Oct 23

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Windows 7 is Microsoft’s newest operating system after Windows Vista.

Previously code-named Blackcomb and Vienna, it is touted as a major improvement over its notorious predecessor - lighter, snappier and more feature-laden than Windows Vista.

Infact, Windows 7 even runs well on older hardware, as Paul Thurrot (Winsupersite.com) found out…
It runs as well on this little piece of junk as it does on a 2009-era netbook. This UMPC has an 800 MHz Celeron processor and just 1 GB of RAM.

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Release Date
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Windows 7 is scheduled to be release on Oct 22nd 2009. However, Microsoft currently has a limited time offer for pre-orders for the Home Premium and Professional Upgrade editions.

Compatibility
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Since Windows 7 is an incremental and not a major upgrade to Windows Vista, it is expected to be compatible with the majority of programs that run under Windows Vista.

Hardware Requirements
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- 1GHz CPU
- 1GB RAM (32-bit) / 2GB RAM (64-bit)
- 128MB RAM Graphics Card
with DirectX 9 Support
- 16GB (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit) HDD

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

Oct 09

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.]

Oct 09

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 »

Oct 09

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
Oct 09

Windows 7 aeroIf 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 »

Oct 09

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.
Oct 07

StarWind Enterprise ServerStarWind 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.

Continue reading »

Oct 07

Windows 7 Domains for SaleInternet success begins with securing a quality domain name. A good domain name equals to #1 ranking on search engines. If you read SEO articles, you will better understand the importance of selecting a good domain name.

We sell the top domains for Windows 7. If you will make online business over Windows 7, we highly recommend you to buy one of these great domain names. It is one time fee for life time business success.

Here are the domain names for sale :

Domain names will be sold with online auction with “buy now” option. Click the domain name that you are interested in to join the auction. If you want to buy all of them, please contact us at : sales@windows7.cc

Oct 05

For the first time in almost 2 years, Windows Vista lost some market share for the month of September. According to Stat counter , Windows Vista was at its peak in August holding 23.36% of the market share. But last month ( September ) it dropped to 22.54% . Windows 7 on the other hand climbed from 1.69% to reach a record high of 1.79%.

While these aren’t exactly huge changes is either OS’s market share, It is the first time Windows Vista has lost market share in almost 2 years. It’s also Windows 7’s biggest jump since it was first made available to the public in January 2009 and it shows that Vista users are already keen on switching to Windows 7.

Continue reading »

Oct 05

This may sound silly suggestion to even post on Windows Reference but will help avoid some annoyance with Windows Vista and Windows 7. The host file is the one where one enters hostname and IP Address pair manually as against being served by a Name server (ex: DNS). As always the “host” file is under C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ or %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\ and hence cannot be edited by normal users.

To edit the host file,

Click Start – search for “Notepad“, right-click and select “Run as Administrator“. This should launch notepad with elevated privileges. Now, open the host file from the File menu, edit and save.

This should help!!!