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VMLite XP Mode Alternative to Windows XP Mode for Windows 7

17. November 2009

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Previously, i’ve talked about Microsoft XP Mode, a new feature for Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate that allow you to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop, and also your system processor must support hardware virtualization. If your computer doesn’t meet the requirements, here is an [...]

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Windows Access Panel for Windows 7 & Vista – Instant Access to Windows Utilities

10. November 2009

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Windows Access Panel is a free tool that provides quick access to several Windows 7 & Vista settings and features of Windows built-in programs which are buried deep in menus. It links most of Windows build-in programs at your fingertips providing you a faster way of accessing the hidden Windows utilities to change settings of [...]

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Restore Show Desktop Icon in Windows 7

8. November 2009

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If you are new to Windows 7, you’re probably wondering where the Show Desktop button has gone. Actually “Show Desktop” shortcut has been moved to end of Windows 7 taskbar in form of a small rectangle. But if you still want to get the old “Show Desktop” shortcut back in Windows 7, then here is [...]

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Paragon ExtBrowser – Enable Accessing Your Linux Partitions From Windows

6. November 2009

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Windows itself does not have any support for non-Microsoft filesystems, to gain access to files and documents from one system to other, a special driver is needed. Here is a program called Paragon ExtBrowser that will enable you to work with Ext2FS or Ext3FS partitions from Windows. It utilizes the Windows Name Space Shell Extension [...]

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Bing on Desktop – Set Bing Background Images on Desktop

4. November 2009

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Bing on Desktop is a handy tool to download the latest images from Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine and store them in your hard drive. It will change your desktop background with these images on a regular basis automatically. In the first-time run, it will download the past Bing wallpaper images. From then on, it [...]

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Microsoft Security Essentials Scores High in Malware Removal Tests

3. November 2009

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Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), Microsoft’s free Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware software for Windows operating system scores good in malware removal tests conducted by AV-Comparitives on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities. In the most recent report on malware removal test, Microsoft Security Essentials achieved 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples including viruses, bots, trojan horses, backdoors and Internet worms, [...]

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