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Microsoft finalizes "XP Mode" on Windows 7 - Oct 3, 2009

Crave Microsoft said on Thursday that it has finished development work on the virtualized version of Windows XP that Windows 7 users can use to run programs that won't work on the ... Read story »

Windows 7 compatibility sticker: Netbooks not included - Oct 1, 2009

Crave Now here's an oddity: Microsoft's "Windows 7 compatible" sticker that will be affixed to nearly all Windows computers around Windows 7 launch doesn't seem to include current Atom Netbooks. The reasoning, ... Read story »

Can I do a full install using Windows 7 Upgrade pack? - Nov 3, 2009

Crave There's a bit of a tempest in a teapot brewing over what one can and can't do with a Windows 7 upgrade disk. My hope with this post is to help ... Read story »

How to get your free Windows 7 upgrade - Oct 26, 2009

Crave Now that we're past the official release of Windows 7, most new PCs should come with it preinstalled. But if you purchased a new computer with Windows Vista recently, or for ... Read story »

Windows Cafe to open in Paris on October 22 - Sep 25, 2009

Crave Parlez-vous Windows? Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it plans to open a "Windows Cafe" in Paris where people will be able to try out the latest from Redmond while drinking a cup ... Read story »

PCmover Win 7 Upgrade Assistant makes transition from XP to 7 easy - Oct 7, 2009

Crave It's no secret that there is a huge population of Windows XP machines still in service. According to Laplink's CEO Thomas Koll, up to 70 percent of PCs are still on ... Read story »

Upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7 - Oct 22, 2009

Crave If you're upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 it should be a fairly easy install. You can do what's called an in-place upgrade as long you install the same version ... Read story »

How I would have designed Windows 7 - Nov 16, 2009

Crave Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 supports legacy software written for previous Windows releases, including Windows 95. I remember the first time I ran into Windows in 1995. It ... Read story »

Windows 7 boots slower than Vista? - Oct 8, 2009

Crave Although Windows 7 has been praised for loading and shutting down faster than prior versions of Windows, one software company says that, in many cases, the new operating system can take ... Read story »

Microsoft Windows 7 launched in Korea with 777 power bloggers - Oct 25, 2009

Blogs Microsoft Korea prepared its Windows 7 rollout event with the usual media and bloggers at October 22 in Korea. This may have been a global event, but Korea was the only ... Read story »

The painful path from XP to 7 - Oct 20, 2009

Crave Many of you did not upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, but are planning to upgrade to Windows 7. How dare you leave the Microsoft upgrade path? As a punishment, ... Read story »

How much will it cost to upgrade to Windows 7? - Jun 26, 2009

Crave In anticipation of the October 22 launch of the Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft has announced today an upgrade program for those who are planning to purchase new computers. According ... Read story »

Windows 7 default user account control worries experts - Oct 23, 2009

Crave Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the User Account Control ... Read story »

Another Microsoft marketing gem: The Windows 7 Whopper - Oct 23, 2009

Blogs Microsoft is just not that good at marketing. First, there was the Windows 7 Party debacle, which, thankfully, had a silver lining in the form of this parody. And now, here in ... Read story »

Get a Windows 7 PC before October 22 - Sep 28, 2009

Crave Dying for a new desktop or laptop with a fresh, factory-installed copy of Windows 7 on it? We all know the official start date for the Win 7 era is October ... Read story »

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