Peggy

Quote - That's the problem - the code is not the same - windowsXP64 was the beta for Vista.  Saying things worked great in 64 but don't work in Vista is useless. 

I agree, and even worse, Vista is the beta for a stable OS in the future. Maybe after the 2nd  Service Pack. I think almost a third of the Vista code is new. And partly erratic, as every new piece of software. For other 3d Applications, like 3ds max, Vista is not one of the supported OS now.

Quote - I have faith that e-on will make it work.  Vue 4 was great, Vue 5 Infinite was awesome, I love Vue 6 Infinite even more.  I will willingly buy version 7 and go through this whole process again.  

I totally agree as well.
Compared to 3ds max (I payed about $5000 for plus environmental plugins), VUE, although it  still has a few errors, is really great.
My max9 installations are crashing every now and then, VUE6 only once a day. Be positive! ;-)
Read the Autodesk max9 (10 times as expensive) newsgroup and you will hear the same protest songs as here. 
New Software is erratic. Thats a fact of life. If one can't accept it, he shouldn't buy it (brand new).

peace ;-)