I hate how XP looks so I had to go back and change it to look like classic windows. I also updated all my Office products. Eh. I'm not impressed, except in Outlook when I get a new message a small pop up window shows for a few seconds with the sender's name and subject line, and then it fades away. I kinda like that. I dont feel so compelled to check the inbox as soon as I get a new message so it helps me stay focused on the task at hand. Otherwise,I'm not thrilled.