Windows 7
Windows Start-up & Shutdown Sounds from Windows 3.1 on up
It seems that people will collect almost anything. Vince Bognot has put together Windows Start-up and Shutdown Sounds from Windows 3.1 to Windows 7. I am not sure who cares but here is his collection:
Via the Windows Club
Scrap files scrapped
Windows is a complicated operating system and has many properties and features that most PC users are unaware of. One of the odder and lesser known features in Windows 98/XP was something called a scrap file. I wrote about scrap files some years ago in connection with their use by virus writers. I visit the [...]
Windows 7 borrowed from the Mac?
A small ruckus broke out when Simon Aldous, partner group manager at Microsoft, acknowledged that the design of Windows 7 had drawn on some inspiration from the Mac. In an interview at PCR, Aldous said:
One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that [...]
Fixing Windows update problems
For one reason or the other, it sometimes happens that a file or a Registry entry gets corrupted in one of the never-ending Windows updates. In that case, it often becomes impossible to carry out updates without getting error messages. The problems are common enough that Microsoft has come up with a tool to fix [...]
Customize your icons
Many Windows users are unaware that they are not stuck with the default set of icons that comes with their setup. In fact, it is quite easy to edit or replace the existing icons. Some years ago I wrote an article on how to customize your icons. Why should all your folder icons be the [...]
How to pay less for Windows 7
The retail price for Windows 7 is pretty steep. In fact, you can pay almost as much for some versions as the price of a new laptop. But there are legitimate ways to pay less. At ZDNet, Ed Bott has posted Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free):
Only suckers pay [...]
Is Windows 7 the last major release?
Windows 7 is currently the focus of attention and will likely dominate the PC for a few years. But what about the future? At PCMag, technology industry analyst Tim Bajarin speculates about what comes after Windows 7:
So, Windows 7 does, in fact, matter. But for how long? At the moment, we live in a client/server [...]
How 32-bit software runs on 64-bit Windows
When I took a look at the many PC offerings being rolled out for the advent of Windows 7, I was struck by how many of them were 64-bit systems. It’s a little geeky but an explanation of how Windows Vista/7 64-bit systems manage 32-bit software may interest some. TechSupportAlert has an overview of how [...]
Choosing between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
So you think you might be buying one of the Windows 7 computers now being offered but are confused about choosing a 32-bit or 64-bit system. I have discussed this choice before but the prevalence of 64-bit systems on new Windows 7 machines prompts me to revisit the subject. Some factors to consider are given [...]
Windows 8
Yes, I know. Windows 7 hasn’t even been released to general use yet (tomorrow’s the big day). Nonetheless, there is already talk about Windows 8. In fact, there are whole Web sites about Windows 8. We don’t actually know anything about Windows 8 but that doesn’t keep people from talking about it. For example, there [...]
New version of Windows 7 upgrade advisor
Want to know if your present computer can be upgraded to Windows 7? Microsoft has just issued a revised version of the Windows 7 upgrade advisor:
Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed programs for known compatibility issues, [...]