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And by all means, when it comes to Windows 7, consumers won’t be able to go much simpler than Starter. Designed as the absolute lowest-end Windows 7 product edition, Starter will be made available worldwide come October 22nd, 2009 and will feature an N edition for markets in the European Union.

This is how Microsoft describes the SKU: “Windows 7 Starter makes small notebook PCs easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do—less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. Windows 7 Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows.”

Yes, customers will get “less” of everything, particularly the full Windows 7 experience. But this might just be sufficient for hardware resource restrained netbooks that are not capable of running a more evolved edition of the operating system, starting with Home Premium.

Microsoft will only supply Windows 7 Starter to original equipment manufacturers. As such, because the price of Starter is tailored to each OEM, the Redmond company has made no pricing details public. But Starter is also up for grabs for the software giant’s developer and IT professional audiences. Subscribers of MSDN and TechNet can grab the low-end Windows 7 RTM edition and take it for a spin.

Unlike Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate, Windows 7 Starter will only be offered in the 32-bit flavor. Customers will also find that their netbook purchase options are limited, in case they will want Windows 7 starter. Microsoft has set in place a strict set of criteria for devices it insists to call small notebooks, and which can only sport a low-end processor such as Atom, no more than 1 GB of system memory (RAM), an HDD smaller than 256 GB or even smaller than 64 GB in the case of SSD storage, and featuring screens of less than 10.2 inches.

Windows 7 Starter installation

Since customers will only be able to purchase Windows 7 Starter already pre-installed on netbook devices, the installation process is yet another experience of Windows Vista’s successor they will miss. But in all fairness, deploying Windows 7 starter wont’ get your adrenaline level up in any way.

As it is the case with all Windows 7 SKUs, installing this particular edition of the operating system is a process simple enough so that even novice computer users can perform it without hassles. This is one aspect where simple is good. It’s only a matter of getting the machine to boot from the DVD drive, and nothing but a smooth ride from there on, with the wizard offering superb guidance. Microsoft simply managed to outdo itself by delivering an extremely speedy and seamless installation experience, far superior to previous Windows releases.