UI presents avalaible partitions, I can format, select the one I want to install to
Setup continues. Spends a long time (>30 min?) "uncompressing" image
Reboot. Windows has replaced my boot loader with one that detected the Vista install, and defaults to windows 7. No sign of the Ubuntu install
Setup continues
Rebooth
Windows sets up computer for first boot. Asks me for a username, automatic updates, wifi network setup
"homegroup" - A homegroup links computers on your home network so you can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers. The homegroup is protected with a password, and you'll always be able to chose what you share with the group"
Lets me select what I want to share out of Pictures, Music, Videos, Printers, Documents
Gives me a 10 digit caps/lowercase/numbers password to write down
More waiting "Preparing your desktop..."
Desktop!
Resolution is wrong
Popup! warning me that windows has not found virus protection on this computer
Screen resolution is back on the Desktop right-click menu (was buried in vista)
Launched IE
IE 8
Popup! Asks a series of questions about "accelerators" (??!), default search
Off in search of graphics card drivers
Nvidia website informs me that windows update will install them for me!
Windows update isn't at the top of the start menu like Nvidia told me
Find control panel, search for updates. No results.
Back to the control panel, "check for updates" is at the top
Turns out updates are already installing.
Reboot #4!
Oops, that wasn't a reboot - it powered down.
Back at the desktop. A pop-up informs me that the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 Device driver software installed sucessfully.
Disk usage
Doesn't want to tell me a number
A bar indicates how much is used
numerical Space free and Total size
9.9GB
Google Chrome crashes
Pen tablet support appears good, but no option to callibrate makes it unusable.
No transparent desktop elements like Vista, even after the Nvidia drivers were installed
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