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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Activation Technologies Already Cracked
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You have probably heard by now that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 includes the anti-piracy update (KB971033) that was released earlier this year. However, it appears that Windows 7 is still as crackable as before. The original WAT update killed more than 70 cracks available for Microsoft’s newest deskt...
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Update for Windows 7 - This update addresses various streaming issues using Media Foundation on Windows 7.
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This update addresses various streaming issues using Media Foundation on Windows 7. You should also install this update to support features in an upcoming release of an Internet Explorer 9 platform preview build. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Download for Win...
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Update for Windows 7 - This update provides performance improvements for the graphics platform
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This update provides performance improvements for the graphics platform. You should also install this update to support features in an upcoming release of an Internet Explorer 9 platform preview build. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Download for Windows 7 x86...
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta Frequently Asked Questions
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Q. What is Windows 7 SP1? A. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is an update for consumers and IT Pros that helps keep your PCs supported, provides ongoing improvement to the operating system, by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows...
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Microsoft: Windows 7 Is Superior to OS X, Linux, and to All Platforms
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Windows 7 is superior to Apple’s Mac OS X, the open source Linux and to all operating systems on the market, noted Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer during the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2010. Undoubtedly, Windows 7 has seen unprecedented success in terms of adopt...
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Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux
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Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you'll need to find something different to use for your servers. Whether it's switching from Windows Server 2003 to 200...
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Microsoft says Windows 7 Service Pack 1 due in first half 2011
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Many of the Microsoft watchers and customers I know have been expecting Microsoft to ship the first service pack (SP) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 before the end of 2010. But according to a newly published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the Microsoft TechNet site, Microsof...
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System Recovery Tools
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Avoid the "Google Ads" links! http://www.hirensbootcd.net/
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Windows XP SP2 and 7 other things Microsoft has killed this year
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Microsoft’s official curtailing this week of support and patches for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 marks the latest in a string of moves by the company to kill off products and technologies that either outlived their usefulness or never became useful in the first place. While some in the...
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Mint Linux 9
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Hey Guys, I just wanted to point out that I have tried Mint Linux 9 on one of my laptops (as well as dual booting my Debian system) and I am incredibly impressed. It is probably the easiest Linux distro to try. Based on Ubuntu (which I think is simple enough) Mint Linux adds some refinement, increased simp...
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Nearly 50% of Windows 7 PCs run 64-bit versions
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Microsoft said on Thursday that nearly half of all Windows 7 PCs are running 64-bit versions of the operating system. Early indications that 64-bit adoption rate was much higher than 32 began earlier this year. Statistics, released in January, from Valve's steam gaming software, showed that 64-...
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Forty-Three of The Best Free Windows Enhancements That You Should Know About
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There is an impressive range of excellent freeware Windows enhancements and tweaks. This posting will present forty three excellent additions to Windows that you will like.
When I first thought of this post, I more or less knew what programs I wanted to list here. The common theme that bro...
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Chrome OS to Support "Legacy" PC Apps Via "Chromoting"
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[url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364969,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag%2Fbreakingnews+%28PCMag.com+Breaking+News%29&utm_content=My+MSN]Chrome
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10+ mistakes Linux newbies make
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This really is a great list!
10+ mistakes Linux newbies make
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An Early Look at Fedora 13
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It might not have as much bling as Ubuntu, but Fedora still has a lot to offer. While the former focuses primarily on making life easier for new users (and generally does a great job at that), Fedora has been concentrating on the underlying technology and making the best possible entirely free...
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Windows 3.0 turns 20!
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Can anyone say retro? Windows 3.0 turned 20 on May 22nd, 2010! It was the third major release of Microsoft Windows, and became the first successful version of Windows & a rival to Apple Macintosh & the Commodore Amiga on the GUI front. [url=http://www.thewindowsclub.com...
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Ballmer: Microsoft wasted time on Vista
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In a chat with fellow CEOs at Microsoft's 14th annual CEO Summit, Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer came close to admitting Vista was a dog.
"How do you get your product right? How do you help the customer? How do you be patient?" he asked, as if he knew the answer.
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Win7 - Lessons You Can Learn From Early Adopters
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In Internet time, with Web apps seemingly continuously updated, last fall’s release of Win7 seems eons ago. Although the new OS is an undeniable hit with consumers—its rate of initial adoption is twice that of much-maligned Vista’s—enterprises are inherently more cautious about jumpin...
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What Chrome OS Will Probably Look Like
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Chrome OS — Google’s lightning quick operating system that’s based entirely on the Chrome browser — is due out the second half of this year (check out our report earlier this evening on its progress). We’ve seen some demos of it in action, and even tried out an early version ourselves, but ther...
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Windows Home Server Code Name “Vail” Goes International
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We’ve received great feedback from you on the release on our public beta of Windows Home Server Code Name “Vail” last month. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to give us your feedback and ideas. I’m happy to announce another update for the beta: starting today, German and Japanese editio...
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Windows 7 SP1 means end of XP downgrade rights
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The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday.
Last year, Microsoft said that customers could downgrade new machines purchased with Windows 7 Professional to the older Windows XP Professional for a limited period. The deal ends 18 mon...
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Get More Details about Processes Running on Windows 7
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Windows Task Manager separates its display of what’s running on your computer into two tabs. The Applications tab lists each running program by name; the Processes tab is a much longer list that shows every executable file that’s running, including child processes, services, and process...
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7 Utilities for Windows 7
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These look like handy little apps!
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Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Released
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[url=http://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx-released]Ubuntu
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Next Ubuntu netbook edition will have global menu
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Three cheers for Canonical, which is actively working to solve the netbook screen problem. In a blog posted Tuesday, Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth announced that the next netbook edition of Ubuntu — version 10.10 — will have a global menu. “In the netbook edition for 10.10, we’re going t...
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Windows 7 hits 100 million licenses mark, becomes Microsoft's fastest-selling OS
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It's hardly been a secret that Windows 7 was on track to become Microsoft's fastest-selling operating system, but the company has just now finally made that designation official, and also revealed that the OS has crossed the magical 100 million licenses sold mark in the process. In other wo...
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50 Places Linux is Running That You Might Not Expect
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It was not long ago when Microsoft Windows had a tight stranglehold on the operating system market. Walk into a Circuit City or Staples, it seemed, and virtually any computer you took home would be running the most current flavor of Windows. Ditto for computers ordered direct from a manufact...
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Ubuntu Claims 12 Million Users
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Ubuntu Linux is gearing up for the debut of its latest release with Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed "the Lucid Lynx" and scheduled for general availability at the end of the month. It's a release that offers multiple new features on the desktop and a new look to Ubuntu Linux.
The Lucid re...
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Linux's worst enemies? Linux fans
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I am NOT a Linux fanboy!
Do you know why Unix failed to take off as a mainstream operating system? It wasn't because it was too hard to use. Mac OS X, the universally acclaimed 'easy' operating system is built on top of BSD Unix. It's certainly not because Windows is better. It wasn't and it isn...
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Early Windows 7 SP1 build leaks
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An early build of Windows 7 SP1 has leaked to file sharing sites this week, indicating that Microsoft is on target to ship the update later this year.
The build, 6.1.7601.16537.amd64fre.win7.100327-0053, appears to be a recent compile from March 27. Early reports, from enthusiast site...
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