Archive for the ‘Windows 7’ Category
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Creating a System Repair Disk in Windows 7
Creating a System Repair Disk in Windows 7
Create a system repair disk will allow you to boot your computer and perform troubleshooting and repair steps in case something goes wrong with your operating system.
In Windows 7, you create a repair disk from the Backup and Restore Center. To create the disk, open Backup and Restore [...] -
How to use Internet Explorer as an FTP Client
It is possible to use Internet Explorer to access FTP sites. Just type the FTP site’s address in the address bar and press Enter. If the FTP sites needs you to login, Internet Explorer will prompt you to enter your username and password.
If you want to log in with a different username than the one [...] -
Play CDs automatically with Media Player in Windows 7
If you want, you can make Media Player to automatically open music CDs and play them in Windows 7. To do this, you have to make Media Player the default player for CDs. Here are instructions to do that:
Click the Start button and choose Control Panel.
Click Hardware and Sound.
Click AutoPlay.
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How to backup the registry in Windows 7
Every time you start your computer, Windows automatically creates the registry based on the hardware and software available to it. Then, it makes a backup copy of that registry. If you plan to manually change the registry, you should also make a backup copy of the registry just before you make your change. Because when [...]
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EU drops antitrust charges against Microsoft
The European Union has announced that it is dropping the antitrust charges against Microsoft after the company agreed to provide Windows users with an option to install 12 other browsers.
Under the terms of the agreement with regulators, Microsoft will avoid fines if it provides an option that allows European users to replace Internet Explorer [...] -
Windows 7 — The Best OS Ever?
Recently, Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 is the best OS from Microsoft till date. Now that Windows 7 is finally available, users will be able to decide if or not Ballmer’s statements are true. Till now, Windows 7 has received favorable reviews and it appears that it is doing quite well as far as [...]
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Windows 7 Launched
The world’s largest software maker Microsoft today launched the ‘Windows 7’ operating system (OS) with a host of tools for multimedia applications for business and retail customers.
Smarting under the failure of its earlier operating system ‘Vista’, Windows 7 promises significant improvement in productivity levels, enhanced security, reduced risks and costs.
PC makers HCL Infosystems, Acer and [...] -
How to Start Services in Windows
Here are instructions to start/stop services in Windows 7:
Steps
1. Go to Start.
2. Go to Control panel.
3. Go to Administrative tools
4. Click on Services.You can also start/stop services in Windows 7 by using services.msc. Here is how:
1. Go to Start
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Windows 7 China Debut Hijacked by Pirates
Windows 7 is already available in China, one week before its official launch. But the copies are all pirated. Anyone can buy a pirated copy of Windows 7 in China for 20 Yuan or approximately USD 2.93.
China is the world’s second largest PC market and Microsoft has high aims to monetize it. However, piracy is [...] -
Microsoft Planning 128-Bit Version Of Windows 8?
Windows 7 has not yet been released. However, there are rumors that say that Microsoft is considering a 128-bit version of its next OS, Windows 8.
According to Robert Morgan–an employee at Microsoft, future versions of Windows including Windows 8 would have support for 128-bit processor architectures. On his now defunct LinkedIn profile page, Morgan had [...]