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Last week I took the plunge and installed Windows 7 Beta and I must say that I have been very pleasantly surprised. The clean install to 34 minutes from disk insertion to desktop and most of that time was spent on the full format of 80 GB of space. Windows found a functional driver for all but one device and I was fully installed with apps, driver updates, Windows updates, and utilities in about 2.5 hours. That's a pretty fast install.

But what about the results. Installing is one thing, running it day after day is not one all together. Battery life increased by about 40%, Downloads and file copies about 60% faster, boot up shaved about 10-12 seconds, Wireless reception strength improved. And the UI is very intuitive and not only easier to use for newbies but sure to improve productivity for windows veterans as well. A few days of running and I am ready for the final release and will definitely upgrade ASAP. And I was quite happy with Vista SP1 running on my system and had no troubles with it but the better performance and much improved UI have convinced me.

But don't take my word for it. Download it and try it out for yourself.

Until next time....Good Day, Good News and Goodnight!