All Glass Gadgets Bring Sexy-Back to your Windows 7 and Vista Desktop
Windows 7 has been out for a few months now which means you’re surely tired of the widgets and gadgets that you could place on your desktop out of the box. Sure they might be helpful, and you may even look at them from time to time, but so many of them are boring and [...]
Read MoreHow To: Get Windows Computer Support Without Web Access
The wealth of easily accessible information on the web means that most people immediately go online to find help with the computers. But what happens when you have no internet connection? Most people will panic without being able to type a question into their favorite search engine, and won’t be able to find assistance until [...]
Read MoreUsing Action Center in Windows 7
Making your operating system communicate with you can be a daunting task. It’s something researchers have been working on for many decades now. Microsoft might have just found a solution with Windows 7. The way Windows has communicated a problem for many releases have varied over the years. We are all aware of the blue [...]
Read MoreHow To Fix the Can’t Unpack Windows 7 Student Upgrade Error
Yesterday we showed you how to turn the files you downloaded from Windows 7 Student discount upgrade bootable on a flash drive or DVD to help users get past several upgrade errors but there are still issues plaguing many students.
The biggest issue is affecting users who want to upgrade form a 32-bit version of Windows Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows 7. In many cases these users can’t even unpack the setup files to make a bootable disc.
Read MoreImproved Recovery Options in Windows 7
Since the release of Windows 2000 and XP, Microsoft included the limited Recovery Console which was used to diagnose and recover from serious errors which may be preventing Windows from booting successfully. The problem with Recovery Console (although it was very handy), was its complexity and use of the Command Line. Using it required remembering obscure commands and knowing how to apply them properly. If you were not careful, you could seriously cause further problems. Today we take a look at the improved Recovery Options Windows 7 provides.
Read MoreWindows Explorer – What’s new in Windows 7?
Windows Explorer has gone through some significant enhancements in Windows 7, featuring a more refreshing, cleaner design that focuses on simplicity and accessibility. In this article we take a look at some of the changes and improvements such as the new text only Command Bar buttons and Libraries which focuses on aggregating data from desperate locations shared between multiple PC’s within your home network.
Read MoreUsing Windows Easy Transfer in Windows 7
So far we have looked at two ways of installing Windows 7 on your PC – Clean/Custom Install or In-Place Upgrading. Many persons will be buying Windows 7 on a new PC when its released and would like to get their personal data from an old PC to the new PC running Windows 7. Windows 7 offers an easy, convenient way to make the move with the built in Windows Easy Transfer utility. As you can see in the screenshot below, I have a lot of files on my old PC running Windows 7, and I would like to get those files over safely over to my new computer also running Windows 7.
Read MoreHow to Upgrade to Windows 7
We recently took a look at installing the Windows 7 using a Clean/Custom Install scenario. This next article will involve doing an in-place upgrade from an existing version of Windows such as Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7.
Read MoreHow to install Windows 7
Starting October 22nd, many people will start the process of upgrading from previous versions of Windows to Windows 7 RTM. After spending a long while with Windows 7 as my main OS since January 7th, I am excited about this major release that introduces many benefits to daily experiences on the PC at home and work. I want to take a look at installing Windows 7 and I will also be doing an Upgrade Story in a future post, just to get an idea of what its like. Let’s get started!
Read MoreGet Gmail New Mail Notifications On Your Desktop for Windows XP and Vista
One downside to using web apps like Gmail is that they reside online and usually don’t have any way of giving you notifications short of you actually going to the website and having a look for yourself. But wouldn’t you rather be told when you have a new email rather than having to check on [...]
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