNS Client,Started,Automatic,,
Extensible Authentication Protocol,Started,Manual,,
Function Discovery Provider Host,Started,Manual,,
Function Discovery Resource Publication,Started,Automatic,,
GameConsoleService,,Manual,,
Group Policy Client,Started,Automatic,,
Health Key and Certificate Management,,Manual,,
HP Health Check Service,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
HP Touch Screen Enhance,Started,Automatic,,
Human Interface Device Access,Started,Automatic,,
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules,Started,Automatic,,
Interactive Services Detection,,Manual,,
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS),,Disabled,,
IP Helper,Started,Automatic,,
IPsec Policy Agent,Started,Automatic,,
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper,,Manual,,
LiveUpdate,,Manual,,
LiveUpdate Notice,Started,Automatic,,
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64,,Manual,,
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86,,Manual,,
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service,,Manual,,
Microsoft Office Diagnostics Service,,Manual
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider,,Manual
Multimedia Class Scheduler,Started,Automatic
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service,,Disabled
Netlogon,,Manual
Network Access Protection Agent,,Manual
Network Connections,Started,Manual
Network List Service,Started,Automatic
Network Location Awareness,Started,Automatic
Network Store Interface Service,Started,Automatic
NVIDIA Display Driver Service,Started,Automatic
Office Source Engine,,Manual
Parental Controls,,Manual
Peer Name Resolution Protocol,,Manual
Peer Networking Grouping,,Manual
Peer Networking Identity Manager,,Manual
Performance Counter DLL Host,,Manual,,
Performance Logs & Alerts,,Manual,,
Plug and Play,Started,Automatic,,
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator,,Manual,,
PNRP Machine Name Publication Service,,Manual,,
Portable Device Enumerator Service,Started,Automatic,,
Print Spooler,Started,Automatic,,
Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support,,Manual,,
Program Compatibility Assistant Service,Started,Automatic,,
Protected Storage,,Manual,,
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience,,Manual,,
ReadyBoost,Started,Automatic,,
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager,,Manual,,
Remote Access Connection Manager,Started,Manual,,
Remote Procedure Call (RPC),Started,Automatic,,
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator,,Manual,,
Remote Registry,,Manual
Routing and Remote Access,,Disabled
Secondary Logon,Started,Automatic
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service,Started,Manual
Security Accounts Manager,Started,Automatic
Security Center,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start)
Server,Started,Automatic
Shell Hardware Detection,Started,Automatic
SL UI Notification Service,,Manual
Smart Card,,Manual
Smart Card Removal Policy,,Manual
SNMP Trap,,Manual
Software Licensing,Started,Automatic
SSDP Discovery,Started,Manual
Superfetch,Started,Automatic
Symantec Core LC,,Manual
Symantec Event Manager,Started,Automatic
Symantec Lic NetConnect service,Started,Automatic
Symantec Settings Manager,Started,Automatic
System Event Notification Service,Started,Automatic
Tablet PC Input Service,Started,Automatic
Task Scheduler,Started,Automatic
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper,Started,Automatic
Telephony,Started,Manual
Terminal Services,Started,Automatic
Terminal Services Configuration,,Manual
Themes,Started,Automatic
Thread Ordering Server,,Manual
TPM Base Services,,Automatic (Delayed Start)
UPnP Device Host,Started,Automatic
User Profile Service,Started,Automatic
Virtual Disk,,Manual
Volume Shadow Copy,,Manual,,
WebClient,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Audio,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Backup,,Manual,,
Windows CardSpace,,Manual,,
Windows Color System,,Manual,,
Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar,,Manual,,
Windows Defender,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Error Reporting Service,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Event Collector,,Manual,,
Windows Event Log,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Firewall,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA),Started,Automatic,,
Windows Installer,,Manual,,
Windows Management Instrumentation,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Media Center Extender Service,,Disabled,,
Windows Media Center Receiver Service,,Manual,,
Windows Media Center Scheduler Service,,Manual,,
Windows Media Center Service Launcher,,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service,,Manual,,
Windows Modules Installer,,Manual,,
Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0,Started,Manual,,
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management),,Manual,,
Windows Search,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Time,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Update,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service,Started,Manual,,
Wired AutoConfig,,Manual,,
WLAN AutoConfig,Started,Automatic,,
WMI Performance Adapter,,Manual,,
Workstation,Started,Automatic
-DM (HP Retiree)
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I'm looking to purchase a new PC that runs the 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium. I'm wondering if my older programs, Premiere Pro 1.5, Photoshop 7, and Dreamweaver MX 2004 will run in the new system. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Gee, Phyllis I've read on microsofts own site that CS3 was 64 bit vista compatable and CS4 was native. I'm still on Photoshop 7 so I can't help you but on photoshop re-installs that load with messages about missing files , I search in my back up folders for the previous computer where it ran fine and copy it into my photoshop program folder.
If you google the exact missing file message you may find a site that charges for it. I'd be scared to do that, though.
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I have also been advised no restore points are available.
The net effect is I cannot use System Restore at all!
Has anyone else had a problem like this with system restore? Lenovo has been no help.I have had a number of Dell computers and this is my first (and last) Lenovo. When it was quite new and the problem occurred , I contacted them but they just blew me off..
RHM

So i assume that your T61 originally came with Vista Home premium installed??? Did you make the Recovery Media disks when you first got your machine??? If not call Lenovo up and obtain those disks, and then use them to reinstall your service partition and your OS.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

Buy a Toshiba Vista Home Premium recovery disk, or buy Windows 7?

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