Hi D-Jester i saw u talking about compatibility of windows 7 with other tool like windows xp and other stuff....im running windows 7 on my computer and AIO cracked and everything got to tell u that rocks the shit out of vista and xp, first cause it loads like 10 secs faster than the windows vista, second its got an integrated module to run windows xp tools and third no need to install the driver already are installed and recognixe your computer maybe the only one that comes with probs is the vide driver, either way u can run windows 7 in x86arquitecture as 32 bits or x64 arquitecture as 64 bits. Im running the 32bits, yeah its true that some programs are better to run them in windows xp cause their design for it but just update ur tool or program and that will do, and if not u always got the integrated modulo of windows xp inside windows 7 to run it.
And at last talking about windows 7 visual design its the same as vista but the folders are better organized and u can do ur custom themes thats much better i love it.
And takes no resources of ur computer at all and runs perfect.
Here u got a link to my screen pic so u can take a peek to what is windows 7, !!!Note: All in the screenpic is designed with the windows 7 themes, so doesnt consume resources except for the dock of the right( app luncher)
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1963/captureeo.jpg