Customize your icons with Windows 7 high-resolution device icons
Posted by Al in Windows 7 Tutorials on 06 4th, 2009 | 5 Comments
One of the cool new features of Windows 7 is its ability to automatically find a high-resolution device icon that corresponds to your device. You can find these icons in action under Devices and Printers, which can be accessed via the Start menu. Most of the time, Windows downloads those icons directly...
Windows XP Mode (XPM) – Everything you need to know
There’s been a lot of buzz and confusion about the Windows XP Mode that was recently introduced as a utility that can be used with Windows 7. The purpose of this page is to provide everything you need to know about XPM in one central location without you having to search multiple pages for information...
Windows 7 and Windows XP Mode: Can you run it?
Microsoft’s new Windows XP Mode requires hardware virtualization, which is probably one of the more confusing parts to knowing if your computer can support XPM. If you’re not sure what XPM is, check out our screenshot tour here.
Hardware Requirements:
The hardware requirements are essentially...
12 things you need to know before installing Windows 7 Release Candidate
Posted by Al in Featured Articles, Windows 7 News, Windows 7 Tutorials on 05 4th, 2009 | 75 Comments
Today’s the big day. Windows 7 RC will finally be publicly released by Microsoft. Remember, Microsoft has said that it will provide an unlimited number of downloads this time, but they will only be providing it until June 30th. Beta keys will still work with the RC and you can download the RC...
Fix BSOD problems caused by latest Windows 7 updates
Posted by Al in Windows 7 Tutorials on 04 16th, 2009 | 28 Comments
A couple of Windows 7 beta testers faced a blue screen of death (BSOD) after installing some recently released security updates. The error message stated a failure on k11.sys and may be caused by a conflict with the Kaspersky Antivirus Program. WindowsFixUp discovered an easy fix for this problem. First,...
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