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Use Windows 7 Shortcuts in Windows XP and Vista

Windows 7 is a great OS released by Microsoft and have lots of new and improved functionalities. One of such functions is the advancement of the Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows 7 OS.
Windows 7 have the following new and helpful keyboard shortcuts that solve our many problems.
The shortcuts that are added are:
Win+Left/Right arrows: Align the [...]

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Deactivate Windows XP with XP Deactivator

If you are unhappy with the license information of your Windows XP and wanted to change it without reinstallation then post would surely help you.

The tool is called XP Deactivator as it can easily deactivate your current Windows XP key and remove it from the memory. XP Deactivator removes your XP license information. This way [...]

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Free Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer

I have been using Windows XP for a long time now but the day I started using Windows 7, it interested me more than XP. It has several better features and one such is the Taskbar thumbnail view of the different applications installed in the system.

This tool called Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer will allow [...]

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Run Windows XP on Windows 7

It’s been a long time since the release of Windows 7 but there are few individuals who are not impressed with Windows 7 and want to continue with XP.

Windows XP is so simple and easy to use that not everyone wants to come out of XP. So if you are using Windows 7 but also [...]

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How to Recover and Reset Password in windows 7/Vista/XP/2003/2K/NT

We tend to forget our Windows administrator login password. With no way to get into the system, you can’t even perform basic maintenance, let alone a thorough tune-up. Formatting is always an option, but we consider that a last resort. (Plus, guess who’s going to have to help reinstall all the programs lost after a [...]

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Steps to Retrieve Files from Windows.Old Folder

One of our readers was troubled this problem that after he had moved from Windows XP to Windows Vista, he came across a folder called Windows.old in the C drive.

If you also do not know that what folder is this and how to retrieve data from this folder, then below are the steps.

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How to Remove Theme from Windows

One of our readers wanted to know the steps using which he can remove the custom theme installed by him some time earlier from the Windows XP.
The post will describe how you can delete a theme installed by you from the Windows.
Steps:
1.    Right click on Desktop -> Properties.

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Install Windows Recovery Console in Windows Boot Menu

If you want to repair Windows installation but can’t get into the Recovery Console of the CD Rom as was the problem of one of our readers, then why not install the Recovery Console directly inside the Windows Boot Menu?

Wouldn’t it be great if you want to access the recovery console but you can do [...]

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Download Windows 7 Calculator for Windows XP

If you have been bored with the simple looking default calculator in Windows XP then you have many options from the iPhone calculator posted few days back to the Windows 7 calculator.

Windows 7 calculator is a new looking calculator developed by the Microsoft with some added features. So if you, at present, can not use [...]

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Download iPhone Calculator for Windows

iPhone has a great looking calculator by default but for all those who do not have it, here is an application that will allow you to operate the iPhone look-alike calculator right on your desktop.

All the iPhone owners will surely love this application which will give them the feel of using their iPhone in the [...]

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Some Useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

There are many computer users who prefer operating the computer through keyboard more often than using it with the Mouse. So if you also belong to this category or just wish to know the added keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7, then here is the info.
Here is a list of some useful and unknown Keyboard Shortcuts [...]

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Ubuntu Transformation Pack for Windows XP

Ubuntu is a great OS that fulfills the excitement one misses in usual Linux Operating System. Ubuntu is liked by many and is free to use.

But for all those of you who wish to use Ubuntu but can’t help it without Windows XP then the Ubuntu Transformation Pack is right for you. One of the [...]

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