I can assure you plenty of people do - the only people that should be downloading Vista and installing it gratis are Microsoft Certified Partners and Resellers with volume licenses.

I'm not a fan of piracy and don't support it, though grudgingly accept that it's part and parcel given the advent of fast Internet connections.

I'd try and encourage you to purchase Vista if I thought it would do any good! I know that software licenses are grossly overpriced but I do not advise anyone to steal - things like this have a habit of backfiring and it is only a matter of time before the authorities come down hard.

On that note I'll step off my sandbox and close this thread as per request.