Just got Windows 7 beta installed on a separate partition. Downloaded it from MSDN. So far so good. Has the same look as Vista but much improved. I can’t believe how much more stable this is that crappy Vista and this is a beta build! Goes to show you I guess. Anyway the new windows taskbar is kind of fun to play with, I’m not so sure if I’d go so far as to it’s more useful because practically it’s not really. But it does look cooler. Kind of reminds of some of the linux taskbars in a way. Then again most of Windows 7/Vista has incorporated some linux UI elements. That’s ok in my mind. Best of breed is fine.
I installed Firefox and WinRar without any issues. Will install MS Office, Nero and few other necessary items. I’ll leave the antivirus and firewall apps until later when I feel brave. I have a feeling those aren’t going to go smoothly since they fiddle with the OS underneath. I expect they won’t find what they are looking for and end up abending.