Well, Microsoft has already released Windows 7 to the public now. Early returns look promising but are not outstanding, and most of that is based on the large amount of pre-release orders. The possibility of the success of the new operating system (OS) has been discussed at length. There are many new features and Microsoft [...]
Leave a Comment November 7, 2009
Problem reports where making the rounds shortly after the final release of the Windows 7 operating system. It is not unusual that some users report problems when installing a new operating system or upgrading their old OS to a new one. Windows 7 in this regard did not get a lot of bad press except [...]
Leave a Comment November 6, 2009
Ever since I started using a computers, I’ve been using the “Prt Sc” button to take images of my desktop, and it has never cross my mind to use other software to do the job until Microsoft introduce the new snipping tool software that come free with Windows 7. Actually, I heard the same software [...]
Leave a Comment November 4, 2009
In Windows Vista, Microsoft gave us the first taste of User Account Control. It was designed to protect the operating system (OS) from malware by locking the Desktop and then confronts you with a warning dialog asking you – the user – to confirm or deny the operation in question. A good idea but, in [...]
Leave a Comment November 1, 2009
By the time the second Beta version of Microsoft’s Windows 7 was released, the team responsible for the various applets in the Windows operating systems (OS) had finally had their new versions of three important features included in the package. These consisted of WordPad, Paint and Calculator – they have finally grown up. There are [...]
Leave a Comment October 30, 2009
If you have ever complained about the standard Windows operating system applets and certain features – they were too cumbersome or just did not work well – this is for you. It would not be too much of a generalization to say that this has certainly been encountered by every system administrator working with Windows [...]
Leave a Comment October 26, 2009
Windows 7 seems like a turning point for Microsoft. The operating system came out on time, it runs well, and it’s much leaner than Vista. We’ve spent a few months tinkering with the beta and now the final version. It has still got a few quirks, but overall it’s way better than Vista when it [...]
Leave a Comment October 24, 2009
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When a new operating system is released by Microsoft, many individuals and businesses will often think very hard about whether or not to upgrade. When Windows Vista arrived, several professionals looked at the hardware requirements and nearly had to be taken to an ER; the requirements were so high that many organizations would have to [...]
1 Comment October 19, 2009
When Microsoft releases an operating system (OS), they will always produce a list of pricing and the OS SKUs – “Stock-Keeping Unit” for each version, for example Windows 7 Home Premium is one SKU and Windows 7 Professional is another. For Windows 7, there are some major changes to this list.
First of all, the name [...]
Leave a Comment October 15, 2009
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