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Friday, October 30, 2009 12:00 PM

The pictures in the UK Windows 7 Theme Pack

If you ever wondered where the wonderful pictures where taken for the UK Windows 7 Theme pack ?   Oak Tree by Ullswater Lake in the Lake District http://www.ullswater.co.uk/   Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick, http://visitcumbria.com/kes/casstone.htm
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Friday, October 30, 2009 9:58 AM

The Best Of - Windows 7 guide – Gizmodo

I have been thinking of creating a list of all the great Windows 7 guide type content but looks like Gizmodo has beaten me to it with Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of - Windows 7 guide – Gizmodo Covering content from Gizmodo 's official eight-chapter mega-guide
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:34 AM

10 great Windows 7 Tips and tricks videos from CNet

These are 10 great videos from cnet TV .   The top videos cover (plus some links to Windows help and how-to content) How to make a Windows 7 system repair disc Fix Ethernet driver problems in Windows 7 Using the Problem Steps recorder in Windows
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:09 AM

What People Are Saying About Windows 7

Really smart real-time view of what people are saying about Windows 7 What People Are Saying About Windows 7 I could spend hours watching all the comments come in and if you want to join the conversation follow these tips Rob Technorati Tags: Windows
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:07 PM

Bing and the Vampires

with Halloween around the corner I expect to see lots of related stuff popping up around the web like this from the Bing team   Rob Technorati Tags: Bing , Vampires
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:48 PM

Windows 7: The Next Generation of Customer Support

Saw this great article on Microsoft Press pass: Windows 7: The Next Generation of Customer Support: Automated diagnostics, new online forums, and “Fix its” in Windows 7 help customers help themselves. “Traditional live support via the phone, e-mail and
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:57 AM

Free e-book: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips

Anything free is good? so this e-book from Microsoft press looks something worthwhile for anyone trying to troubleshoot Windows 7 Microsoft Press : Free e-book: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips “Mitch Tulloch, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:17 PM

7 Ways to Change the World

I really like this initiative for Windows 7 Ways to Change the World from Microsoft Citizenship (although a pity it is just for US Residents). The competition encourages people to create short videos explaining how they believe a Windows PC could help
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM

Download Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7

If you want to be able to display and read the Windows help files , those that have a .hlp extension then you will need to install Download details: WinHlp32.exe for Windows 7 . “Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:50 AM

Windows 7 Second demo videos – Shake & Snap

I love these quick (in 7 seconds) demos of some of the Windows 7 features Shake Snap See more Windows 7 Videos Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Snap , Shake
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Monday, October 26, 2009 11:01 AM

Need some help with Windows 7?

You may be new to Windows 7 and need some help and assistance getting started with our latest operating system so we have created a  new Windows 7 Help and How-to web site which will help you get the most out of Windows 7.  There are literally
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Monday, October 26, 2009 10:14 AM

Win with Windows 7

    Fancy a VIP  trip to see artists like Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Janet Jackson and many others at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Bal? then check out winwithwindows7.com where “We’ve got an ultra-exclusive VIP PACKAGE up for grabs where you’ll
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Friday, October 23, 2009 12:58 PM

Finding your applications in Windows 7 - Windows Live

So if you are looking to understand what happened to products such as the list below in Windows 7 then check out this page form the Windows Live team Finding your applications in Windows 7 - Windows Live Outlook Express Windows Mail Windows Photo Gallery
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Friday, October 23, 2009 10:25 AM

Windows Media Center and Sky Player

Read all about the Sky Player and Windows Media Center on Windows 7 at Look what's coming to your PC... and see a little more about what its all about with this video Rob Technorati Tags: WMC , Sky , Skyplayer , Windows 7
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Friday, October 23, 2009 10:08 AM

Windows 7 For Small To Medium Size Businesses

Just wanted to point out the new Windows 7 For Small To Medium-Size Businesses web site: Split into 2 sections for companies with below or above 50 PC’s in the organisation there is a good set of information from Whitepapers to customer videos and reviews.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:08 PM

DeepZoom – Windows 7 takes over 67 Microsoft.com homepages worldwide

This is so super cool, all 67 25 of the 67 local Microsoft.com websites taken over by Windows 7 in a DeepZoom, check it out at http://deepzoompix.com/Album.aspx?alias=Chazerai&album=1 loads of respect for the team that created this. Rob Technorati
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:18 PM

11 great new articles on Windows.Microsoft.Com available as XPS / PDF download

To accompany some of the new content on Windows.Microsoft.Com we have them available as either XPS or PDF downloads. just click on the links in the right hand corner   Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:54 PM

Microsoft Help and Support site gets a makeover

Like the new cleaner Microsoft Help and Support site, i think it does a great job of helping to call out the most current and popular requests that our customers have when they need support.   What do you think, let us know?   Rob Technorati
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:25 PM

First Windows 7 Language Interface Pack available – Hindi

So now with the launch of  Windows 7 I expect to see more LIPs coming for Windows 7, here is the first for Hindi: Click here to download the Hindi Windows 7 LIP Rob Technorati Tags: Language Interface Packs , Windows 7 , Hindi
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:56 AM

Windows 7 in the UK

Windows 7 has taken over the UK homepage Read more at the Windows Homepage It has been a long few days getting all the content up and running and I am now off to bed as it is 3:00am and even the cleaners have left the buildings. Rob Technorati Tags: Windows
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:26 PM

Using Bing API to help improve the Environment

Just saw these cool uses of the Bing API on the bing community site “ Watch short videos featuring two "Will Code for Green" contest winners, who introduce their innovations based on the Bing API. Patrick Colin McGraw discusses his winning entry,
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:24 PM

Windows into history

Great slideshow from the BBC about all the major Windows versions (so no Microsoft Bob)   BBC NEWS | Technology | In Pictures: Windows into history Rob Technorati Tags: Microsoft , Windows , BBC
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:14 AM

Download Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 2

Version 2 of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor has just been made available at Download details: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor   (8.3Mb) “… the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:03 AM

Official: Windows 7 is bigger than Harry Potter

TechRadar is reporting that “Windows 7 is the biggest pre-order product ever, according to Amazon, beating the record previously held by JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the online shopping site, in July the OS was so popular
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:00 PM

Deleting windows.old in Windows 7

Spurred on my Roberts post I thought I would explain how to delete the windows.old  folder in windows 7 as the KB article he discusses is for Windows Vista:   Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Disk Cleanup
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:43 AM

Accessibility in Windows 7 step by step training guide

These are really useful and easy to use step-by-step training documents for using the accessibility features in Windows 7 and other Microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer, Outlook, Word and earlier versions of Windows operating systems see the
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Monday, October 19, 2009 3:48 PM

I’m a PC and more happy is coming

On the Windows homepage is Kyle again “Hi, my name is Kylie and I found these happy words all over my dad's computer” Great article on the Seattle times about Kylie and her Windows pitch and her being the face of Windows. ‘ She has become an unofficial
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Monday, October 19, 2009 11:10 AM

A couple of Windows 7 Downloads for you.

Thought you might be interested in these 2 new downloads for Windows 7: 1. Reliability and Stability update : 32-bit (x86) Windows 7 RTM , for 64-bit (x64) Windows 7 RTM and for 64-bit (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM . 2. Windows 7 Upgrade advisor (Beta)
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Friday, October 16, 2009 4:53 PM

Microsoft Customer Service on Twitter

Hot on the heels of the UK Windows on twitter post from earlier is the news of this new account @MicrosoftHelps “ We’re the official Twitter account for Microsoft Customer Service and we’re here to help you find answers and to help escalate your issues!”
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Friday, October 16, 2009 8:47 AM

How should I move to Windows7?

So if you are planning to move to Windows 7 but are not sure if you should buy an upgrade, the full product or use Windows Anytime Updated (WAU) then this handy chart should hopefully provide you with some guidance.  The right upgrade option depends
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Friday, October 16, 2009 8:24 AM

Windows UK on twitter

If you are a twitter fan and want to get the latest news and information about Windows in the UK then you can now follow the official UK Windows twitter account @WindowsUK Rob Technorati Tags: twitter , Windows
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:51 AM

I'm putting Windows 7 through its paces - Family Guy

So you have probably heard that there will be a Family Guy special with Windows 7 ( http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a181955/fox-announces-family-guy-special.html ), well here is a sneaky 30s sneak preview. "A short clip of Brian and Stewie
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:18 AM

'Whatever' is 'most annoying word'

  Whilst in bed this morning this subject was brought up on Radio 2 and thought I would share here as I thought it was quite humorous “Nearly half of Americans surveyed for a new poll said that "whatever" was the most annoying word that
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Monday, October 12, 2009 2:02 PM

This is more than – Forza Motorsport 3 trailer

I cannot wait for Forza 3 (October time)   Still no Caterham in the game though ( although there are 400 cars from 50 manufacturers ) More info on Forzamotorsport.net Below is what I got up to at the weekend and why a Caterham should be in the game
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:08 AM

Windows 7: A 'greener' OS? - SmartPlanet.com

“At Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus, SmartPlanet's Sumi Das talks to Microsoft's chief environmental strategist, Rob Bernard, about power-saving features in the new Windows 7 operating system. Bernard says Microsoft made energy efficiency a core design
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:55 AM

3 Handy Tips for Window Media Center

Just spotted these 3 handy tips in this article from PCWorld Handy Tips for Window Media Center and More - PC World 1. Stop Windows Media Center from Using Your Entire Hard Drive ‘Start Windows Media Center. Scroll down to Tasks, then over to Settings
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Monday, October 05, 2009 10:03 AM

What’s Your Windows 7 Personality

Well I am I “ You are attentive to detail, you work conscientiously and meticulously, and you are particularly sensitive to information security. With Windows 7 Bitlocker on your hard disk your work will be secured automatically so you can even use USBs
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Monday, October 05, 2009 9:35 AM

We are Windows 7 Fanclub

Really like what Sony are doing with the We are Windows 7 Fanclub   The Windows 7 Wall is a very nice and easy way to get some User Generated Content, reminiscent of the I’m A PC Campaign web sites we ran a year ago , plus some nice and simple Twitter
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 2:32 PM

Download:Quick overview of the accessibility features in Microsoft products

The download covers: Office 2003 and 2007 IE6, IE7 & IE8 Windows Vista and XP Download details: Fact Sheets And if you are interested in the accessibility features of Windows 7 try http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/accessibility
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:02 AM

Bing Search on this blog

With great thanks to the team that run all the backend stuff to get all the blogs.msdn and blogs.technet servers running for getting this update sorted. You should notice that the search box on the left hand side is now a lovely Bing one It works pretty
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