Shyam K’s

I have been wanting to download and install Windows 7 right from the moment it was released as a public beta. Time has just arrived for me. Just before i started my way to the office, i started the download for Windows 7 from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx I just couldn’t stop thinking about it right through my day at office. Some busy moments in my office kept my thinking at bay. I finished my office and my way back home, i just kept thinking about it again. Various questions came to my mind to avoid any kind of disappointment, “would the download be successful?” Keeping myself in a positive mind frame, I was hoping to have a taste of Windows 7.

When i came home, i saw my PC still running. It was relieving. Straight away i turned my monitor on and i was happy to see “ Download Complete”. The next moment, i burned the ISO image on to a DVD. It took about 10 mins to complete the process. I did have a spare 40GB HDD with me that i could use for this purpose. To be frank, I did not like the installation part of Windows 7. It was a bit slow than expected. It took about 35 mins for it to load everything. The next thing to happen is the best part of Windows 7. I did not have to install a single piece of driver software. Unbelievable it was. It picked up my Video card, sound card, Norton IS install was a breeze, Nortel VPN client was easy to install. It was a pain to find specific softwares for Vista.

I am more than happy with the way things have worked with Windows 7. I still have a few more test that i need to perform for it to be described as the trouble free OS. Fingers crossed that it keeps working like this right throughout my testing phase. I will be testing it in the next couple of days and will give my verdict! So far so good.