I've just finished installing Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010 beta 2, Office 2010 beta with Sharepoint Designer 2010. Since these are all beta programs, I've installed them in a virtual machine. This avoids the need to dual boot and I can use my existing OS alongside.
Setup:
Windows 7 x64 - with 2GB RAM, Single CPU @1.83GHZ. VMWare installation is on an external USB drive.
Installation issues:
With the above combination, installing Azure tools for Visual Studio is difficult. It requires NET 3.5 SP1 which is preinstalled in Windows 7. However the Azure installer doesn't recognize this. I'll figure this puzzle later.
Performance:
Office 2010 performance is amazing. The startup times for all programs are so short that they jump out!
Powerpoint 2007 took a good 1-2 minutes to startup and felt like a whale. Powerpoint 2010 feels snappy by comparison. Even Outlook's shutdown was quick
Look and feel:
Office 2010 continues the move to the Ribbon. All programs have the Ribbon interface. The overall look is cleaner and "sparse". The programs try to stay out of your way so you can concentrate on your document.
Bugs?
Outlook 2010 couldn't save my credentials.
