I finally got some time and installed Windows 7 on a Hyper-v virtual machine. The first thing I noticed was that it seemed to install very fast. I only allocated 1024 MB RAM for the virtual machine so I was expecting very slow responses from the graphics for setup. I didn't time it but my "gut feel" was that it was faster than installing Vista or XP into a similar configuration.

I have only played with it for a little while but over the next few weeks I intend to install some applications and see what happens. At this stage of development with Windows 7 I don't know what to expect. The disks say "pre-release preview" so I figure I am in for some crashes. I just don't know how many and how severe. As I get a chance to work with it I will post any news that I have.