[black baron]

can anybody please help me
I have just got a new laptop with vista home premium installed and all i need now is some music software to run on it, im very interested in the mbox 2 mini as i wish to record guitar/vocal
and LE 7 i really like the look of, if im advised to stay clear of this are my alternatives
propellerhead and cakewalk ??? im just desperate to get making tracks asap and want to make the right decision, if anyone can help i would greatly appreciate it
many thanks