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productkey Windows 7 Beta Product Key and Download Available

After much trying [F5 Key], I got a license key.

EDIT: You may need to give your F5 (refresh) key a good work out to get a successful page load. Thanks Angad!

Do the following:

  1. Login in you Passport account, for example, here.
  2. Without closing the Passport page, open one of the following in a new tab:
    Windows 7 Beta 32-bit
    Windows 7 Beta 64-bit

Good luck!

Get the ISO format downloads here

[Thanks Lifehacker]

Windows 7 Beta Download Stalls Microsoft Servers

Posted by Rich On January - 9 - 20098 COMMENTS

technet Windows 7 Beta Download Stalls Microsoft Servers

If you’re trying to download a copy of the Beta of Windows 7 today, you should probably hit the torrent trackers–looking for files named “Microsoft.Windows.7.Beta.1.Build.7000.x86.DVD-GENUiNE.iMAGE” for example.

Using the Technet servers will likely bring you to a screen like the one below:

Do you have your copy of Windows 7 yet?

technet2 Windows 7 Beta Download Stalls Microsoft Servers

Xpy Easily Enables/Disables XP Settings

Posted by Rich On January - 9 - 20092 COMMENTS

xpy screenshot Xpy Easily Enables/Disables XP Settings

Xpy customizes over a hundred Windows XP settings easily. Xpy doesn’t need to be installed and can really help optimize your PC.

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Features

Disable Automatic Windows Updates
Disable Windows Security Center
Disable Windows Defender
Disable Compressed Folders
Disable File Association Web service
Disable Net Crawling
Disable Error Reporting
Disable WGA Notifications
Disable Time Synchronization
Disable Scheduled Task Service
Disable Indexing Service

Your antivirus software might report xpy as Spyware or a Trojan. xpy is written and compiled using NSIS, false positives are unfortunately quite common among NSIS compiled programs. The NSIS development team is aware of this situation and constantly works with software companies to solve such issues.

Download Xpy

There are so many fonts out there – but it seems you have to pay for all the good ones. Put your credit card away and enjoy these free fonts. Available to you are many more sets – linked below.

Check out more font collections on www.Mintywhite.com

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Turn Your Wallpaper into a Virtual Desk

Posted by Rich On January - 7 - 20093 COMMENTS

layered wallpaper 01 Turn Your Wallpaper into a Virtual Desk

When you think of desktop wallpaper, you probably think of a way to express yourself with a picture you really like. You probably change your wallpaper often as your tastes change. One suggestion I have, is to make your desktop wallpaper more functional; thus, using it in a different way.
We speak of the main screen of your computer as a desktop, but it doesn’t really look like a desktop. Download a desktop-like image here and organize your files accordingly – just like you would on a physical desktop.

Show/Hide Control Panel Options [How To]

Posted by Rich On January - 6 - 20096 COMMENTS

control panel items 00 Show/Hide Control Panel Options [How To]
The control panel is the portal to make many changes on your computer. If you would like to restrict control panel items access, follow this guide.

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