Mail wasdifficult to setup for AT&T (sbc/yahoo DSL). Live mail loads themain mail account correctly. When it goes to the subaccounts it always pops up a window stating "The server you are connecting to is using a certificate that cannot be verified....do you want to continue". Clicking on yes then permits receipt mail from all the subaccounts. Don't know if I have an error in my setup or just an incompatability problem.General thoughts:Installing windows 7. When booting from the DVD and prior to selecting install there is a long period without any indication that the installation is progressing. Just a blue screen with some leaves and lines. Almost reset the computer until I finally noticed a faint HD light flicker. The blue ring on the follow onsetup screen is not very noticable. Installation feedback could be improved with more visual feedback.Installed motherboard drivers nicely, much easier than XP. Installed Brother MFC-7220 printerquickly & flawlessly. No sign of registry errors. Properly organized all my drives and assignment of multi-card reader.Microphone setup was difficult and took a lot of internet searching to find solution for Realtec audio system.Win 7 help was of no help.One could say its really a Realtec problem.Overall I am pleased with ease of setup excluding mail & microphone. My biggest complaint is in regards to applications. Had to update most of my primary applications or find an alternative appbecause the older versions would not install. Examples are Nero & Adobe reader. Had to install bloated versions that I could avoid in XP. My preferred anti-virus program does not have a compatable build as well as some of my other favorite applicationsto includemy wife's embroidery program. This means that I will need to purchase a lot of new applications to run with Win 7 unless the XP mode is available in all versions of Win 7. Since the embroidery program costs $1500 this means I will always need to have an XP machine as we will not purchase a new version should it become available.Biggest disappointment.....Directx 10..... nothing of interest to give it a try.Wish list: Even more control over the installation to only install what feature I want.

sawdust - Regarding applications... The fact that some applications are going to break when upgrading from one version to the next is bound to happen. Things change and it's about par for the course. The folks at Microsoft HAVE gone out of their way to make things more compatible with older apps, but some like Nero just aren't going to be ever compatible. Nero hooks into the OS in ways that aren't allowed any longer in Windows Vista or 7. Device drivers were moved from kernal mode to user mode to make the system more stable. If a driver crashes in Windows 7 - it doesn't bring the whole OS to it's knees where in XP, that same sort of thing would likely result in a BSOD.As far as the embroidery app goes... XP Mode may be the way to go - especially ifyour hardware supports virtualization natively. Some chips and motherboards support it, while others don't. Check your manuals for specific information. As far as Windows 7 goes - wouldn't it be cheaper to spend an extra $30 to $50 for Win 7 Professional than the $1500 for a new version of the program? XP Mode is available for the Professional version. Of course, we don't currently have the exact pricing for Windows 7 and the various editions - but if Vista's pricing structure is any example, the difference in price between the Home Premium and Professional wasn't all that great. Certainly wasn't $1500 difference.Not sure what you were expecting from DirectX 11 (10 was in Vista)... DirectX handles some things like video playback and games - but for the most part, you're not really going to notice much.