Windows 7

With all of the excitement surrounding the testing and launch of Windows 7, it seems that one demographic of PC users have been left out…the gamers. While I have read a few articles on gaming in the new OS, very little has been said as to how Windows 7 will improve this experience. This is also one of the few areas that pertains to users of both PC and Mac users, because whether Mac users like to admit it or not, they probably use Windows for PC gaming. Many will contest that the PC gaming market is dying, but that’s perception of the few. There are a few popular titles that will probably never be written for a console, not to mention, a PC is able to constantly push the threshold of graphics because graphics cards are developed and upgraded more often than gaming consoles. So, what are the advantages of gaming in Windows 7 versus Vista or XP?

DirectX 11 – DirectX 11 is perhaps the largest improvement in WIndows 7 gaming. PC game developers have already begun taking advantage of the improvements that DirectX 11 will allow. Stage Select claims that, “The power of DirectX 11 also claims to improve in-game details without sacrificing gameplay”. Continue reading »

Didn’t you find yourself in a desperate situation when you watched the clip of your favorite singer or a video from your friend’s birthday on YouTube or sites like that, and wanted to download it? But there was no use trying as there was no such button? I encountered such situations many times and all I could do was simply to save the link and replay video over and over again. But, there was a big drawback – no Internet meant no video. That’s why I always was looking for software that would make downloading video possible, and finally I found it. Continue reading »

With releasing of Windows 7, many people are installed Windows 7. If you are one of them, we recommend you to visit the Windows 7 discussion group on Google groups.

On Windows 7 discussion group, we discuss ;

• Installing and upgrading problems,
• Driver and hardware problems,
• Windows 7 tweaks and tips,
• Media (themes, backgrounds, sounds) sharings about Windows 7,
•  And many more…

Join Windows 7 Discussion Group to talk, share and solve problems.

If you’re ready to purchase Windows 7 for your own PC, order or download it today. Buy Windows 7

If you don’t want the same old blue log on screen for your Windows Vista, here’s what you gotta do. Go ahead with the steps below. (An alternative way can be found here: Windows 7 Logon Changer)

• Step 1: Download the file – http://www.mediafire.com/?e9y3j3vme0w
• Step 2: Click on Save and save the .zip file to the desktop
• Step 3: Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop
• Step 4: Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.
• Step 5: Click on Run, and press Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted
• Step 6: Save the custom .jpg image you want to use to the desktop with the name backgroundDefault.jpg
• Step 7: Check to see what your primary display screen resolution is. (You can do it by right clicking on any empty space on your desktop and choose screen resolution and then actuate it with your monitor’s specification.)
• Step 8: Open Paint, and click on the File icon (top left corner), Open, and navigate to and select the .jpg image from step 6. [NOTE: You can open Paint by typing mspaint.exe in the Start menu search line]
• Step 9: In Paint, click on Resize, dot Pixels, uncheck Maintain aspect ratio, then resize the .jpg image to the screen resolution size in step 7 (whatever be yours)
• Step 10:Save the .jpg file to the desktop with the exact file name below with the screen resolution size of the image. When completed, close Paint
• Step 11: In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:Windowssystem32oobeinfobackgrounds
• Step 12: Copy and Paste the .jpg files from step 10, and from step 6 into the C:Windowssystem32oobeinfobackgrounds folder, then close the window
• Step 13: You’re logon screen is now changed. You can press Ctrl+Alt+Del to test it. Click on Cancel to return to the desktop.

[NOTE: You can now delete the .reg and .zip files on the desktop if you like.]

Windows 7 provides the means to change the logon background image without third party hacks or any other kind of system files manipulation as it was required in previous Microsoft Windows operating systems. The process had been primarily designed for the OEM market but the option was available for anyone in the latest builds of Windows 7. It did involve adding or changing a value in the Registry and replacing or adding image files to a specific location on the computer’s hard drive. Continue reading »

It is a surprising to see that the Quick Launch Bar has not been enlisted in the easy to enable list. Here’s what you gotta to do to enable the Quick Launch Bar.

• Step 1:Right-click on the Taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar from the menu.
• Step 2: Copy and paste the address provided below into the Address bar ‘%SystemDrive%Users%username%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet Explorer‘ then click the arrow to the right of the Address bar to navigate to the folder.
• Step 3: Select the Quick Launch folder listed and click the Select Folder button

If you were looking for the best designed and most transparent Microsoft user interface then you can’t escape Windpws Aero. Here’s a hack to enable Windows Aero in Windows 7. But before you proceed with the steps keep a backup of your registry. Continue reading »

The Windows 7 beta has a pack of hidden and locked themes. To unlock hidden themes do the following:

• Step 1: Open the Explorer (Windows + E) and go to C:Windowswinsxs
• Step 2: Enter *.theme into the search field. Alternately you can use the * sign on the number block.
• Step 3: You’ll get the Click me prompt
• Step 4: Double-click the themes ZA, US, GB, CA, AU to install them.

StarWind Enterprise Server from the StarWind Software Company can help you to turn any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Server into a SAN for less than 30 minutes! This software product will provide its customers with a wide range of very important features:

·         Thin Provisioning that helps you to use storage space more effectively;

·         Data Replication that allows you to be up and running in case of any disaster by copying data to an offsite location;

·         Synchronous Data Mirroring that helps to protect mission-critical data by mirroring it to another server;

·         CDP & Snapshots that allow the user to back up the data by rolling an entire disk volume or individual files and folders;

·         Server Clustering that helps the user to create server clusters to increase reliability and availability of data by allowing servers to work as a single unit, that guarantees the High Availability of data.

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