Got the nod from IT support to install Windows 7 on my work machine last week. When I got some time at the weekend, I did the upgrade from Vista. It did say that it could take several hours and it really wasn't kidding. Anyway, I've been using Windows 7 for about a week now and so far I feel my laptop is running for longer between charges and the hard drive isn't getting constantly hammered as it did under Vista. Another thing I'm pleased with is the time it takes to become usable after a cold start. Restoring from Sleep and Hibernate also seem quicker as does the shutdown. There really isn't anything more annoying or distracting than having to wait for your computer to do things - well there is, but I'm just talking about computers here.

So far, I'm liking Windows 7, but wait, this task bar is a bit different - is that good?