If you do, take a look at Microsoft’s new website devoted to just that.

“Seeing Windows Vista for the first time may leave you searching for words. Many people just say “Wow.” Here are 100 reasons why.”

Here are a just a few of the “reasons” :

#1. It makes using your PC a breeze.
Windows Vista features a breakthrough design and easy-to-use organizational tools that make it simpler to get things done and get on with life! Find what you need instantly, on your PC or on the web, with Instant Search. Bring more clarity to your tasks with the spectacular Windows Aero user experience and Windows Flip 3D, allowing you to see everything you’re working on at a glance.

#9. Unchain your mobile PC.
Network and Sharing Center lets you set up a wireless network at home so you can experience the freedom of working from your living room, backyard, or anywhere in your home.

#15. Because your PC remembers to back up for you.
Windows Backup and Restore Center offers improved backup and restore functions, with automatically scheduled backups to preserve priceless digital photos, music, movies, and documents.

#23. Because it’s like a digital candy store.
You choose the fun—TV, games, music, movies, home videos, or photo slide shows—Windows Vista has all of your entertainment in one convenient place. Enjoy it on your PC, or gather friends and family around your home entertainment center, and let the good times roll!

Fair enough, but will anyone read the whole 100 reasons?

Microsoft has updated its browser, Internet Explorer Version 7 (IE7). The IE Blog posts this advice :

“Almost a year ago, we released Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP. Since then, IE7 is well on its way to becoming the most used browser in the world, and we’ve seen lots of evidence that IE7 makes it safer and easier to accomplish everyday tasks online. For example, the built-in Phishing Filter has protected consumers from known phishing web sites an average of 900,000 times per week. IE7 is the first – and still the only – browser with native support for Extended Validation SSL Certificates that help prevent online fraud. (Of course, tabbed browsing, QuickTabs, shrink-to-fit printing, an easily customizable search box, CSS improvements, and some add-ons are all good things too.)”

How to get it : “If you are not already running IE7, you can get it now from the Internet Explorer home page on Microsoft.com, get a customized version from a third-party site, or, if you haven’t already received it via Automatic Updates, this version will be delivered to you as we described previously. If you are already running IE7, you will not be offered IE7 again by Automatic Updates.”

Some changes have been made for XP users :

* The menu bar is now visible by default.
* The Internet Explorer 7 online tour has updated how-to’s. Also, the “first- run” experience includes a new overview.
* We’ve included a new MSI installer that simplifies deployment for IT administrators in enterprises.

According to The Register, a batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium has been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus.

The consignment of infected Medion laptops – which could number anything up to 100,000 shipments – had been sold in Danish and German branches of retail giant Aldi. The computers had been loaded with Microsoft’s latest operating system Vista and Bullguard’s anti-virus software, which failed to detect and remove the malware.

Bullguard says on its website, “Stoned.Angelina is a low-risk boot virus that infects the MBR (Master Boot Record) of hard disks. This is a very old virus. Apart from its ability to spread from computer to computer, it carries no payload (damage) to the systems it infects.”

Virus Bulletin technical consultant John Hawes said, “This is a reminder that old viruses never really die. Malware that’s been off the radar for years often pops up when least expected, after someone digs out an old floppy or boots up an ancient system, and security firms have a duty to maintain protection against older threats for just this kind of eventuality.”

Storm in a teacup? Looks like it.

According to Ina Fried of News.com “The first Vista service pack may serve dual purposes for Microsoft: fixing the operating system’s rough edges while simultaneously indicating that it’s ready for mass adoption.”

Nonetheless, in announcing its plans to release Service Pack 1 early next year, Microsoft is noting that the milestone remains an important signal for some businesses that the operating system has reached a level of maturity. Many analysts have consistently advised companies to hold off on Vista deployments until the first service pack’s arrival.

Shanen Boettcher, a general manager in the Windows unit, says, “There’s always a portion of the market that has that M.O. I would expect that we will see a little bit of an increase.”

For those of us already using Windows Vista, it’s hard to see what the fuss is about.