Windows 7

The Tool from Parallels “Windows 7 Upgrade Tool”, makes use of their virtualization technology to give users the option to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 without having to perform a clean install and lose all their settings and data.

When they initial released it, Microsoft seemed all in favour of it, they even invited Parallels to a Windows 7 momentum event in Paris to make a public presentation about the program.

But now Microsoft have a bone to pick with Parallels, the reason is over licensing rules. Continue reading »

Microsoft defended its security features present in Window 7 after their recent exploitation at the event of Pwn2Own hacking contest. Both hackers successfully bypassed DEP and ASLR just in two minutes but Microsoft product manager Pete Lepage tried to defend the position by saying that these features are not meant for preventing every attack. It means that even toady it is not possible for everyone to outwit these security mechanism, it could only happen in a couple of cases where someone have done a lot of work to find all flaws and loopholes in their full proof security system. Continue reading »

One of the recent additions to the Windows version of the Google Chrome web browser was support for the Windows 7 taskbar to show preview thumbnails of all open tabs of the web browser in the taskbar. That feature addition caused some controversy as it was not possible to disable it. Continue reading »

Pwn2Own hacking contest exposed the vulnerability of latest software presented by Microsoft and Mozilla, where two researcher Peter Vreugdenhil from Netherlands and Nils from German bypassed a couple of defensive mechanism in present in Windows 7 by using its own code against it. Continue reading »

Advanced System Optimizer will optimize your PC performance, alert you to potential problems, and help you troubleshoot your PC. It is the most comprehensive, powerful and smartest system optimizer.

Advanced System Optimizer v. 3 is a multi-functional system performance and optimization suite for Windows. This collection of tools lets you supercharge your PC’s performance, enhance its security, tweak and optimize its settings, and customize and personalize your screens. Continue reading »

I’ve had so many emails hit my inbox overnight about a story over on ComputerWorld citing data collected by Devil Mountain Software’s community-based XPnet claiming that some 86% of Windows 7 machines being monitored are regularly consuming 90-95% of the system RAM that I’m forced from silence to comment. Continue reading »

While a number of people have been successfully running Windows 7 on their Boot Camp partitions since the first public beta releases were available, many have been waiting for official support from Apple before installing it. Yesterday Apple released Boot Camp 3.1, which provides support for Windows 7, but full support on some systems may not be as straightforward as updating Boot Camp and then installing Windows 7. Additionally, some people have wondered whether or not the updates that state specific support for Windows 7 are applicable to Vista and XP installations. Continue reading »

Now that the download period for Windows 7 Beta is over, many people may have lost their chance to try Microsoft’s new operating system. If you’re among them, worry not: you still have the opportunity to take a sneaky peek at Windows 7, even if it’s only by disguising your dear old Windows XP as the new Microsoft OS.

SevenVG RC Theme is a nicely tailored Windows 7 skin that gives Windows XP the new look. The theme is dead easy to install – something you don’t usually find in this kind of software - and includes a wide array of changes: new fonts, new common tasks bar, new window style and much more. Continue reading »

Protects Windows 7 and Vista applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications Internet access. Allows you to control personal information leakage via controlling application network traffic.

What’s new in this version:

Version 3.0 features full Windows 7 compatibility.

Download Windows 7 Firewall Control (via CNet)

The Windows 7 Codec Pack is a simple to install package of codecs/filters/splitters used for playing back music and movie files.

After installation you will be able to play 99.9% of files on the Internet. Also included in the package are a number of encoder codec’s, allowing you to encode files in formats such as DivX. XviD, x264 and many more in your favorite encoding application.

Video file types supported include AVI, MKV, MP4, OGM, MPG, MPEG, VOB, FLV, PS, TS, NUV. Audio file types supported include AC3, DTS, AAC, APE, FLAC, TTA, WV, OGG, Vorbis, MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX. Please Note: Commercial (Digital Rights Managed) as iTunes and RealMedia may require a specific player. Continue reading »