Too harsh a judgment? Perhaps. To some Vista , but a loud and vocal group of never let us forget the much maligned OS' shortcomings. Still, there's no denying that Vista has had more than its , and that Microsoft was wise to replace it less than .

Here are five things we won't miss about Vista:

1. Too much nagging: Vista's (UAC), designed as a security feature to prevent security breaches, did its job a little too well. Its pop-up warnings, preceded by screen blackouts, appeared when users attempted even mundane tasks, such as setting the system clock. Newbies were scared; experts were annoyed. There were , of course, but most users didn't bother. Windows 7 will be considerably .

2. Slow, slow, slow: Vista had some cool graphics and utilities, including the slick and handy Sidebar applets, but all that excess code was a , particularly if you were foolish enough to run Vista on a PC that met . Microsoft says Windows 7 is faster, but the verdict is still out. One developer claims . The PC World Test Center reports that , but not by much.

3. You never liked my hardware: Users often grumbled about , and industry analysts questioned the thoroughness of Microsoft's driver-testing process. Will Windows 7 be any better? Some early testers have managed to get Win 7 running on , but not without the occasional driver glitch. Hopefully, Win 7's trimmer code means on older PCs.