Virus protection for Windows 7 consumer

Most of the people over the net uses Antivirus or antimalware programs to protect their system against unwanted malicious threads. Microsoft recommends all windows 7 users to have an protection against these threads. They have provided list of all Antivirus tools which is compatible with Windows 7 systems.

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Stay connected with windows Live Hotmail Mobile

On the Move, checkout your important mail, Connect, Share anything through your windows phone or any other mobile device with Windows Live Hotmail Mobile. You can Login quickly and easily into your Hotmail account and you can Read, compose, and send e-mail on your phone as you do on your PC.

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Officially download Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 Service pack 1 Beta Build 6.1.7601.16562

As many of the internet user knows that Windows 7 Service pack 1 has been leaked to Torrent sites. The leaked Windows 7 SP1 release has the build number 7601.16562.100603-1800 and it was originally distributed to select beta testers, and will expire in-between April – July 2011.

Users, who don’t like to download the leaked Service Pack 1 beta (7601.16562.100603-1800) from torrents and other file sharing sites, can now  officially download Service Pack 1 directly from “Softpedia”.

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Public Beta version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 availability announced

Now no more wait, Microsoft has announced the imminent availability of public beta version of Service pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 at TechEd 2010 annual conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (June 7-10 2010).

” Today, at TechEd, we are pleased to announce that by the end of July we will be releasing the public beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. ” - Microsoft Corporation

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Notable changes in Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 on both Client and Server Platform

According to my previous post, SP1 includes all previously released updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 which contains the update patches for certain components of operating System.

Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 represents Microsoft’s continuing commitment to quality. While many of the updates contained in SP1 are available as individual downloads, the integration of these updates in SP1 enhances the ease of deployment for IT administrators. This functionality coupled with advanced new virtualization features such as Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX, demonstrates how SP1 continues to provide ongoing improvements that organizations have grown to expect from Microsoft.

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Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 KB List

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes all previously released updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Many of these updates are available to the public on the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update, while others are only available to specific customers or partners.  It is standard practice to include all of these updates in a Service Pack and as such they are included in Windows Server2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1.

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Getting to know all about Windows Registry

I was going through the Book “Windows 7 UNLEASHED , SAMS publication” that sneaked my attraction on very interesting chapter which was all about the registry. So i thought it would be better to rip out some content for our blog readers.

The Registry is a central repository Windows uses to store anything and everything that applies to the configuration of your system.

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Download Patch to remove Hardware Virtualization Requirement to Run Windows XP Mode

According to my previous post Microsoft was thinking to add a support for Windows XP mode without hardware Virtualization in the next Service pack. But they released the patch to Remove Hardware Virtualization Requirement to Run Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode in Windows 7.

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