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Worried that you'll have to buy a new PC in order to be able to run Windows 8? Don't! Microsoft has said that the Windows 8 system requirements will be the same, or even lower, than those of... Source: Yahoo! News

Worried that you'll have to buy a new PC in order to be able to run Windows 8? Don't! Microsoft has said that the Windows 8 system requirements will be the same, or even lower, than those of... More...

Hi guys, Tolerance here, new to the forums as some of you may notice. Anyways I'm trying to install Windows 7 ultimate package on a PC that previously had Windows Vista. I've already ran the Windows Adviser program, and my PC seems fine so i went ahead and tried to install. First i tried using a...

Patch Tuesday boasts less fixes than previous month Yes, it is that time again. Time flies when you're having fun. The seventh Patch Tuesday of 2011 is next week on July 12. Microsoft predicts that we will see a meagre four security bulletins next week, but don't let the small number fool you...

Hello, people. I've changed my Windows XP icons with a Vista icon pack but my icons at the Start bar are now bugged because i've deleted the Vista icons. Link Removed My question is now: how i can refresh all my icons to the normal icons of Windows XP. Greetings, Legend Fox.

Windows 7's taskbar icons can be confusing to anyone accustomed to XP or Vista. Here's how to make them a little friendlier. Link Removed

I want to change the desktop icon for a website. However, whwn I right click and select properties and then click on change icon, there are only three (3) choices. How do I get more choices? On my old vista computer there seemed to be about a hundred choices.

Last year, I bought a new ThinkPad laptop from a reseller on eBay. Today, it BSOD'd on boot, giving me the options to repair Windows, or attempt to reboot normally. Whatever's causing the BSOD is apparently a gamekiller -- it happens almost immediately after the "loading Windows" screen...

Hello all, Found this cool little program (379kb) to change your XP Start button to look like Vista/7's Link Removed due to 404 Error ViOrb automatically replaces your start button with one that looks the same as Vista's start orb. So you can get the Vista feel and look for Windows...

hi im a beginner in windows 7 just upgraded from windows vista.my problem started yesterday, when windows at startup it just goes black but i can see the cursor. it freeze there for so long that i have to restart again, even in safe mode is all black with the cursor. this what i have done before...

For Windows 7, Microsoft took Vista, gave it a new coat of paint, keelhauled its guts, and presented the world with a version of Windows worth getting excited over. Windows 8 also presents the merging of two Windows visions, but is this more Frankenstein's monster than Adonis? Link Removed

A recent poll conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that public satisfaction with Microsoft software continues to rise, large due to the success of the Windows 7 operating system (OS). Microsoft scored a record high 79 points in the latest poll figures, marking...

My husbands vista laptop won't download files. The go into firefox and disapear. We tried downloading Avast because he has the crap avg but it won't download that either. The internet exlporor will not open. I asked on another forum but both my account here and the account on vista forums...

I have read many other forums and message boards, contacted Dell, and other ways to remedy this and all have been unhelpful. If anyone can please help me with this I'd appreciate it. Biometrics works and I can log into Windows with my fingerprint, but DigitalPersona won't work, which means I...

Ok, I caused it but I am wondering if anybody ever heard of this and if I can change it back. I am running windows 7 and I booted into safe mode to do a sfc /scannow. I was having another small issue and thought that I would just do that to check if it would fix it. After I rebooted I got a...

Restore Folders/Files From External Hard Drive to New Windows 7 Hello I am trying to switch over my sister computer from Vista to windows 7. I used a Western digital 1 TB external hard drive Drive (G: and ran the windows Vista back-up from her account *not the hidden administrator account...

Went through the recommendations for upgrading to windows 7 as per instructions on CD. Anything incompatible was removed, uninstalled prior to set-up. On first run through set-up failed, BUT, this was easily rolled back. Not so easy the second time round where there was no option to roll back...

In Vista, I was able to pack more icons in the system tray, in the same amount of space, than in 7. In comparable space I was able to fit 3 to 4 moreicons in VistaLink Removed than in 7 Link Removed Is there a way to condense these icons in 7?

Hi, How do you register .exe to show in control panel? I have already read and followed the instructions in this site Registering Control Panel Items (Windows) and it doesn't seem to work. In this site, it only mentions Windows Vista. Is it same with Win7? I really need help because I was...

The Windows XP operating system is over a decade old, and Microsoft would love nothing more than to see all XP users world-wide upgrade to Windows 7. To reinforce that message, the Redmond firm has recently released a desktop gadget that counts down the seconds to the day it will officially...