Initial Response to Windows 7 Beta

Since I heard about the new Windows I was really excited. I have been an early adopter of Vista, which I never hated to use, in fact, I prefer it over XP any day.

Downloaded and installed Windows 7 this morning, after partitioning my disk last night. First impressions: this is a significant improvement. The UI seems better thought out, everything has worked so far and it is definitely more responsive than Vista (although that is not hard to do).

In fact, it works so well that I will continue to use the Beta until it expires in August. It does not feel like it is in Beta at all. I am currently dual booting with Vista, so if it all goes sour, I would still have an OS. However, I can’t really recommend using it unless you are willing to take a risk and have backups of your work.

Windows 7 can be downloaded here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

For a few screenshots, take a look at this gallery:
http://windows7news.com/windows-7-screenshots/