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Hello Do you find this to be comparable to ERUNT but for Win 7? Tweaking.com - Registry Backup v0.9.0 Beta is ready for testing Tweaking.com - Registry Backup is a free backup tool that will use the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service to backup your. Microsoft recommends using the Volume...

I write & read in several tech forums & it leads me to the following... To all those switching their existing, current, non-beta, 'daily driver' Operating Systems on their computer, to BOTH those who have done it or are considering doing this w/ Windows8... WRONG!! Windows8, whether CP...

After spending a couple weeks working with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, here’s what I think works and doesn’t work in this beta. Some early complaints are overblown, but there’s no denying the split personality of Windows 8 has reshaped the user experience. Source: Yahoo! News

So as most of you probably already know, Microsoft has stated that it will be releasing the first Windows 8 Beta to the public as it did with the first Windows 7 Beta. (Of course this can always change and most likely will change) but it would be pretty sweet if MS actually does this again. I...

The Link Removedwrite tools for the C++ community that make it easier to write reliable, performant and scalable concurrent and parallel code. In this conversation, Mike Chu , Dana Groff, Artur Laksberg, and Vinod Koduvayoor Subramanian talk about their latest addition to the Parallel Patterns...

The other day, I walked by the office where our team members from Shanghai work while in Redmond and I ran into Leo Shum, a test lead on the new WCF Web HTTP (REST) Test Tool. On this episode, Leo joins me in the studio to show you how this new tool works. Though it's not yet shipping, we...

I am running a software, which apparently is not freeing the allocated memory at exit. However, the memory is not made available by Windows after the application exits. It takes almost 10 minutes before the memory shows up under the available. I am running this program for multiple iterations in...

Around a third of anti-malware products fail to fully protect users ofWindows 7 Professional according to the latest test from Virus Bulletin. Link Removed due to 404 Error

You probably already know that the final version of Windows Phone Developer Tools wasshipped today! In celebration, we decided to walk through the corridors of Studio F (where most of the devs, PMs, and testers are), and talk with a few of the people who are behind this great release of Windows...

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I have tested almost all third party firewalls and security suites. I have found out that there is something seriously wrong in W7. In WinXP All software I tested filter network connections as expected. I can block incoming connections and control outgoing connections way I like. BUT: in win...

I'm running Windows 7 64 bit (Ultimate). My build number 7600. I use the feature "Restore Previous Folder Windows at login". The window Explorer comes back up when I reboot. However, unlike WindowsXP, the window(s) come up at a different location and different size. This is frustrating to me. I...

Director Player Error "Object expected" Im running win 7 and i got this error from a software por the TOEFL TEST. I installed the cdrom and execute the programa and got that. Is there anyway to fix it? Ive tried all the compatibility optiones and no work. Sometimes the error changed to...

In memory of Harold Hayes In 1991 I sold my moving company in New Orleans and moved to Bayou La Batre Alabama. I had been running a bulletin board and was networking through Fidonet. I found someone selling a couple hundred used Hitachi cd rom drives and bought them to sell to sysops running...

Hi, I need to force/run IE 7 on windows 7 - I know IE 7 is not compatible with windows 7 but surely there is a way to force this to happen? I have removed IE8 as per instructions here Link Removed - Invalid URL But now I want to install IE7 - I have downloaded IE 7 for winxp - but it wont...

I stared using the beta version (7000) of Windows 7 in January, and used it until de RC came out. My impression is that the beta was better. When I saw how good W7 beta was I started hoping that Microsoft would´t ruin it in following releases, but it seems that´s what´s happening...

I had no problems installing the Beta on 2 systems. The RC installed just fine on 1 but has failed on 2 others. Why did the beta work but the RC not work on the same machines. Is this a case of MS fixing a system that worked till be breaks? till it breaks?:confused:

I've got a Dell Precision 470 with an internal striped raid. It originally came with windows XP64 installed. I've got it currently setup to dual boot xp64 and Vista business 64 with one more blank partition for "messing around". This is a test pc that I use to test software on various OS so if...

Hi this is probably not windows 7 specific however I am trying to accomplish it in Windows 7 so I'll ask. I have decided to dual boot one of my PC's at work. I am testing 7 out for a few programs that are specifically used with my company. Here is the issue: I am only testing just a few things...