Microsoft Vista - computers flogged that clearly can't run it properly.

GO into a store like PC World and you'll see hosts of computers loaded up with Windows Vista, plastered with stickers saying they're capable of running Microsoft's latest operating system.

In fact a colleague of mine recently, unwisely, without doing any research or even asking your correspondent for advice lashed out on such a computer.

Somewhat shamefaced, he has as yet been unable to provide a full list of the specifications which were allegedly 'Vista Capable' - but has admitted that it runs like a slug stuck in glue.

Now it has emerged that flagging up computers too slow to run the full operating system as being 'Vista Capable' was actually a Microsoft policy.

Internal documents were released as a result of a class action lawsuit in the USA which revealed how the software giant set deliberately low 'recommended' specifications to avoid putting computer users off buying Vista.

So how is your Vista machine running? I, for one, am sticking with XP Pro for the present.