Operating Systems

Another build of Windows 7 SP1 (Service Pack 1) has been leaked to the web. The new leaked build of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (both operating systems have the same code base and use the same service pack) is 7601.16556.100421-1510 v.172, reportedly of the beta 1 (b1) escrow milestone. The SP1 is expected to be released in the last quarter of […]

The availability of Windows XP Mode is equivalent to a free license to Windows XP operating system. Windows XP Mode is basically a pre-configured and pre-activated copy of Windows XP Professional SP3 running in a virtual machine, with seamless application integration with host machine.

Windows XP Mode is a premium feature which is been offered only to Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate system. Windows XP Mode, essentially a virtual machine which runs fully functional and fully activated Windows XP SP3 operating system, provides a backward compatibility solution to corporate productivity software where RemotApp allows applications installed on Windows XP VM to seamlessly run from […]

In Windows 7 and Windows Vista where there is UAC (User Account Control) built-in, users may need to run certain applications or programs as administrator to gain privileged full administrator rights. For most file types, such as .EXE or .COM, Windows 7 and Vista, the operating system automatically include a contextual command option called “Run as Administrator” in the right click menu. However, that’s not […]

When installing Windows XP in a virtual machine in VMWare ESX or VMWare ESXi, or even other VMWare virtualization product, Windows setup may fail to detect hard disk drives in the virtual machine with the following error message: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.

Digital Patrol is an antispyware security software from NicaTech Software that comes with impressive features and reliability. Digital Patrol able to detects Trojan Horses, spywares, viruses, worms, and malicious ActiveX controls and Java applets. The latest version of Digital Patrol has been updated to version 5.2, which powered by the NictaTech Anti-Virus Engine to promises better performance and robustness.

In Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer, when the system is configured to automatically log on when user starts the computer, any customizations that user made to the Taskbar may be lost, and the Taskbar is reset to its default settings or configuration.

Microsoft Visio is a diagramming program for Microsoft Windows that uses vector graphics to create diagrams. In other to allow anyone who likes to view Visio drawings and diagrams (created with Visio 5.0 through Visio 2010) on their computers without the Visio installation, Microsoft has released a new Visio 2010 Viewer for viewing Visio drawing files with .vsd, .vss, .vst, .vdx, .vsx or .vtx extension […]

With the release of , Microsoft has also released a new version of Silverlight 4 RTW Deployment Guide in DOCX format. This deployment guide is author by David Tesar (technical evangelist at Microsoft Corporation in Washington).

ConceptDraw PRO is a business graphics and technical diagramming application tool developed by Computer Systems Odessa. With ConceptDraw Pro, which comes with vector drawing tools, graphics libraries with hundreds of pre-drawn shapes, built-in scripting language, support for importing and exporting many popular file formats and countless other professional features, users can design professional-looking graphics, diagrams, flowcharts, floor plans and much more in just minutes.

With the release of Outlook Hotmail Connector 14 for Office Outlook 2010, users of Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12 for Office Outlook 2007 or Office Outlook 2003 may receive an upgrade offer when opening or starting Outlook in a Microsoft Office Outlook Connector upgrade window which has the following two options: Upgrade Now and Remind Me Later.

The Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector version 14.0 for Microsoft Office 2010, an upgrade from Outlook Connector 12.1, has been officially released. My Digital Life blog has previously published the leaked Outlook Hotmail Connector 14 for Office 2010 for free download. Outlook Hotmail Connector v14.0 has the full product build version of 14.0.4760.1000.