This computer freezes at least once a day, and thats a good day!! The norm is two or three times a day. My Toshiba laptop has Vista Home Prem too and never misses a beat. I don't believe Windows 7 will fix it. It must be the HP motherboard design that makes this an unstable system. I loose work constantly with this pc. It seems to be particularly bad anytime you try to save a file to the hard drive or thumb drive; it freezes during the save. The only option is to reboot. HP is offering memory upgrades and price specials on the e9180... read full review »