I am currently installing Microsoft Windows 7, The replacement for the less than steller Vista. I am installing the beta version of the Ultimate version released this weekend on a spare P4 box with 2 Gigs of RAM.

Initial Observations:

1. Asks about activation at as soon as it gets installed

2. As soon as the desktop loads, it sees that there is no Anti-virus software and asks if you would like some links to sites to get some.  :) 

3. IE8 initial load asks if you would like to load Suggested sites “…Discover sites you might like based on websites you visit.

4. Links to AVG, Kaspersky, and Norton. (currently)

5. Windows firewall look much more flexible and customizable.  :)

6. Clean install seems snappy.  Tentative Will see what happens with apps installed….

7. Nice fish background

8. No Classic Start menu

9. No Classic Control Panels

10. Default Control Pannel view has too few icons, all items has way to many…

11. Networking Center is over simplified and hard to use.

Time to go home. Will update more as I play…