So far i am (hate to say it) loving windows7 had an issue with a icplus 10/100 ethernet adapter but replaced with a d-link and no trouble....i have issues with the three mentioned software bits as they hang ...and run two to three instances in task manger processes....once i remove and restart...
d-link
ethernet
hanging programs
internet explorer
microsoft
network adapter
outlook
performanceimprovement
permission issues
software issues
task manager
user experience
vista
windows 7