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10 Reasons not to upgrade to Windows 7 now

by Avinash October 23, 2009 Microsoft
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As expected and scheduled, Microsoft Windows 7 is released with much fanfare almost all across the globe. Its nothing new though. Its associated with every major Windows release. With so much of market hype over Windows 7, many of you including me are tempted to upgrade to Windows 7. So will you upgrade or stick to your old Windows XP .....

How to enable Auto Login in Windows 7

by Avinash August 15, 2009 Microsoft

Many of you including me doesnt like to enter password each time we start our system. For me, I am too lazy to enter passwords when windows start and i have to enter password associated with Windows user ID to log in.
In windows 7 also, you need to enter password each time you start your windows. For lazy guys like .....

How to Enable Quick Launch in Windows 7 as in Windows XP

by Avinash August 15, 2009 Microsoft

I have been a big supporter of Windows XP and I was never able to switch to Windows Vista due to various reasons. It is like I almost hate Vista. Many of the simple features you have in XP can be found missing in new Windows 7 and you would like to have them even in Windows 7.
One of .....

Get Windows 7 home premium for $49.99 with pre-order

by Avinash June 26, 2009 Software

Microsoft has started to take pre-orders for its next big product, Windows 7 to be specific. The pre-orders are being accepted on Microsoft store right now. You can pre-order till 22nd of October which is the due date for final release of the product.
The prices for different versions of windows 7 are low compared to what anyone paid for Windows .....

Create invisible folder without any software

by Ashok May 26, 2009 AntiVirus

Ever wanted to hide some data from others and the only option you have is hiding the folder? Not a great option when you know that its only too easy to see hidden folders following a simple drill. Tools>Folder Options>View>Show hidden files and folders.
What I am writing about is a very simple drill available in XP and you dont need .....

XP to Windows 7 with Windows 7 transformation pack

by Avinash April 30, 2009 Software

Well, Everytime microsoft start releasing a new operating system, several tools start cropping up which can enable the new looks to the previous operating system to the new one. Same thing is happening with release of Windows 7.
Many of you must have installed vista transformation pack after Vista was released. It was released by WindowsXlive. Same guy has updated that .....

Protect USB / PC from Malware Infection with Panda USB Vaccine

by Avinash March 12, 2009 AntiVirus

Malware / trojan/ virus writers exploit the Windows Operating Systems use the AUTORUN.INF file feature from removable drives in order to infect your system with malware / virus/ trojans etc. This feature is present with all  USB drives / Removable drives by deafault which use windows operating system which tells the system to perform actions when the USB drive or .....

Enhance your Windows Vista / XP with Comodo System-Cleaner

by Avinash March 6, 2009 Computers

I have talked about Comodo firewall and antivirus in my previous post few weeks ago. Comodo has been a security vendor since long time which believes in offering free security products like antivirus , firewalls etc. The products offered by Comodo had been a clear front runner in these product offerings sometime even dwarfing the paid products by other security .....

8 Ways to Secure your Windows Desktop / Laptop

by Avinash February 23, 2009 Software

Almost 90 per cent of all PCs run the Windows operating systems. With million lines of code, it is a given that vulnerabilities will exist in the operating system and Microsoft being slow on patching it makes it a bigger problem. The fact remains that securing your desktop is still something you need to do and i will be talking .....

Foxmarks :Synchronize your bookmarks across IE, Firefox & Safari

by Avinash February 18, 2009 Software

As per review of allthingsd If you dont want exactly the same set of bookmarks on all your machines, you can set up different profiles with different bookmarks for your work and home computers.

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