They said it was optimized for netbooks and they were right. I've been running Windows 2008 as a workstation using the instructions on http:\\http://www.win2008wo... for a few months, but Windows 7 blows away any OS I've tried to date on my little Via processor. Some notes from my install: Performance: Windows 7 is the real deal. It's more responsive than 2008, can listen to audio without pops like even the best optimized XP install I tried just couldn't remove. Weird: Windows 7 created ......