Leakers seem to have gotten their hands on what may be the final Windows 7 Service Pack 1/Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 builds. (I had heard rumors that Microsoft had put the finishing touches on SP1 in December, but don™t know for sure whether that is true.) Microsoft officials are not saying whether the latest leaked version is the œreal SP1 release-to-manufacturing version. As usual, the advice … [Read more...]
Running PC faster: How much RAM you need for optimal performance
The question comes to each new release of Windows : How much RAM I will need to get a blazing fast machine? Windows 7 is now available for more than one year, we suggest you see if adding memory allows it to run faster. Encoding, gaming, 3D rendering : how much memory is essential for Windows 7? To answer this question, we used two different machines. The first machine is an mid level laptop … [Read more...]
Windows 7 and Mac OS X: which one is better?
Microsoft and Apple compete with the new versions of their operating systems those launched two months apart. Thecustomizewindows presents an honest comparison after using both the operating system for more than one year. With Windows 7, Microsoft tries to forget the badpatch of three years after the introduction of Windows Vista. For this, the world's leading software company has not taken any … [Read more...]
How passwords work maintaining your online security
One key element ensuring the security of your personal data both on the Internet and offline, is the password. Indeed, this precious password helps protect access to accounts you own on various websites and your computer. The security measures implemented to protect them are rarely very extensive. After you have explained the working principle of identification by password, we will try to show … [Read more...]
How to install Windows XP after installing Windows 7
Well it is not possible ... at least not easy to Dual boot Windows XP with Windows 7! I find it quite frustrating not being able to play games released a few years ago under the pretext that publishers do not want to update their products for Windows 7. Same is for old Microsoft Office Versions (Microsoft Office 2000 or back ) Who still wish to reinstall Windows XP in dual boot with Windows 7, … [Read more...]
Dictionary of DLL, VXD, OCX files
In this tutorial we are offering a small dictionary of the DLL, VXD, OCX and related filesto so they can see what each of them belongs. __________________________________________ A (and earlier) _ISETUP.EXE .- Auxiliary installation file of Outlook Express. _NWNDS.BAT .- Batch file used when updating the Microsoft Client for Netware. Access.cpl .- Even with the extension. CPL is actually a. DLL … [Read more...]
Requirements, advantages and disadvantages of installing 64-bit version of Windows 7
64-bit architectures were created long ago for professional environments where performance and the need to increase hardware resources is essential to handle large flows of work and heavy duty applications. The entrance to the household sector in this type of applications (video editing, 3D modeling, database management server webs, etc..) Has made nearly half of users of Windows 7 , has opted to … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 9 Preview 7 Test Drive
Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview 7 showcases performance enhancements made to the Chakra engine. Furthermore, Canvas pixel array manipulation has been optimized for better performance in this release. The Internet Explorer Platform Preview requires Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64). Vista users must install Internet Explorer 8 or later to use the Platform Preview. … [Read more...]
New Supercomputer
Zhou Xingming, an NUDT professor said the computer is "equipped with 6,144 Intel CPUs and 5,120 AMD GPUs (graphics processing units)," and was able to "store all 27 million books in the National Library of China four times." The announcement was posted Thursday on several Chinese computer research websites. An official listing of the world's fastest supercomputers, the semiannual TOP500, is due … [Read more...]
System Transparency
Author: Prisoner7 Here is what Prisoner7 says: I made this app because all of my computers have horrible graphics cards, and I do not have the money to buy better ones. I wanted transparency, so I made an app that forces transparency. It got popular, and I started building on to it. This is the result. This app doesn't ask for much in terms of system power. It can run on Windows XP (limited … [Read more...]
The History of Microsoft Windows Operating system: Part 2
Windows Premiere Edition/1.0xWindows 1.0 is a 16-bit graphical operating environment that was released on November 20, 1985. It was Microsoft's first Windows Operating system with a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based the PC platform released for the general public. Windows 1.0 was the first version of Windows launched. Codename : Interface Manager Os archetecture: 16 Bit Versions : … [Read more...]
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