It has been some time since we last posted news about Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 7. Microsoft has made some important announcements in the past few days. The first big news which hit the online news sites today is that Microsoft will provide the options to upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7. The term [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

Microsoft has released an update for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 system that adds exFAT file system drivers to the operating system. The exFAT file system is the successor to the FAT32 file system which comes with several advantages but also a few disadvantages in comparison to both the FAT32 and NTFS system. It was [...]

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Categories: Windows

Unlike Windows Vista, Windows XP does not have a built in tool to resize a partition. Because of this you have to make use of another means. One of my favorite tools for this task is the GParted Live CD. What the GParted Live CD does is boot into a very simple Linux desktop that [...]

Tags: dual booting, gparted, Gparted Live, Linux, windows-xp
Categories: Hardware, Knowledge, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Advanced, Windows

The Windows System Assessment Tool is being used in Windows Vista to compute the Windows Experience Index of the computer system. The tool is basically running in the background in Windows Vista to benchmark various components of the computer system. It is also possible to run the commands on the command line.
One interesting aspect of [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

Dreamscene is a technology introduced by Microsoft in Windows Vista Ultimate that made it possible to display videos and other animations as the desktop background of the operating system. Other Windows Vista editions and previous Microsoft operating systems are not supported by Windows Dreamscene officially.
A third party alternative for Windows XP to Windows Dreamscene is [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

Microsoft removed the address bar in Windows XP Service Pack 3. The address bar was a toolbar of the Windows Taskbar that worked as a quick launcher for websites and files. There are actually a few possibilities to bring back the address bar in Windows XP Service Pack 3.
The first one is the easiest to [...]

Tags: address bar, address toolbar, browseui.dll, MuvEnum Address Bar, windows taskbar, windows tips, windows xp sp3, windows-xp
Categories: Windows, software

One of the more visible changes of the Windows Vista operating system was the Windows Vista Sidebar which made it possible to put so called gadgets on the Windows Desktop. Gadgets are small applications that can display all kinds of information such as RSS news feeds, contacts or system information.
Many Windows Vista users like the [...]

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Categories: Windows, software