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How to Display the “Show Desktop” Icon on the Windows 7 Taskbar


In this tutorial, we show you how to display the “Show Desktop” icon in the Windows 7 task bar. This was a useful feature in Windows XP and Vista, but has since changed to the Aero Peek/Show Desktop on the bottom right hand corner of the screen. For people familiar with XP and Vista, this can be a difficult thing to get used to on Windows 7.

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Microsoft releases Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool


Installing Windows 7 on a net book can be a difficult task. Without a DVD drive, there is no easy to install any software, let alone a whole new operating system.

With Windows 7, Microsoft has decided to change all this. As pointed out on Tom’s Hardware, Microsoft has officially released a Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. This open source program will make the process of installing Windows 7 on a netbook much easier. Once you have a Windows 7 ISO file on your computer, plug in a USB flash drive (4GB+ should do), run the tool, and follow the instructions. Once the tool is finished, you’ll have a working, bootable, Windows 7 USB drive.

Download: Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

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How to run Windows 7 x64 in Boot Camp


One great thing about having a Mac is that you can run both Mac OS X and Windows. In an earlier tutorial, http://cuthut.com/DVZ, we show you how to accomplish this. However, Windows OS’ ship in two versions, 32-bit and 64-bit mode. When going to install drivers after installing Windows using Boot Camp, most users will notice that they will get an error message, “Boot Camp x64 is not supported on this computer model”. I myself ran into this issue when installing Windows 7 x64 on my Late 2008 Aluminum MacBook. Here is an easy solution on how to solve this issue (Works for Windows XP, Vista and 7).

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How to change the Windows 7 login screen


In this tutorial, we show you how to modify the Windows 7 login screen background to make it your own. Please note that we will be using the Windows registry in this tutorial. If you do not feel comfortable with this, stop reading this tutorial now.

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3 Ways to Customize Windows 7


In this tutorial, we show you a few ways to customize Microsoft’s newest OS, Windows 7. If you have any more cool customizing tips, post a comment!

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 details begin to surface


We know Microsoft immediately starts work on the servicing of Windows 7 after it is released. Engineers are now at work, creating hot fixes for application compatibility and ironing out any bug reports they received.

Notorious for leaking Windows 7 builds during the beta phase, Wzor has provided some early information on the Windows 7 SP1 beta. According to Wzor a beta of Windows 7 SP1 will be released in January 2010 and the schedule is two beta releases and two release candidate releases. Wzor believes SP1 will be ready for OEMs during the Summer months (June/July/August) of 2010 with end users applying the update in the Autumn (September/October/November).

Here is an image of SP1

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Windows 7 set to launch tomorrow, October 22nd


Tomorrow, October 22nd, 2009, Microsoft will be releasing there new operating system, Windows 7. Windows 7 has spent the past 3 years in testing and development, and is finally set to launch for the price of $119.99 to  $319.99.

Launch parties in the USA can be viewed at the following link: http://houseparty.com/windows7usa

From today, Windows 7 will be available from retailers around the world, as well as online stores such as Amazon.

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How to Boot Camp Windows XP, Vista or 7 in Mac OS X (Snow) Leopard


In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through how to setup Boot Camp in Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard. Boot Camp is a utility that comes with every new Macintosh and can run on any Intel Macintosh. It allows you to natively boot and run Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista or Windows 7 (Not officially supported yet). Here goes the tutorial: Read the full story

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