Now instead of just having a Windows 7 test bed, I have Windows 7 acting as my primary machine. The good news is that it is behaving well. I had installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 with some doubt as to whether or not I would like the new interface. I had heard all the good stuff about it, but I really liked the way XP behaved. Sure it was boring and old news in every way, but it worked well and didn’t get in my way.

The most difficult thing for me to get used to is the task bar. Yes it does simplify the task of seeing what all of the windows are doing, but at the same time there is a lot more movement down there. Passing over the top of the different tasks pops open previews and lingering there has windows appearing and disappearing on the desktop. A lot of things moving around.

In the end Windows 7 seems to be what it was promised to be. I have found one little gem which I will discuss later. For now I am going to play a little more to see what else it can do.