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Windows licences and Virtual Machines

One of the biggest problems with migrating to a new version of Windows is moving all your software to the new operating system as well.  Nowhere was this more apparent…

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The New Windows 7 Features I use the Most

Windows 7 removed some features that had been in Vista, such as Mail but added in a whole raft of new ones.  So how useful have these features actually been,…

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Make XP Apps Windows 7 Compatible With AOK4SMB

We all know how successful Windows 7 has been among consumers, and while small and medium sized businesses are willing to adopt it, they are still held back by Windows XP. Custom…

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What IT Admins Are Complaining About In Windows 7

When it comes to refreshing your businesses IT side of things, it’s never a straight forward process. I don’t think there has ever been an OS which businesses and corporations…

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XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualisation

In a move that was very expected, but is very unexpectedly early, Microsoft have today announced that they’ve removed the barrier that has been preventing many people from installing and…

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Intel Facing Problems Updating To Windows 7

Intel and Microsoft worked closely together when Microsoft were building Windows 7, but there is still a lot of heavy lifting involved before migrating PCs to the new OS inside…

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Run Older Programs With Windows Program Compatibility Wizard

This issue doesn’t seem to be as prominent among users with Windows 7 as it was when Windows Vista was first released. When Windows Vista was released, it was built…

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[in]Security and XP Mode

One of the biggest problems to plague Windows Vista was its incompatibility with older software that ran perfectly under Windows XP.  With Windows 7 Microsoft have greatly increased the compatibility…

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18 Cool Things Windows 7 Does That Vista Doesn’t

Is Windows 7 cool?  I think so.  Windows 7 contains so many new features, some of which seem small when you first read about them, but in use make Windows…

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Windows 7 “XP Mode” RC Released

The much talked about “secret feature” of Windows 7, XP Mode, is in RC (Release Candidate) and available to download for all who want to try it out: “Windows XP…

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Get Windows XP ‘mode’ for Windows 7

Microsoft have opened the beta for XP mode for Windows 7 to the general public.  You can download the beta here, describing it as… Windows Virtual PC provides the capability…

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