In Windows XP's Add/Remove Programs you get information about installed applications such as copyright, version, last run, etc.  At first glance this information appears to be gone in Windows Vista's Programs and Features.

Where'd the Program Information Go?

I was recently trying to figure out the version of Silverlight that I have installed, but selecting the item from Programs and Features doesn't tell me anything.  Also, clicking Uninstall immediately starts the uninstallation without showing me the version, and clicking Change didn't do anything at all.

I was thinking to myself, "Microsoft wouldn't just remove this information totally ... that would be stupid," so I spent a little more time poking around and found that you can right click on the column headers, click on More... and get a dialog that allows you to select other columns to display.

The information that used to be available by default in Add/Remove Programs is now displays in these columns.  It sucks that it's apparently hidden from view, but I guess it didn't take me too long to find it.

Loading

Another change in Programs and Features is the loading.  Add/Remove Programs could take a long time to display, but once it did you had everything available.  Programs and Features loads installed applications bit by bit, and refreshes the screen.  This is annoying if you've started scrolling down or selected an item before its done loading, because the refresh causes things to jump around.

While its nice that it loads a lot quicker in Vista, it almost appears to be worse because it punishes you for trying to use it too quickly.  This reminds me of how Windows boots a lot more quickly in XP and Vista, but it does more things after you've logged in so the system really isn't available immediately.  If you click on the Start menu too quickly it will go away.  Again, punishing you for working too quickly.

I'd like an OS that keeps up with how fast I want to work.