How do I turn OFF my computer with the new Windows Vista? No kidding, it is not like XP or Windows 2000?

In the start menu, there should be a power symbol (circl with a line coming out of the top of it - that's your shutdown button.

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Keep the computer, Vista is far from crap if you know how to use it - it's just different. Mac's are suitable for target practice, not much else.

Head to the start menu and find a button that's a circle with a line through it, it should turn red when you mouse over it. Click that and you should get another popup, find the red button again and click it. Alternately, just hold down the comp's power supply :)

Use the universal windows shutdown short cut Alt-F4. When there is a window, it will close the window. When there is no more window, it will ask you if you want to shut down.

Throw it out the window and get a mac. Vista is crap.