GUYS before you start calling it "abandonware", there are ways to make strokeit work in Vista..
Look at the above posts..
1) for IE, disable "protected mode" (somewhere in "internet options", "security" settings)
2) for getting back trails, go to System properties, performance tab and select "optimize for best performance"
It works for me!!!
The line is back, as good as XP, no crashes (well I've only used it for 2 days now), and also works in IE..
Its a great program.. so please don't give up so easy.
thanks to the guys for suggesting the above fixes.. (all in this forum).. and thanks to Jeff for this tool.