I once watched an episode of Mythbusters that proved that eating the box of ANYTHING would definitely not be better for you than the crap that it holds.

lol >.<
Oh, dear.
EDIT : Bloody formatting was wrong or something?? I just clicked "Reply"!!!

Burger King sucks! You'd be better off at a Waffle House. Much better taste.

You're using it wrong!! It's not a start menu anymore, it's an app launcher. You don't click anywhere. You press the windows key, type a few letters, and press enter.
I actually haven't sorted a single thing in my vista start menu, because i almost never go into it. It's jsut one big list, all in the default folders.
The 10 apps I use most are on the front page, but i never even click on those. Just type and enter. It saves having to take a hand off the keyboard. too.

I do use it that way too. But more for things like regedit, msconfig and the like. The bottom line is I'm not going to type out the name for something if I can launch it in a couple of clicks.

heh. i'm not gonna click through a menu if i can launch it in a couple of keystrokes. ;-)
Can't remember if i've ever opened the All Programs menu... except just now to see what it looks like.
Illustrator -> Windows Key. i. Enter.
Firefox -> Windows key. fi. Enter.
Photoshop -> Windows Key. p. Enter.

That seems to work for many things. Some things require their full names before they display. Maybe it gets better the more you use it.

Well, i think it does short term.. so if you have 10 apps beginning with "fi" it'll list them in order first time. But the one you chose should jump to the top next time. But if you have 2-3 that you use regularly, they just keep switching positions.
So, it's not as good as a full app-launcher like Launchy, or FindAndRunRobot, but as a built in app, it's good enough that i stopped using them. I wish that it had a little more long-term ai though.

I've been running Windows 7 since the RC and am currently running the RTM version (from technet). I figure it'd be helpful for some people to see my experience with the OS before they make their decision.
For starters: I HIGHLY recommend this operating. It is everything Vista should have been, but it is much more than a Vista Service Pack.
If you have the ability to run the 64-bit version, I highly recommend going with that. I have had almost no issues (except for some random 3rd party programs that were poorly coded)
I'm gonna start with what I don't like...there isn't much. The thing I hate the most is the control panel. It is still a disorganized mess. Using classic mode, it still takes a while to find things...hopefully there will be improvements made to this. The second is off of this with the networking controls. The networking itself is much improved, but the interface is very roundabout and you can end up going around in loops between a bunch of screens to get to what you want. That's it...Those are the only 2 things I hate about Win 7.
Things I like: The Start Bar. This is a huge improvement in usability over XP. I love it, and use nearly all the features on it. The jumplists make access easy (though only a few programs support it off the bat (firefox does not, chrome does). I pin the programs I use most on there and rarely have to invoke the start menu itself (which is nice). If I need another program, just hit the windows key and start typing the program name.
ALT+TAB is dramatically improved, and helpful for switching tasks. If you want to take it a step further, WIN+TAB blows out all your windows for switching, which is pretty useful as well.
Libraries: I've been wanting this for a long time. If you store a lot of media or documents and the like and they are scattered across multiple drives and folders, this can make it a lot easier to track and organize the content for sharing or what not.
Performance: I used Vista for a week before I went back to XP because it was too slow. I have 8GB of RAM in my PC. XP wasn't using it. 7 Uses it all and runs just as fast as XP. Taking into account the user interface upgrades, my productivity has increased a lot (it took a bit of time to get there and get used to everything. I now find myself flipping through and trying to access those features on my XP PC at work...wishing they were there.
Stability: I run my PC hard...I do a lot of things on it, and I rarely restart (updates being the only reason). I had XP running pretty stable...but occasionally a driver would take down the system. It was a fact of life. A game or something would just hard lock a driver and there'd be nothing I could do about it. I don't remember an instance since May 2009 where I've crashed this PC while running 7. If a game hard locks on a driver, the computer will freeze for about 10 to 15 seconds while I can still move the mouse. You do some fiddling with alt-tab or try to invoke the Task Manager, and Windows will some how unlock itself and kill the offending program. Then continue running like nothing happened. Still pretty impressed with that.
Installation: Upgrades can take a very long time...I don't recommend it. Back up your applications, then download an installer from something like ninite.com (to install your common apps in one shot). The full fresh install of 7 took roughly 45 minutes on my desktop...with no real fiddling with drivers. I just needed to pick up updated drivers for a few things. By far the smoothest install I've had.
Again, I think this is one of the best OS's Microsoft has turned out so far, and I highly recommend it.

How do you make My Documents, My Computer, etc. all appear on your desktop in one go? It used to happen automatically when you enabled Classic Start Menu, but since it's now gone...

Right click on desktop - Personalise - Change Desktop Icons

I tried to look for Windows 7 Retail in Malaysia (all versions).
Unfortunately, the shops only offer OEM and it is the 32 bit version only.
I may have to venture overseas to get a proper retail version.
Malaysia, Boleh!

Or if you can, get one year Technet subscription. I think that would make it cheaper, plus you get Office and other stuff.