[Nate Smith]

I've had the chance to work a little with the PDC build of Windows 7 (build 6801), and even at that point, I have to say that it is quite a bit more than a minor upgrade. There have been overhauls to major parts of the code, both on the surface and under the hood. It's been a while, so I don't remember all the details, but I know that dual booting between Vista and Win7, I saw quite a few major differences. I was surprised that my old HP Laserjet 1100 did not have a driver out of the box, but it just appears that they tried to cut down on what was directly included, and made them available through download instead. I'm definitely going to try and get in on the beta once they start it, and will get a refresher at that point...