The Wall Street Journal asks if you have Windows 7 fever. First, Windows 7 is years away from completion. Getting a fever now is probably not healthy. Yet, thinking about a wish list may help get a good discussion going about how to improve Windows.

Linux users aside, Windows Vista has taken heat from some consumers. Driver issues haunt the OS and this annoys anyone simply trying to use their personal computer. Yet, some technical issues with a notebook or desktop computer are self-inflicted and not the cause of the OS. Consider the person who overclocks the processor, makes changes to the registry, strips out elements of the OS and later complains the OS is unstable. The best way to run Vista is on a new PC with updates set to automatically download.

What if you cannot afford to buy a new PC? Do your best to leverage the hardware you presently own by keeping Windows XP or by upgrading RAM and the hard drive. In the long run, drivers will be released as more people demand the driver. Give it time.

Also, keep in mind that Windows 7 is a complete re-write of the OS. Windows 7 is not an upgrade to Vista. So, please do not hold your breath and hope Windows Vista will just go away. If you must hold off then watch for the service pack 1 release (in March) and see if this helps.

In the end, though, Lee Gomes is correct that any new OS must take a consumer's time into consideration. Please stop making us wait - and wait - and wait.