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In his January 7, 2009, keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of a beta version of Windows 7. We downloaded the beta and took a bunch of screenshots to see what the new operating system looks like.

At first glance, I think the Windows 7 GUI is cleaner than Vista, which I like. The taskbar is populated with text-less icons, which would allow quick access to more applications. There some other features that make navigation slightly more efficient.

However, so far, Windows 7 seems extraordinarily like Windows Vista with a new coat of paint. We will have to put the new OS through some thorough testing to really get to the meat of any real differences. In the meantime, check out the TechRepublic Windows 7 Beta Photo Gallery.

Mark Kaelin is a CBS Interactive Senior Editor for TechRepublic. He is the host for the Microsoft Windows blog, Product Spotlight blog, and the editor for Cracking Open Photo Galleries. Read his full bio and profile. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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Windows Mojave jpk | 01/09/09
More like a moth thamadgreek@... | 01/09/09
The Mad Greek jpk | 01/09/09
Windows flag msims@... | 01/12/09
First screenshots of Windows 7 beta bhkolts@... | 01/12/09
RE: what kind of resource hog will Windows 7 be? HAL 9000 | 01/12/09
Yet another MS answer to world peace and the cure of cancer 17141714 | 04/30/09
Got Linux? jerry@... | 08/03/09
Screenshots are exactly what I do not want to see jslarochelle | 01/09/09
Come back round and check w2ktechman | 01/09/09
Come back and see msims@... | 01/12/09
So by your reasoning HAL 9000 | 01/12/09
Agree with you there. boxfiddler | 01/09/09
Bad Davette HAL 9000 | 01/11/09
Just downloaded it Mark W. KaelinTechrepublic Moderator | 01/11/09
ignore the peanut gallery, Mark jck | 01/12/09
RE: First screenshots of Windows 7 beta Jack-M | 01/11/09
RE: First screenshots of Windows 7 beta daremos@... | 01/12/09
Microsoft is good on graphic... Tai Chi Bear | 01/12/09
RE: First screenshots of Windows 7 beta DComander101x@... | 01/12/09
There's a long hard road way out of hell... airwolf_2099 | 01/13/09
Me the IT Guy and my Vista Ultimate scorpion_saga@... | 02/20/09
Preach on brother! MotorHedd | 03/31/09
RE: First screenshots of Windows 7 beta iordan.spasov@... | 01/14/09

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