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Re. Windows FAQ (the previous article)

If you didn’t like what I said, or you think that I was nitpicking, consider this. Many PC users have been running XP since it was introduced. I know that there was some resistance at first because it looked different and stuff had been moved about, BUT...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 15:55 by Mike Hall

Filed under: XP, Windows 7
Windows 7 FAQ..

Round colorful thingummybobber here: 1.. Where is the START button? We believe that the START button was far too recognizable as a feature of XP, and so we decided to give it a new look. Also, we wanted to make it more of a challenge for support people...

Published Fri, May 29 2009 17:36 by Mike Hall

Filed under: XP, General, Windows 7
Defragmentation - size matters..

Basically, files fragment because any time a file is edited and bits added either directly by the user or indirectly by the system, the file size may not fit the original saved space. In the case of the Windows filing system, the file will be saved elsewhere...

Published Wed, May 27 2009 13:26 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Utilities, General
Capturing the imagination..

I have mentioned the need for a killer application which will revitalize Windows. Well, back in 1992, there was just such an animal, and it was one of the first Windows programs which captured the imagination of home computer users. I am talking about...

Published Tue, May 26 2009 15:04 by Mike Hall

Filed under: software, Windows, General
Software is the scapegoat..

Some recent quotes I have seen.. “Too bad they won't offer those of us with Vista a free upgrade. I guess if I'd lived in the right time period, I'd have bought an Edsel, too.” “IT SAID WINDOWS XP 7 IS COMING MAYBE IN THE FALL. IT WONT BE...

Published Fri, May 22 2009 15:54 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Hardware, Windows
Windows XP to 7.. Is it time yet?

I have been preparing an older XP machine for Windows 7 recently, and it brings back memories from 2006/7. In fairness, the machine in question is a good performer running XP, but is in the bottom 20% of desktops according to PCPitsop. The processor is...

Published Sun, May 17 2009 11:55 by Mike Hall

Filed under: XP, Hardware, software, Windows 7, Upgrading
Free doesn’t cut it..

It is easy to see why Ubuntu & Co. does no good. If something is given away for free, the general perception is that the product is crap. If a Microsoft operating system was offered at half the regular price, more people would buy it than would download...

Published Wed, May 13 2009 20:31 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Security, Windows 7
LCD Monitors

For the last two or three years, I have used a 19” LCD monitor as my primary display alongside an 18” Dell P990. Three months ago, the LCD monitor started to play up. It would lose colour brightness occasionally, but one day decided it was not going to...

Published Wed, May 13 2009 12:00 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Hardware, General
Windows 7 RTM’ed by August?

It’s all here.. http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/default.aspx I wonder how long it will be before Vista is wheeled out to the dumpster. Judging by the content of the above blog, it will be at around the same time that the leaves are falling...

Published Mon, May 11 2009 20:17 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, Windows 7
High End? Not exactly..

‘Mike’s Window’ is written in Windows Live Writer which is running in Vista 64. This is the OS which everybody loves to hate. I do have Windows 7 64bit RC installed too but I prefer Vista. This is my production PC.. Biostar T6100-939. AMD 64 3500...

Published Sat, May 9 2009 13:14 by Mike Hall

Filed under: XP, General, Windows 7, Vista 64
Vista SP2 RTM.. looking both ways

Uninstalling RC drifted along smoothly, as did installation of the standalone five language RTM. It has taken a couple of days for the system to settle back down, but Vista 64 is running nicely again, and I have no major issues. There are still niggling...

Published Mon, May 4 2009 11:58 by Mike Hall

Filed under: XP, Windows 7, Vista SP2

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Re. Windows FAQ (the previous article)

Windows 7 FAQ..

Defragmentation - size matters..

Capturing the imagination..

Software is the scapegoat..

Windows XP to 7.. Is it time yet?

Free doesn’t cut it..

LCD Monitors

Windows 7 RTM’ed by August?

High End? Not exactly..

Vista SP2 RTM.. looking both ways