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I have yet to come across a 32 bit application that will not run under Win 7 64 bit.
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There are a few that will run under XP but not W7 - the CheckVPN client I have to use to connect to one of my customers is an example - but I agree that they are few and far between. There is another that I believe is OK with 32-bit but not 64-bit W7 because of a Microsoft snafu.
There are also a few programs / websites that turn off the Aero effects and fail to turn the back on again. PaintShopPro both turns them off and on again when it exits.
But in general I agree with you, I am very plesased with it. Especially since as an Open University student I got it for a tad under £40 - I got the CD version as there were a lot of issues with the downloads.
IMHO the main problem for many users isn't W7 itself but hardware drivers. A lot of them for older kit are now bundled in with the OS but they are often lacking in functionality compared to the full versions. Since both my printers are less than a year old I was able to download W7 drivers for them, and of course I had to get them for the motherboard.