Windows 7 Review

Hey All,

Well I've been using Windows 7 for about 3 weeks now, and I must say I'm impressed so far.

Windows 7 could be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, and a vast improvement over Vista.
Microsoft appeared to have done this by building on Vista's strengths and weaknesses.
The installation process was very easy and seamless, with Windows 7 finding all drivers required for my system.

Boot up times are now greatly reduced, and the desktop performance is smooth and strong.
The "gadgets" provided are useful, with additional gadgets of your choice obtained easily.

Upon installation, Windows 7 will recommend appropriate Anti-Virus Software. I chose however to install Nod32, as I am most familiar with its operation.

Windows 7 also offer a Feed Back Button for the times that you might come across conflict issue with software you install.
I did find issues with using Nero 6 & 7, and found I needed to upgrade to a higher version of Nero.

The Control Panel is Vast, and sometimes difficult to navigate to what you are looking for in a hurry. An example would be the Add/Remove Programs which was labeled as such in Windows XP, but now is found under Programs and Features in Windows 7.

It uses less memory than when I had Vista installed on my machine, and also feels more responsive.
The Task Bar is very customizable and now you have the ability to organize as you can move around the Items easily.

I am overall impressed thus far, and look forward to seeing what the final release will bring.

Cheers,

dokken2007