Though Windows 7 will have a starter edition, that is targeted towards netbooks as it’ll be a reduced version of Windows 7 with lesser functionality and a limit of running 3 programs at the maximum. this 3 program limit made Linux guys happy as users would certainly not like netbooks that can only run 3 [...]
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Windows 7 ‘s XP Mode Requires Decent Hardware
Last week, Microsoft shared a word about Windows XP Mode in its upcoming Windows 7. Today According to a report from CNet, to use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7, you need to have a decent hardware with at least 2 GB of RAM and a processor that supports chip-level virtualization. At present chip-level virtualization [...]
Windows 7 to have Windows XP Mode
It looks like Microsoft is working on every possible improvement it can make to its upcoming Windows 7 operating system to make it a huge success. Do you remember those Vista annoyances when programs compatible with Windows XP refused to run on Windows Vista even ater changing compatibility settings. But in Windows 7, you won’t [...]
Microsoft now Working on Windows 8
While Windows 7 Release Candidate is yet to be released on May 5 with final version of Windows 7 still a few months away, but it looks like that engineers at Microsoft have already started to work on next version of Windows beyond Windows 7, Windows 8. A recent job posting at Microsoft Careers website [...]
Shuffle Taskbar Items in Windows XP & Vista
If you have been using Windows 7 Beta lately, then one of the features you might miss in Windows XP or Vista is the option to shuffle taskbar items with drag and drop a taskbar icon to new position. To achieve similar functionality in Windows XP or Vista, you’ll need a tiny utility known as [...]
Which is best OS? Ubuntu, Vista or Windows 7
The recent release of Windows 7 Beta has created a lot of buzz with Windows 7 boasting of much improved performance and usability. Guys over at Tuxradar have conducted real time benchmarking tests for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Ubuntu to find out which one is better.
Disk Defragmenting With Windows 7
Although it may not be the most significant change that the Microsoft has done with respect to windows vista, but the company has surely changed the way that operating system handles the disk defragmentation. The developers at Microsoft, Rajeev Nagar and Matt Garson have written a lengthy article about the defragment process and how it [...]
Windows 7 Beta Available for Download Till Feb 12
Microsoft now has further extended Windows 7 Beta Availability till Feb 12 to increase its Beta testers user base to a big number. But this time Microsoft looks stricter in its approach to apply the deadline as Windows 7 downloads and activation keys will only be available till Feb 10 and those who have started [...]
Microsoft Removes 2.5 Million Limit on Windows 7 Beta
As Windows 7 Beta is now available and everyone is trying to grab one of those 2.5 million keys, But here’s some good news from Microsoft, they have removed the 2.5 million limit and windows 7 beta 1 will be available for the next two weeks(till Jan 24) as reported by Windows Team blog. If [...]
Windows 7 is official name for next Windows
Microsoft announced last night that Windows 7 – the codename used for next release of windows Operating system would be its official name. This is the first time Microsoft will use a codename as official Product name for any Windows Operating System.
