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Microsoft Sold Over 630 Million Windows 7 Licenses

Microsoft has sold more than 630 million licenses of its current operating system, Windows 7. There is no doubt that till now, Windows 7 is the bestselling operating system in Microsoft’s history. During the annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Canada, Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer Tami Reller has revealed the stats about Windows 7. She also said, the number of licenses sold keeps growing.

Windows 8 Full Upgrade To Be Available Only For Windows 7 Users

Microsoft has finalized its Windows 8 upgrade paths from older Windows versions. The company has shared its plans with selected partners. Microsoft has briefed them about Windows 8 upgrade paths for different users. Mary Jo Foley, a blogger of ZDNet reported details of the plans with reference to unnamed sources.

[Tutorial] How To Improve Windows 7 Clipboard

When we work on computer we always try to increase our productivity and remove those unnecessary steps that involve same activities. For example when you select text or an image and you copy them using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C or via the Edit menu, the copied item is temporarily stored in the Windows clipboard. You can then retrieve it in another software by using Paste command on your keyboard with Ctrl + V or via the Edit menu. Although this options helps us a lot to move text or image from one to another place it also cause a small problem because with the Windows clipboard each item that you copy overwrites the previous item. It is therefore not possible to Copy or Paste multiple items at once. However with small changes within WIndows 7 and some third party apps you can easily by pass this problem and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that.

[Tutorial] How To Share Your Optical Drive In Windows 7

With netbooks and ultrabooks, laptops are becoming smaller and lighter. To achieve this miniaturization, manufacturers have chosen to remove optical drives and gives you no options to access to any DVD or CD. However if you have a desktop computer and your computers are networked you can easily share the optical drive on the desktop computer for use on your laptop through the LAN and in this tutorial I will show you how to make this possible within Windows 7.

[Tutorial] How To Accelerate Video Playback On Laptop While Its On Battery – Windows 7

Does your HD videos stutter when you are watching them on your laptop while its on battery power? With few small power savings parameters adjustments on your laptop you can easily get more power while watching videos and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that. However while making these changes the autonomy of your computer will be lower.

[Tutorial] How To Integrate Service Pack 1 To Windows 7 Installation Disk

To save time when you are installing new Windows 7 because of a system crash or because you bought a new computer, you can create your own bootable Windows 7 DVD which will include Service Pack 1. By doing this you will speed up Window installation because Service Pack 1 will automatically be installed along with Windows. Many people don’t bother even installing Service Pack but remember that Service Pack (SP1) for Windows 7 includes all the latest patches and updates for the system and it is very essential to have it installed. In this tutorial I will guide you trough all steps you need to make and in order to merger Windows 7 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 installation.

[Tutorial] How To Play Old DOS Video Games Under Windows 7 Or Vista

Do you remember the days when you played old DOS games on your computer? Unfortunately today’s versions of Windows are not capable of running those games but with free application called D-Fend Reloaded, you can play your favorite DOS games directly from Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. D-Fend Reloaded is an improved GUI for DOSBox, the famous DOS emulator. It lets you install and run many DOS games directly from a window, without even having to use the command line. In this tutorial I will show you how to use this application under Windows 7 and start playing your old DOS games.

Windows 7 May Soon Beat Windows XP As Most Used OS

For long, Windows XP has been the most loved and most used flavor of Windows from Microsoft. Users all around the globe have been using it for years and it has been able to gather some huge following. However, now it seems that Windows 7, the latest Windows release, is becoming wildly popular and may soon steal the crown from Windows XP.