Also, very good news that SE game servers are starting to ping.
I'm actually installing FFXI as we speak. In my boredom over the last week, I decided to upgrade to Windows 7 x64, and it just came in the mail today. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the first legal version of Windows I've ever installed.
I downloaded all FFXI updates via the awesome BG torrent, so I probably saved myself 10 hours of downloading via POL.
Windows 7 is pretty, and I'm already fairly impressed with it. I've restored nearly all the critical backups I made (my 14000 MP3s, email, etc), but I'm sure it will take weeks to get my PC back to it's former glory.