Windows 7 is totally accessible with window-eyes, the "classic shell" thing
might not be.
Their is a configuration for windows 7 called "god mode". It's a term from
gaming. My guy set my acer up that way, so I don't remember what windows 7
looks like right out of the box.
What god mode does, is put everything from control panel in a single page,
rather than in property sheets. Now that I figured out how good the search
in windows 7 is, I am not sure how advantageous this is. It does make
everything easier to find while learning windows 7.