I like it.

I still have some older 2D games that like to lock up in it for no reason.  I hope they keep improving the DWM for that sort of thing, but honestly it could be the games themselves (they're not exactly top tier projects anyway.)

But I've never been happier with an MS OS.

very happy with 7, not missing XP

I for one am sticking to Vista for the time being.
W7's performance is for what ever reason(s) quite shitty, on my system, compared to Vista. 

I run Win 7 Ultimate 64bit in VMWare in Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, allocating 4gig of the host's 12.  Even THAT is a better experience than any OS I've had before.

In real terms 7 is the first OS MS released that actually WORKS.

That same VMware has machines for all the previous OS's back to 98 [except 2000 - must add that] ...and it's sort of 'fun' to rattle around in such dinosaurs....

Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit works fine for me but than I probably don't give it the kind of work out that most of you do.

I was guaranteed a free upgrade to Windows 7 when I bought my box about 6 months ago. Microsoft is a monopolizing dick factory, so of course they retracted there offer three months after seven came out to try to steal some money from me to pour into some crappy software that they'll inevitably overcharge for. I'm probably going to pirate Windows 7 now and seed like a mofo because of their terrible customer service. My questions to those of you who use it are: does it still have the risk of crashing if it runs out of power or shuts off unexpectedly? Vista's system resume seemed to have fixed it fairly well. Is hibernating still deleted when you run disk check? Is defrag still a piece of trash with no GUI?

Stardock is a Gold Partner to Microsoft so you will be doing that elsewhere.

Stardock/Wincustomize.com has a zero tolerance for warez.

I moved to Windows 7 from Windows Vista right after the beta version came out. Then I switched to the release candidate and pre-ordered the final version from my local Micro Center. Having used Windows since version 1.0 I can say that this may be the best version ever produced. It is far more compatible and stable than XP or Vista was (at least prior to the service packs releases) and is one of the best looking versions of Windows ever. I find that I need less customization of the OS for mere appearance sake (Aero looks good in 7 and the built-in themes make this type of customization less necessary) and look for applications like Fences Pro (which has replaced Objectdock on my desktop.) Programs like IconPackager, DreamMaker and MyColors are used far less than before. My only complaint is many of the classic WindowBlinds I've downloaded or purchased during the Windows 98, XP and Vista era look strange when applied to a Windows 7 desktop. Unfortunately there are still too few quality Windows 7 themes (at least that aren't Master Skins) to justify changing the look of Windows 7. And most of the MyColors themes I've purchased haven't been fully converted to take advantage of the Windows 7 look.

GraveDigger...as both users and skinners embrace 7 more and more the 'good 7 WB themes' will come...

It runs really well - even in 64 bit so I give full credit to Microsoft. I have an old scanner where the last driver released was for 32 bit XP - and it does not work under Win 7 64 bit...bit I just load up Windows XP mode, and voila! It is working again!

I tried the beta and really liked it. Even my older TV card worked with it in Media Center.

My nephew will be building a new system soon, and he offered to buy me a copy of W7 when he upgraded. So I'll soon see how I like it on a more permanent basis.

 

Totally agree with you on the start menu in w7,just as luck would have it infopackets email had this in it's software section today,haven't tried it yet tho i will get around to it eventually,the pro version is the one that has tabs at it's base of the shot i think

http://www.startmenu.7.com/

 

I really like Win7. Although Vista ran well for me, 7 just continues it plus improved on some things. Someone mentioned they disliked Windows Media Player, big deal so don't use it. I dislike it for many reasons but that isn't a reason to hate Win7. I have found myself though using my Linux partition more exclusively now than Windows. I guess I needed a change of scenery for now that even Stardock products can only go so far towards providing. Still Win7 is a touchdown for MS IMHO.

I love Windows 7.  I've "been out there" a loong time and I've used every windows version except 2000.  The worst, by far, was ME.  The best by far is Windows 7.  I spend a lot less time under the hood since I updgraded from Vista.  If Windows 7 seems buggy or runs poorly, try using Eusing registry cleaner.  Chances are the registry is crapped up and needs to be cleaned out. When I first upgraded to Vista, it was buggy - lots of those blue screens we all love (NOT!).  I used a well known registry cleaner but my system was still slow.  Finally I ran Eusing and my computer ran like new again and Vista was much better.  I still spent more time than I liked under the hood always having tweak something.  With Windows 7 I've been happy not having to tweak it all the time.  It runs the way it should and the day will come when people won't want to upgrade to Windows 8 because they're so happy with this version.  It is not just another service pack for Vista.  There are some major differences internally. 

Fair Warning:  ALWAYS BACKUP THE REGISTRY BEFORE MESSING WITH IT!!  You can set Eusing to create a restore point automatically.  I always back up the registry and create a restore point.  So far, I have never had a problem with Eusing.  It is very powerful and I do not recommend it for a novice who is not familiar with the windows registry.  A safer but less powerful choice is Ccleaner's Registry cleaner.  Both are free programs.  I usually use Ccleaner and only use Eusing when I really need to.