It’s been almost two years since I started running Windows Vista 32bit Business on my Dell Precision Laptop with 2 GB Ram, 2.2 Ghz Intel Centrino processor, with a 128 MB graphic card. When I purchase this laptop I figured it would be a stellar, fast, and enjoyable laptop, but with it running Windows Vista I have just been disappointed and extremely frustrated. I really wondered why Microsoft would release an operating system that is so bloated, buggy, slow and a step backwards from their ever so popular Windows XP Pro.

I really wanted to see what the future for Microsoft is holding and I wanted a peak of what Windows 7 is all about. So I formatted and installed Microsoft’s Windows 7 RC 64bit onto my Dell Laptop. The process was relatively simple (minus the fact that I had to format in order to install the 64 bit version). I downloaded the Windows 7 RC from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/download.aspx which comes as a DVD ISO, burned it to a DVD and booted into the install.


The installation went fast and I could already tell that Microsoft has done their home work on this version. The installation went smooth and my laptop was up and running within and hour. It took a couple more hours to install the updates, I installed some basic applications and then viola, I had a new beautiful Windows 7 Laptop.


The biggest improvement that I have found are in the Aero translucent desktop, the speed of booting and going to sleep, the smoothness of the operating system, and its fast fast fast. While both Vista and Windows 7 share the same kernel Windows 7 is vastly superior.
As an IT professional I rely on Microsoft to perform well on corporate network and up until now I could only recommend Windows XP Pro to my clients. I am extremely excited about the future and my continued partnership with Microsoft. They really got the message that people would not stand for a product like Windows Vista.


So soon Vista will fade into Tech history as another Windows ME and Windows 7 will finally allow us to all move forward. I am very interested in the deployment of Windows 2008 Server with Windows 7 clients as this is going to be a knock out combination.