Hi thefrog, you can actually download Windows 7 RC right now (Its not the finished product but verry close), I am currently using it as I speak, I find it more stable than Vista allready. When I made my switch from Windows XP home edition to Windows Vista home premium, I found my computer to actually run slower, being that Windows vista effects take more ram, How ever, Windows 7 seems to run slightly better then I remember Windows XP, and IMO Windows 7 even looks better than vista! If you would like to install Windows 7 here is the link
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../download.aspx be sure to read up on it to make sure if you want to try it or not. Good luck