Most early adopters appear pleased with Microsoft's new OS, but some are griping about installation bugs.

By Paul McDougall
October 26, 2009 02:55 PM

Numerous would-be Windows 7 users are having difficulty installing or upgrading to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s newest operating system, user reports on a support forum indicated. Other Internet sites, however, showed that most users are happy with the software.

Several users indicated that attempts to upgrade from Windows Vista caused their computers to enter what they described as an endless cycle of reboots.

"My laptop is now in what seems to be a loop of restarting and trying to restore the files," wrote a user named JSchneider21, in a post Friday on Microsoft's Windows 7 support forum. "My laptop meets the minimum requirements for the upgrade," the frustrated customer pointed out. [Information Week...] [Comments...]