Seems like vista would always ask you 2 or 3 times if you were sure you wanted to open that text file you just created. Vista was ugly too. It was insulting the amount of system resources it used to look that bad. I feel like Vista was also the beginning of Windows trying to integrate into everything you did, rather than just provide a smooth reliable and concise way for you to use your software.
All that being said, Vista looks pretty good compared to 11. At least Vista has a consistent feel to the settings, and the fucking control panel works.