Hi All:
If you are using MacDrive, then I suggest that you uninstall it before beginning an upgrade from XL to 5384; it can be annoying until you finally get it turned off. Also, I would unintall Norton Ghost (5384 can't do so), anything AOL, anything McAfee, and the Google Desktop before upgrading. Vista requires uninstalling most, if not all, McAfee security programs before upgrading to Vista. Note that all the rest can be turned off, one way or another, so that they cause no annoyances with a little effort after upgrading. I just like things to be as clean as possible. So, I would have unintalled the items mentioned above before upgrading had I known they were incompatible up front.
Edit: And, I would uninstall Real Audio and especially the Synpatics touchpad driver(s). Check here:
http://www.vistababble.com/forums/vi...em-5384-a.html