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Hi everyone!

For Christmas I picked up an HP dv6000t with the following specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 @ 1.6 Ghz
1 GB Ram
80 GB HD

I currently use my laptop for iTunes, AIM, and internet, and occasionally I'll play The Sims 2. I also have a picture collection from my digital camera and what not of around 600 pictures. I also have a good 3GB of music. When I purchased my laptop, I recieved a free upgrade to Windows Vista, which I sent in for when I got the opportunity. My upgrade to Vista came in the mail a couple months ago, but I'm still very nervous about installing it on my system. Can anyone give me the low down on the benefits, and risks I'm taking when I install this? Will it slow my computer down? Will my gaming experience be the same? (I read somewhere it'll run a lot slower) Is it worth installing given my specs and what I use my computer for? What would you do in my situation? I was told from a friend of mine who works a lot with computers, that I should hold off installing it, and I've even read places people calling Vista a failure and they are switching back to XP. I'm looking for unbiased opinions of what I should, I hope I've come to the right place!

Hey, I am playing The Sims 2 on Vista and the monitor will flicker occasionally and every 5-10 minutes the game will minimize itself automatically? Please help, thanks.

A couple of screenshots from a recent gaming session.