Windows 7 Logon Background Changer
Are you tired of the same old logon screen in Windows 7? If so, give Windows 7 Logon Background Changer a try. It’s a free open source software that let you change the wallpaper of the Windows 7 logon screen (also known as “welcome screen” or “login screen”).
Note that:
It does NOT change any system file, [...]
Windows 7 UK & US Student Discount Offer
Students in the UK and US with a valid email address given by the college or university will be able to purchase Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional (upgrade versions) for £30 and $30 respectively. The offer will start on the 1st of October and and on the 3rd of January 2010.
For more [...]
Free Upgrade to Windows 7 from Acer
If you are planning on purchasing a new Windows PC or laptop, then consider this offer from Acer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Windows Vista based PC from June 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010 can get an upgrade to Windows [...]
Windows 7 Upgrade Pricing
Windows 7 is just around the corner. Here’s what’s Microsoft told the public so far in regards to the upgrade pricing of Windows 7:
Below is a table of the cost of upgrading to Windows 7 from Vista or XP.
Windows 7 Product Edition
Price
Vista price
Savings
Savings (%)
Home Premium (Upgrade)
$119.99
$129.99
($10.00)
8%
Professional (Upgrade)
$199.99
$199.99
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-
Ultimate (Upgrade)
$219.99
$219.99
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Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) makes upgrading the version [...]
Windows 7 Rollout With No IE 8 in Europe
Microsoft sent memo to PC manufacturers in Europe that IE 8 will not be installed with the OS installation. They can chose whether to use Firefox , IE 8, Safari but must be pre-installed on PC’s. Now I don’t know how that will work out for those that just buy Windows 7 Installation disks but [...]
Download Windows 7 RC Today
Microsoft released Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) for you to test and install. TechNet and Microsoft both links have pretty good installation documents.
Welcome to Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) testing. We?re on our way to Windows 7, and the RC is a great opportunity for IT professionals like you to take Windows 7 and begin [...]
Windows 7 Without IE8 Confirmed
Yesterday I posted in our Espa?ol site about a rumor that Windows 7 would allow users the ability to uninstall (actually disable) Internet Explorer. The rumor was confirmed today in the Engineering Windows 7 blog, maintained by the project’s engineers.
Additionally to being able to disable IE, and all the options already offered in Vista, the [...]
Dual Boot Your Windows 7 with Windows XP or Windows Vista
There are two ways I would recommend to dual boot your Windows 7 with an? operating system such as XP or Windows Vista.
The easy way to dual boot is to download VirtualBox which allows you to be on your operating system as well as boot Windows 7 over without any real technical skills.
The other [...]
Next version of Windows to be called Windows 7
The next version of Windows which is currently codenamed as Windows 7 will be released using the same named as the codename, Windows 7.?
And, as you probably know, since we began development of the next version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring to it by a codename, “Windows 7.”? But now [...]
Downloading Windows 7
There is Windows 7 for download via torrents yet I would not recommend downloading it until you get a real version of Windows 7. Here is why.
First if you get real copy of Windows 7 you are in danger of getting abuse letter from your ISP that your account has been closed. (I use [...]