Beta download link (until Jan 24). So far okay. I'm not sure how long I'm going to be saying that, but it hasn't crashed yet. 7's Aero is prettier than my el cheapo but low graphics requirements Vista Home edition. It did force me to uninstall (not just disable) McAfee before upgrading. You can also install the Beta on an empty partition instead of upgrading from Vista (i.e. multiboot on XP system). Had a little problem with my Microsoft Intellimouse Optical where it would periodically stop taking input from it, but unplugging it and replugging it seemed to make that problem disappear.
Microsoft is onto something with the included desktop themes. I wonder why previous Windows was so light on nice pretty backgrounds. It shouldn't cost much to buy rights to some nice eyecandy. It makes a big difference, I think.
Desktop preview, which hides your windows temporarily (actually makes them transparent, but keeps an outline) is also a good idea.
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I'm just now realizing what I'd been missing as far as Windows Premium/Ultimate versus Basic. Premium has Windows Media Center with the fancy Chess and Mahjong games and music player with cover animation. It's slick. I was able to win at chess on easy and with several undo. Okay, yeah, that's cheating, but it still feels like an accomplishment.
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