Building a High Performance Windows 7 PC
With Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system.
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15.4.2009 Windows Live FolderShare Beta Refresh for PC-to-PC Sync
Today, the FolderShare Team is shipping a Beta Refresh of both the Windows Live FolderShare website and client that offers some great improvements to the Windows Live FolderShare service at http://www.foldershare.com/.
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11.3.2008 IE7 Virtual PC Image and IE6 Virtual PC Image Refresh
From the IEBlog: Hello! Just wanted to give you a quick update that we’ve dropped two new VPC images that you can use with the free copy of Virtual PC 2007.
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19.4.2007 Windows or No PC at All!
sk0t has been arrested, fact which comes as quite a blow to torrent users all around the world. He was the one that uploaded Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith before
its theatrical release, as The Register informs.
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25.8.2007 PC sales to drop despite Windows 7
Research firm Gartner have published their predictions for PC sales for 2009, predicting that worldwide sales will fall by 6% from 2008 levels. The sales of netbooks, however, are set to rise.
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29.6.2009 Windows Vista Custom PC Design
Microsoft and Dell recently partnered up to create a super-cool custom PC in celebration of Microsoft releasing Windows Vista to manufacturing earlier this month.
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21.11.2006 Windows Vista Secrets for Tablet PC
Tim Sneath has been posting a wonderful
series of "Windows Vista Secrets". (The ability to start Quick Launch items with the [Win+<n>] keys has changed my life -- thanks Tim!)
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29.11.2006 Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
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9.3.2008 Windows 7 to allow PC backups to Network Share
Windows Complete PC Backup is an image based backup tool where you could take a backup of your entire system and restore it later.
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9.11.2008 Building a High Performance Windows 7 PC
With Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system.
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15.4.2009 PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7
People are snapping up new desktop and laptop PCs long before the launch of Windows 7, a sign of strong demand in the market, analysts say.
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19.9.2009 Windows CE 6 Beta running in Virtual PC
The first Virtual PC lab is now tested/running (see the screen shot below) - I'm handing the lab over to MSDN today for testing and to release to the MSDN Virtual Labs web site.
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13.7.2006 Windows XP SP3 Vista Inspirant for all PC
This is my Unattended instalations Windows XP SP3 get all Critical Updates-Hotfixes from feburary 2007. Thanks to Yurek3 for this article.
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21.4.2007 Enable Aero Glass in Windows Virtual PC
Windows Virtual PC along with XP Mode (RC) was released yesterday for Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise and Professional users.
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6.8.2009 Your XP-to-Windows 7 upgrade path: Buy a new PC
Microsoft's leaders really, really want you to forget about Vista and move right on to Windows 7. And who can blame them?
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17.9.2009 Running Virtual PC 2004 SP1 on Windows Vista
Normally, one would install Virtual PC to run a beta operating system on top of their production environment. In this case however, you might just be risk taking enough to run a beta operating system as your production environment. In such a case, you may have applications or other things that don't work the way you hoped under this operating system. This is where Virtual PC comes in run a production operating system on top of a beta environment. Clever, huh?
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4.3.2006 Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1
Yesterday we made the Windows 7 Beta available for public download. Hopefully you’re as excited as I am that the beta is here! The Windows 7 Beta is already getting some rave reviews for its new features, performance, and stability. But it is a beta, and with that comes the potential risk that some things may not work as well as they will in the final release.
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13.1.2009 Check PC Performance Details with WinSAT in Windows 7 or Vista
Since Windows Vista, including in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) has been added into the operating system. WinSAT is a free benchmarking tool that measures various computer performance ratings, characteristics and capabilities, and display the ratings as Windows Experience Index or WEI score.
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20.4.2009 Custom PC makers finally get Windows 7 preinstallation kit
On October 12, Microsoft provided system builders with the Windows 7 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) tools and related documentation they need to preload and customize Windows 7 on multiple new PCs.
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13.10.2009 Fully sealed PC terminal runs Windows XP Embedded
VarTech Systems has introduced a fully sealed, integrated PC terminal that comes with Windows XP Embedded pre-installed. The VTPC150SE is packaged in a sealed stainless steel case that is well suited for the harsh "wash-down" requirements of dusty/dirty industrial environments, according to the company.
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15.4.2006 Windows 7 to boost PC shipment growth by more than 10% in 2010, says paper
Windows 7 is expected to boost global PC shipments by more than 10% on year from the on-year growth of negative 5% this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report citing sources at market watchers.
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16.3.2009 Windows 7 RC New Features in the Spotlight: XP Mode and Virtual PC
Windows 7 Release Candidate, although virtually at an apparent standstill in evolution since the release of interim Builds 7048 and 7057, does manage to take it up a notch with the secret features Microsoft confirmed to have tucked away since the public Beta Build 7000 in January 2009.
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10.5.2009 Revision to Windows Vista retail licensing terms for PC power users!
Vista Blog: I’m very pleased to let you know you this morning (or afternoon, or evening, depending on where you are when you read this) that the Windows division has revised the retail license terms for Windows Vista in a significant way.
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2.11.2006 Microsoft Unites Xbox and PC Gamers With Debut of Games for Windows — LIVE
Xbox LIVE extends to Windows Vista to create single online gaming service starting with “Halo 2” on May 8.
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15.3.2007 New PC model
PC for Women
Google PC?
Just five years ago, Microsoft Corp. was considered the Big Bad Wolf of the media business.
Armed with a stockpile of cash and the Windows operating system that dominates office computing, Bill Gates' company was expected to huff and puff its way into America's living rooms as well, with video game consoles, home networking systems and TV set-top boxes.
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3.1.2006 Sweet for your PC
Really dirty PC
What Does It Take to Get a PC With XP?
Our reporter tried to buy a computer with Windows XP preinstalled on it from the United States' nine biggest PC makers. His findings: You can get one, but be prepared to fib.
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16.7.2008Sandbox users with Windows 7 PC Safeguard
If you share your PC with many users, some of whom may be messy users with a habit of littering files and changing settings, or you might just be a
privacy nut who doesn't like to leave any traces beh..
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04.11.2008Downgrade Plan for Windows 7 PC's
Deja Vu here? Just like they did with Windows Vista, Microsoft will ship Windows 7 in OEM machines with a license that allows customers to easily
downgrade to either Windows Vista or its 8-ye..
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13.04.2009Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs
Microsoft and CableLabs finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by themselves, after they've purchased the PC and set
it up. This is good news.
What..
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10.09.2009Early debut for Windows 7 PCs
Eager to get your hands on a new PC with Microsoft's Windows 7 preinstalled? If you play your cards right, you could get one as much as a week or
more in advance of the software's official Oct. 22 rel..
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25.09.2009Microsoft: No PC-to-PC Sync in
Vista
In the seemingly never-ending
list of features to be
stripped from Windows Vista,
yet another has fallen by the
wayside. Microsoft made a
decision to remove PC-to-PC
synchronization from Windows
Vista, Microsoft Watch
reported...
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08.06.2006Windows Virtual PC Evaluation Guide
This guide describes how to install Windows Virtual PC and set up a virtual environment, such as Windows XP mode or a custom virtual machine. It also
shows you how to try out some of the key features of Windows Virtual PC.
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30.04.2009Sandbox users with Windows 7 PC Safeguard
If you share your PC with many users, some of whom may be messy users with a habit of littering files and changing settings, or you might just be a
privacy nut who doesn't like to leave any traces behind, either way, a new and previously unannounced feature in Windows 7 called "PC Safeguard"
might just be what youre after.
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04.11.2008Using Your Tablet PC for
Networking and Working
Remotely While Traveling
Tablet PC Community Writer
Jeff Van West takes his Tablet
PC on the road and explains
how to back up data, use hot
spots, and create a Windows
Journal trip book...
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04.01.2006Windows 7: Federated Search
In part one of our overview of Windows 7, we look into Federated Search: Windows Vista included the enhanced desktop search feature which helps users
to readily locate files, e-mail messages, and other items on their PC . With the release of Windows Search 4.0, the performance of the search tool
improved while adding much-needed manageability features for IT. Windows 7 along with the desktop search, introduces Federated Search in which the
scope of the search goes beyond your PC. You can now search for items in remote repositories from your PC. It is based on OpenSearch and the RSS
format.
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06.01.2009How To: Get Windows 7 Aero in a Virtual Machine
This week, Microsoft made the XP Mode RC available to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate users. Most Virtual Machine emulating software
has not offered support for Aero previously, including Microsoft's own Virtual PC 2007. Now, thanks to the powerful set of "Integration
Components" in Windows 7 Virtual PC and the enhanced, updated version of Remote Desktop in 7, we can now have the full Aero Glass experience in
Windows 7 Virtual Machines, provided the host can handle Aero, and has it enabled. Here's how to get it: This assumes you already have Windows
7 installed on your PC in Virtual PC. Step 1: Enable Aero on your host machine.
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07.08.2009Acer: PC Industry Disappointed with Vista
In an interview with
Financial Times
Deutschland , the president
of global #3 PC manufacturer
Acer once again conveyed his
overall disappointment with
the lack of contribution he
believes Microsoft's Windows
Vista provides to PC sales,
reportedly saying, "The
entire industry is
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25.07.2007Take a Windows Vista-Ready Media Center PC or Tablet PC Home for the Holidays
Columnist Evan Archilla takes
away your holiday woes by
explaining the benefits of
purchasing a new computer
before the release of Windows
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19.12.2006Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Released
Anyone who has tried Virtual
PC 2004 on Windows Vista knows
that the experience can leave
something to be desired. But
today, from the hard working
folks on the Virtual PC Team,
we have Virtual PC 2007.
Virtual PC 2007 was
optimized for using Windows
Vista as the host operating
system, allowing you to run
multiple operating systems on
a single PC and have an
excellent experience doing so.
Virtual PC 2007 has also been
optimized for Windows Vista
running as the guest operating
system as well.
Virtual PC 2007 is both free
of cost and unsecured by
Windows Genuine Advantage.
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25.02.2007Microsoft Makes Virtual PC
Freeware
Microsoft has released an
update to Virtual PC 2004
Service Pack 1, and is now
making the virtualization
software available free of
charge to all users. The
company also promised to
freely release Virtual PC 2007
next year, bringing support
for Windows Vista...
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13.07.2006Windows Advisor Pilot v2.2
Windows Advisor is a self-help tool that notifies you about problems in your PC and helps you fix them. Windows Advisor scans your PC continuously,
notifies you about important issues, and, when possible, suggests an easy fix solution. Additionally, it provides a checkup function, so that you can
manually check your PC. This manual checkup displays information about additional, non-critical issues, such as suggestions and tips for improving the
way you use your PC. The checkup advises you about security, performance, networking, printing, and more.
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08.07.2008Microsoft touts Windows 7 for Netbooks
During a recent question and answer session with Brad Brooks, corporate vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing, he gave his take on
Windows 7 on netbooks, or mini-notebook PC's. Brooks confirms that Windows 7 will support netbook PC's, and not only support them, but
improve the consumers experience over any other Operating System. After recent showings at PDC, WinHEC, and CES, Brooks said users using Windows 7 on
netbook PC's had an overall great experience on the miniature devices, from Windows 7 small footprint, and improved user interface. Windows 7
will help improve boot up and shut down times on the netbooks, with a fully-functioning Windows experience.
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04.02.2009Vista Delay a Minor Factor in
PC Sales
The delayed launch of Windows
Vista will have a limited
effect on PC shipments in
2006, and may actually help to
boost sales slightly in 2007,
research firm IDC said Monday.
Overall, PC shipments should
grow at a ten percent or
higher rate through 2008, the
firm said...
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28.03.200685% of Mac owners have Windows too
According to a study done by the NPD group, 85% of people who own a Mac, also own a Windows based PC in their home. Approximately 12% of homes in the
U.S. own a Mac computer, up from 9% in 2008, and out of that 12%, approximately 85% own a Windows PC. The study reveals that the explanation behind
Mac users owning both a Mac computer and a Windows PC is that they tend to own more computers. According to the NPD group study, 66% of Mac
households have three or more computers, compared to only 29% of Windows households.
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10.10.2009Windows 7 Tablet PC Screen Shots
Rob Bushway @
GottaBeMobile.com: Several
of us on the GottaBeMobile.com team are fortunate enough to be participating in the Windows 7 beta, and weve got some screen shots of some of the new
Tablet PC features in Windows 7. Keep in mind, a lot of this might change between now and release. There will be more coming, so stay tuned. Warner
will be filming an InkShow soon. Hit the Read More link to see the gallery of screen shots...
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29.10.2008Gears of War Officially Headed to the PC
Epic Games has always been a
developer that strongly
supports the PC platform.
While its biggest mass market
hit may on Xbox 360, the North
Carolina-based developer isnt
about to leave its PC fanbase
out in the cold.
It
should be no surprise then
that Microsoft announced at
its E3 press conference on
Tuesday evening that Gears of
War will be heading to the PC
Games for Windows platform for
this holiday season.
CliffyB took the stage to
detail the differences between
the PC and Xbox 360 versions “
and for diehard Gears of War
fans, there may be a good
enough reason to pick up the
PC version too. For the
year-long (and make that one
long year to be without Gears
of War) wait, the PC version
will be getting five new
single player chapters and new
multiplayer maps and modes...
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