Windows 7 – update

3 days in and still haven’t suffered a crash nor the ‘Blue Screen of Death’.  This may be a bit premature, but looks like Windows 7 has saved my sanity…

Windows 7

Having finally grown tired of the relentless occurrences of the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ that is Windows Vista, I have just completed my upgrade to Windows 7. It was at the point where the laptop was shutting down 3-4 times a week (or more because it would just randomly crash and reboot even when not in use).

My first impressions are how similar it is to Vista in layout and feel. There are some subtle differences with the task bar and… well honestly, that’s it so far. Everything from the Login screen to the desktop and Startmenu appear to be nearly identical. I even had to check with the Control Panel to verify that I was actually using Windows 7. For some reason I was expecting something with a totally different look and feel. The next big test is whether I still suffer from the random crashes and shutdowns.