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To the best of my knowledge, there is software that will move your data files and profile settings, but nothing that will move applications. The basic problem is that applications usually make changes to the Registry instead of being stand-alone like in the old days of DOS, so the migration app would have to know how to export the settings on the old OS and convert them to be compatible with the new OS. The most robust tool I know of is an Altiris application, but Windows does have a migration wizard that will do most of the job for you.

FWIW, Vista can be a pretty good operating system, but make sure you give it 3GB of RAM (more is wasted, and less doesn't seem to be enough). I would look into something called "Data Executino Prevention" that shuts down applications that Vista thinks aren't responding. you'll want to know how to disable it for some applications. Also, you'll want to look at User Account Control. Some folks like it. I find it annoying, and usually disable it.

BTW, Windows 7 is supposed to release later this summer. It has a reputation so far in some tech circles as being what Vista was supposed to be...