Lee Mathews is a computer repair worker in Manitoba, Canada. He’s a regular contributor to Download Squad, and the proud owner of an MSI Wind U100 netbook.

When I wrapped my last post – Vista on the Wind – I figured it wouldn’t be long before I said “So long, and thanks for all the fish,” and looked for a new experimental OS. I was right.

Here we are, a month later, and my Wind is now running the much-talked about pre-beta of Windows 7 Ultimate. Most people probably wouldn’t peg the Wind and its 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU as a likely testbed for the latest Microsoft OS. Then again, no one was really rushing to try Vista Home Premium on one either – but I did it anyway.

Pre-beta DVD in hand I hooked up my trusty external DVD, began the install, and waited anxiously for it to complete. The install process took almost exactly the same amount of time, and I was a little disappointed to have the same missing drivers (wireless, LAN, display) but the original MSI XP drivers worked just fine.

Bear in mind this is Windows 7 Ultimate Edition I’ve installed. I’ve crammed more OS into my U100 than MSI probably ever dreamed – and it’s running great.

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