So you’ve decided to take the Windows 7 plunge, having heard all the paeans to Redmond’s latest operating system. For many users, setting it up will be a simple case of popping in the installation disc and following the prompts. But there are a few steps you should take and decisions you need to make [...]
Windows 7鈥檚 evolution compared to Windows Vista is undeniable, and the lucky few that so far have had access to the RTM bits of the latest Windows client can confirm this.
But fact of the matter is that even in Beta Build 7000 development stage, Windows 7 bested Vista, and the boot time performance drag [...]
Microsoft today announced a Windows 7 discount for college and university students — and the deal’s a doozy. In the U.S., for instance, students will pay just $30 for Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade if they order by January 3, 2010. The regular upgrade price is $120.
Which led me to thinking: Why not extend the [...]
The Shutdown Event Tracker is a workstation or server feature, which can also be accessed in Windows 7, to consistently track the reason for system shutdowns.
You can then use this information to analyze shutdowns and to develop a more comprehensive understanding of your system environment. This is an extra set of questions that is [...]
So, with Windows 7 RTM right at the corner, do you still remember Windows 7 Milestone 1?聽 This awesome theme brings me back to these days when i was keeping trying every leaked version of Windows 7. The theme will turn your Windows 7 to a M1 style, which in my opinion is really nice.
When i was still running Windows Vista, several people around me came across a strange problem that the CD/DVD Drive was quite hard to use. To be more detailed, the drive could not read discs properly, especially self-made ones.
Now, with Windows 7 RTM, there is still someone troubled with this problem. And some of [...]
It鈥檚 been around 30 months since Windows Vista hit the General Availability milestone, and in that time the OS has only managed to claw some 18% of the OS market share. Compare that weak market share to the aging Windows XP, which even today commands an impressive 73% market share. With Windows 7 now only [...]
Linux has long been the preferred operating system for rejuvenating older PCs for three reasons: It’s lighter weight than Windows, it’s secure enough to let you sidestep CPU-hogging anti-virus programs, and it’s free.
Windows 7 may shake up that thinking, being the first version of Windows that, judging from widespread reviews from beta testers, runs [...]
In certain scenarios, a failed Windows Vista upgrade to Windows 7 can throw the computer into a perpetual cycle of restarts, Microsoft informed. The Redmond company did not offer specific details on the causes of a Vista to Windows 7 upgrade failure, but it did offer a workaround for end users affected by this specific [...]
XP Mode has been hailed within the Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) channel as a potentially effective carrot for enticing small businesses to upgrade to Windows 7, but reports of glitches in XP Mode suggest that it might not be easy to use.
The CRN Test Center recently ran into problems after installing XP Mode and Virtual PC [...]
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