jcatana

any linux liveCD is the equivalent. Try knoppix or the gentoo minimal install CD if your looking for something more barebones.

I have confirmation directly from HP that their tools do not work under Vista and they do not have plans to make a release until server 2007 is out. I can quote the rep I talked to as saying 'since Vista is a client OS they don't have anything on the roadmap for making their tools work with the Vista OS'.