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’s 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One of the most hated features of Windows Vista is the User Account Control, or UAC in short. Many people found it annoying and chose to disable it right away, even if this meant exposing their system to additional security threats.
 In Windows 7, Microsoft has seriously changed this feature. Now users have a lot more [...]
Yochay Kiriaty has put together a series of posts to help you move your Windows XP application to Windows 7 on the Windows Team for Developers blog. The series began with Is Your Application Ready for Windows 7 RTM? and continues with User Account Control Data Redirection. Other posting are promised. But these two provide [...]
No matter what you think of Bing as a search engine, you have to admit that the daily homepage photos are pretty cool. They range from amazing nature photos to holiday sensitive events. Those images now have a new use, being wallpapers for your Windows 7 PC. One of Windows 7’s lesser know features is [...]
Have you notice that in Windows 7, when you move your mouse over the taskbar shortcut of a running application, it will take about half a second before the taskbar thumbnail appears? A waste of time, isn’t it?
So, how to make it faster? A registry hack will work.
* WIN+R and type in regedit to open [...]
I’m not sure how many people have noticed this before today, but I think someone at Microsoft deserves some recognition and geek credit for updating the “Choose Font” dialog window for the first time since Windows 95 almost 15 years ago. In Windows 7, this system dialog now presents live previews of the fonts using [...]
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