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Lot of people ask for Windows XP and 7 activation keys and methods. Here is a tutorial and download links on of activated Windows.

1) Firstly we need to get the torrent program. Here are a few (my favorite is Utorrent):
UTorrent
BitTorrent
Azureus

2) We need to find ourselves the torrent file, my personal favorite site and the most well known is ThePirateBay (TPB),TPB Link. The link takes you to the top 100 windows applications. In this list you will see windows programs as well as some editions of the windows OS. Just to help you guys out here's a link to 7 and XP:
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows XP SP3

3) Now we need to download the torrent file. At each link there is a download button that says "Download this torrent". Click it and it will open up your torrent application, accept all windows and it will start downloading.

4) Now just burn it to a blank DVD or CD using a program and make sure its in the computer when you restart.

You see that almost everyone is fan of Windows and it has a raw amount of users but on other hand, Mac is also in front line Windows. Mac also has great features but is not popular than Windows. Following are the reasons why Windows is better than Mac.

1. Much cheaper. This isn't new, but it's still the No. 1 distinguishing characteristic. The least-expensive new Mac is $999 (not counting the Mac mini, which doesn't really count, and barely sells). For that price, you can get a top-shelf Windows desktop computer or very nice Windows laptop, that will be faster, have more RAM and a larger hard drive than any comparably-priced Mac. Again, the money difference could have been justified before with the superiority of the Mac platform; not so with Windows 7 having closed the gap until it's basically gone.
   
   
2. Many more programs available. You're limited with the number of programs available for Mac. This is especially true for high-end gaming -- try to find a hard-core gamer who uses a Mac. Good luck. If you're looking for financial software, for another example, you'll have dozens more options for Windows than Mac. If choice is important to you, Windows is the way to go.
   
   
3. More transparent, and better, patching. Microsoft, because of well-earned skepticism of its security practices, has instituted the best and most public patching system in the industry. Every second Tuesday of the month is "Patch Tuesday", the day Microsoft releases Windows patches. The releases also come with detailed explanations and tons more information available than most vendors include. This includes Apple, which would like you to believe that its security is flawless. This is what's known in technical geek-speak as an untruth.
   
   
4. More customizable. Let's say you want to add a beefier graphics card to your desktop computer. If you use Windows, there's a whole universe of choices, with a huge range of prices and features. You can upgrade a Mac the same way, but with far, far fewer options available. Apple tightly controls its "ecosystem" -- the vendors it allows to make software and hardware to run on its computers -- whereas Microsoft's ecosystem is much more wide open. That means you can tweak to your heart's content.
   
   
5. You won't be part of the Mac fanboy universe. There's no gentle way to say it, so I'll just state it plainly: Mac users can be extremely snobby. There's an air of superiority that clings to many Macophiles, who love to look down on us sub-human Windows scum. This is a generalization, to be sure, and doesn't apply to all Mac users. But it applies to enough of them that I know I don't want to be associated with it.
   
   
6. Microsoft isn't ignoring Windows development. This is hard to quantify, but by all appearances, Apple is giving Mac OS short shrift when it comes to development. For instance, most new announcements coming out of Apple these days revolve around the iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch and iPad. In other words, its mobile devices. There hasn't been much innovation over the last several years in OS X "Snow Leopard," its latest OS. Everything seems to be focused on iOS, the OS for the "i" line of mobile gear. Microsoft, on the other hand, is hard at work on the successor to Windows 7. It's also working on its own mobile stuff, but not to the exclusion of Windows. Windows 7 was a big advance over Windows Vista; no advances have been seen like that on the Mac OS side in ages.

Most of you might be aware of the fact that it is possible to use Windows 7 and Vista for 120 days without activation. This is actually possible using the slmgr -rearm command which will extend the grace period from 30 days to 120 days. However in this post I will show you a small trick using which it is possible to use Windows 7 without activation for approximately an year! Here is a way to do that.


1. Goto “Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories” . Right click on “Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator“. If you are not the administrator then you are prompted to enter the password, or else you can proceed to step-2.

2. Now type the following command and hit enter

slmgr -rearm

3. You will be prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted the trial period will be once again reset to 30 days. You can use the above command for up to 3 times by which you can extend the trial period to 120 days without activation.

4. Now comes the actual trick by which you can extend the trial period for another 240 days. Open Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter) and navigate to the following

locationHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

5. In right-side pane, change value of SkipRearm to 1.

6. Now you will be able to use the slmgr -rearm command for another 8 times so that you can skip activation process for another 240 days. So you will get 120 + 240 = 360 days of free Windows 7 usage.

120 days using “slmgr -rearm” command before registry edit + 240 days using “slmgr -rearm” command after registry edit = 360 Days

Folder Lock is one of  folder protection or file encrypting software which helps you hide data safely without any unauthorized access. But today I’m going to teach you How to Bypass Folder Lock Manually.

Step 1.
Open REGEDIT using RUN command, and go to the following path

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\QualityControl] “_pack”=”this is encrypted password</em> ~~~”

Step 2.
Ignore sign ~~~~ , For example “espxttbqfwpm~~~~~”. After ignoring, it will like this “espxttbqfwpm”
 

Step 3.
After that just type that in reverse order, for example if the code is “espxttbqfwpm” then just type in
reverse order. It would be like this “mpwfqbttxpse”
 

Step 4.
This is a bit complicated step but it’s the most easiest step what you need to do here is that to move one character each to backward, here the example:
m becomes to l becomes the alphabet l is first letter before m,p become to o because o is the letter before p, and keep doing until all encrypted password you can read, in this tutorial the password –> espxttbqfwpm after decrypted becomes –> lovepassword

Windows 7 makes it easy changing the Windows log-on screen.


1. Go to start, and click on Run, type Regedit & press enter there.

2. Navigate to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\ LogonUI\Background

3. Double-click the OEMBackground DWORD key

4. Set value of the key to 1.




5. Select a background image for Logon Screen with size less than 256KB in size (Use of Image Resize software like VSO Resizer can help)

6. Copy that image into the following folder

C:\Windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds

7. Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg

8. Reboot, and now your logon Image would have changed.

• MIDP 2.0(JSR118)
• NokiaUI 1.1
• Samsung 1.0
• Sprint pcs
• M3G 1.1(JSR184)
• OpenGL ES(JSR239)
• WMA1.0(JSR120)
• Bluetooth(JSR82)
• PDA PIM(JSR75)

• Windows 2000 or later
• JDK1.4.2 or later
   

• Menu: Midlet->Load Jar/Load with console.
• Drag a *.jar into the shell, as the Drag & Drop of Windows

• Zoom in/out, default 200%
• Ticks, design for GD(Game Designer) as a timer.
• Capture/Record, save to "/capture" folder.
• Speed up/Down, speed up the game rate.
• Record keys/Enable Autoplay, refer to the Autoplay.

• Custom settings:
• Key Map:
• System settings:

• Select "Tool" -> "Record Keys".
• Select "View" -> "Options" -> "Key Map" -> "Enable Key Cache". (it makes the key play-back accurately)
• Launch a game, and play it. All your key presses are recorded, saved to "/records" folder.
• Then, your can launch the record from "Midlet" -> "Load auto-play record". The emulator will play back all your have done.

Windows 7 is quickly growing as a very popular operating system with its customizable features and appealing looks. Now, you can even transform your Windows 7 to give complete look and feel of a Mac operating system. Snow Transformation Pack enables you to swiftly modify your Windows 7 appearance so it takes on the Snow Leopard skin of OS X.

The transformation requires just a couple reboots. As soon as your PC restarts, you will begin to feel the magic of this amazing transformation. Right from Windows logon screen down to the theme, icons and controls, everything is replaced with a new, fabulous Mac view. It also includes the chic RK Launcher—any MAC user would tell you how incomplete his PC is without this pivotal tool.



At startup, you are greeted with the Welcome Center, which also offers several options, such as Configure user account, Repair system files and Remove Snow Transformation Pack. From the Configure user account link, you can control the desktop enhancements and other 3rd party apps that are to take effect. The settings are confirmed by clicking on the Apply Configuration button



An amazing transformation pack for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that totally changes how your computer looks.

Tested on Windows 7 x86 system.

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In a recent review of Microsoft Security Essentials it was discovered that an option to wake the computer to perform a scheduled scan did not exist. There is a way to force the computer to wake up and complete a scan but it involves editing the scheduled task within Windows 7. This tutorial will take you through the steps required to get this done.

The Microsoft Security Essentials Scheduler

Microsoft Security Essentials provides a nice interface for editing a scan schedule. You will find it by selecting 'Change my scan schedule' at the bottom of the Home tab.



From this interface you can set which day and time a scan should be performed. The default for Microsoft Security Essentials is 2 AM. This seems like a fine time to perform a scan since the computer is likely not being used. It's also likely that your power settings have placed the computer into a mode of sleep or hibernation. If the latter is true, the scheduled scan will not run.

In order to force your computer to wake and perform the scan the steps below should be followed.

Editing the Scheduled Task

Open the Task Scheduler. Within the Task Scheduler expand the Task Scheduler Library and then expand Microsoft. Below the Microsoft folder you should see another folder called Microsoft Antimalware. Select it.



In the right pane you should see the task for your scheduled scan: 'MP Scheduled Scan'. Next you need to access the task properties. To accomplish this, you may right click on the task and choose Properties or select the Properties link from the Actions menu.



 Within the task properties select the Conditions tab. Enable the option to 'Wake the computer to run this task' by selecting the checkbox.



The setting will now be applied. Unfortunately, any time you change the scheduled scan setting via the Microsoft Security Essentials interface, you will need to update the task again if you continue to desire the 'Wake to Run' functionality.

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Are you looking for a solution to login to multiple Skype accounts simultaneously?

CalimSkypeLauncher allows users to sign in to multiple Skype accounts at the same time. With this application, you can open multiple Skype accounts for your professional and personal contacts and keep all of them running at the same time.


It is a portable application that can be launched instantly after download. The first step is to enter the username/password of all your Skype accounts. It supports multiple login of upto 3 Skype accounts. When done, providing this information, open CalimSkypeLauncher file to sign into multiple Skype accounts. You will be prompted when it successfully signs in to all your accounts.





A handy application for signing into multiple Skype accounts. You must have Skype 4.0 or later for this app to work.

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It used to be that when I watched a movie with VLC, halfway through the movie the screen would suddenly black out. Too late, I would realize that the screensaver kicked in because I hadn't touched the mouse for a while. It was so irritating that I simply disabled my screen saver.

I think VLC specifically addressed this issue, but I'm sure it still happens with other video players. Mouse Jiggler is a tiny, handy utility whose sole purpose in life is to jiggle the mouse cursor for you, so that the screensaver doesn't kick in.

It has a neat feature called "Zen jiggle" (I love the name) which jiggles the mouse "invisibily" – meaning, your computer thinks the mouse is moving, while the cursor doesn't actually move anywhere.

The GUI is sparse, and I like that. Just two check boxes. You can't even minimize it or hide it, and I think that's great: this way you can't forget it on, and then wonder why your mouse is randomly jiggling while you're working. Very nice!

 USB Security Utilities 1.0 Features

• Small in size and portable
• Can be installed in various portable device
• Supports Strong Scanning Engine
• Detects dangerous files
• Can view device information
• Multilanguage interface
• Simple to use
• Strong detection ability
• Prevents infection of device

Download USB Security Utilities 1.0 Here.

Microsoft has sold 150 million copies of Windows 7 in nine months--that is, seven copies per second. It's the fastest-selling operating system in history. Vista, by contrast, was such a flop that users couldn't wait to get rid of it.

Many consumers just got stuck with Vista because new PCs, for a while, were preloaded with it, and there were no other options. Some vendors still offered new, coveted systems with XP, for a lot more money. Yet, in the beginning, retailers even told consumers there was no way to uninstall Vista and reinstall XP.

What does the new operating system mean for the business community, especially all the little guys and mid-sized companies that can’t afford to make another hefty investment in a rotten lemon?

Thankfully, Windows 7 is not the lemon Vista was, and its big, positive features are well-known by now. For example, multitasking makes it easier to navigate, and Windows 7 is more stable and secure. The new OS requires less memory and disk space. It has easier, more proficient file organization, less clutter and garbage, and more efficient networking setup and management. Windows 7 also touts a fancy new taskbar and system tray, better backup options, and some great entertainment features.

These five additional selling points of Windows 7 may surprise you.

1. XP Mode

One of the best features for companies who still want to use many legacy XP applications is XP Mode, which runs in the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions. This was a lifesaver for me, because I have dozens of old graphics programs that I use several times a week.

When I bought a new PC that came pre-loaded, unfortunately, with Vista, none of these XP-only programs would install. I could not afford to replace all of my software, and some of the other programs created years ago by smaller, independent manufacturers were no longer available. I was devastated, and searched the Internet for another XP machine.

Admittedly, some programs, such as Office 2000, run a bit slower in XP mode, but all the graphics programs work fine. However, even if they did run slowly, I’d still be grateful for the ability to continue using them.

Originally there was some concern about the functionality of XP mode on older systems. But as of March, XP Mode no longer requires hardware virtualization technology, according to Microsoft. Therefore, most of the PCs that lacked the appropriate hardware to support XP Mode will now work. So, if this was the reason you were hesitating to upgrade, it’s no longer an issue.

2. Folder Options

Another great feature in Windows 7 is Folder Options, which fixes a huge, time-consuming blunder in Vista. I have heard nothing but frustrated complaints about how much time people waste changing Vista’s default folder options to meet their needs. In fact, when I last checked, there were several hundred thousand Google search results about this Vista nightmare.

Someone at Microsoft came up with the lame idea that users needed to be told which folder options are displayed based on the files in that folder. For example, if the folder contains JPEGs, then Vista defaults to Icon view and displays the Name, Date Taken, Tags, Size, and Rating columns. Hundreds of bloggers provide the Microsoft knowledgebase workaround, but it doesn’t work permanently.

Vista also has a maximum number of folders for which you can customize the settings. Once you exceed that number, the old defaults return.

Windows 7 fixed this problem. First, it offers several different custom views that you can apply through the Properties dialog, which, like Vista, can be customized further. But there is no visible maximum. We tested a system that had over 3000 folders, and Windows 7 retained the settings we defined. This might seem like a minor feature to some, but for the legions of companies and users who have begged for a solution, it’s a deal breaker.

3. Location Aware Printing

Location Aware printing--available in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions only--is a big plus for employees who work remotely or who carry a laptop in the field. This feature allows users to configure multiple default printers, based on their location. And it is system controlled; that is, once you define the setup criteria, Windows 7 automatically resets the default printer to your current location. All you have to do is select Print, and it automatically sends the job to your network printer at work, your personal printer at home, or another shared printer. And, you can define as many print locations as needed, based on how many locations you frequently visit.

4. Remote desktop connectivity

Remote desktop connectivity is another big plus in Windows 7. If your employees are working at home or out of town and forget a file at work, they can connect to their office PC in five easy steps. Not a big deal? Well, yes it is. Wasn’t this function available in Vista? Well, yes, it was, but it rarely worked and, when it did work, it was far more trouble than it was worth.

The last office I worked in had 63 employees and one part-time IT technician who doubled as a network system administrator. After a month of trying everything; that is, calling everyone we knew with PC experience, searching Internet forums, wading through Microsoft knowledgebases, and reading instruction manuals, we finally just gave up on Vista’s so-called remote desktop and purchased Symantec pcAnywhere.

The Windows 7 remote desktop actually works--well, in fact--and the setup is menu-driven and intuitive. For details, simply follow the step-by-step instructions in the Windows 7 Help menus, or select Remote Settings from the Start button, right-click Computer, then choose Properties, and read the screen. Once connected, you can access everything on your office PC, including files, network resources, and applications.

You cannot connect to your office PC if it’s in Sleep or Hibernating mode, so be sure to disable this feature by setting it to Never when you visit Windows 7's Power Options, then select Change Plan Settings.

Also, you cannot connect to a computer remotely with Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, or Home Premium. And if, for some reason, you work in a network environment but can't change your remote settings, then ask your system administrator about releasing control through the Group Policy settings.

5. MultiTouch support

MultiTouch support is another deal maker for some companies that purchased laptops and netbooks specifically for the touch screen options. Since mobile phones, iPads, and many netbooks have virtual keyboards, employees have quickly adapted to the touch screen feature and found that it increases efficiency, for example, when conducting webinars, classroom training, and sales demos at product trade shows.

It’s much easier than using the keyboard and mouse just to tap the screen, slide a scroll bar, or roll the cursor across the desktop with your fingers, especially when showing a quick presentation to your clients at lunch. Desktop users may not appreciate this feature much, but your employees with mini and mobile systems will love it. Besides, how many employees still have desktops these days?

So, what will Windows 7 do for you and your company? In five words: simplify tasks and increase efficiency. It’s definitely worth a second look.

What is a Virtual Hard Disk(VHD)

Virtual Hard Disk (or VHD) is a virtual hard disk image that stores data in a single file. This type of file is created and used on by Microsoft virtualisation solutions such as Windows Virtual PC. This format was adopted by other virtualization solutions like VirtualBox, the product of Sun Microsystems, or VMware ESX Serve.

How to Mount a VHD Image using Disk Management

First of all, open the Disk Management utility.



In the left-side panel, right click on Disk Management and choose the 'Attach VHD' option.



You can find the 'Attach VHD' option also in the Action menu (see capture below).



Click on Browse.



You now have to select the VHD file. When found, select it and press the Open button.



You are now back to the 'Attach Virtual Hard Disk' window. My advice here is to let the 'Read-only' box unchecked, so you can modify the files from the image. If this box is checked you will only be able to copy the files. Click on OK to begin the mounting process.



You will see that the VHD file has been mounted as separate disk drive and it has its own drive letter, in this case 'K:'.



Open Windows Explorer and click on the new partition to open it.



Now you can easily manipulate the desired files from the attached system image.

How to Unmount a VHD Image from Disk Management

After you are done working with the mounted virtual image, it's time to see how to unmount it. Open Disc Management, right click on the attached VHD (in this case 'K:') and choose the 'Detach VHD' option.



Click on the OK button to finish.

NOTE: In the 'Detach Virtual Hard Disk' window you can find the 'Delete the virtual hard disk file after removing the disk' option. This allows you to erase the selected image. I strongly advice to leave this box unchecked so you let the VHD image intact. Check it only if you really want to delete this image.



You will now see that the partition has been removed from the Disk Management window.

Useful Usage Scenarios

There are times when you need a single file or folder from a VHD file or System Image created by Windows Backup. Using the Disk Management utility you can easily mount the VHD file and copy the files and folders you need.

Also, this allows you to add folders and files to any image. Depending on the usage scenario - this feature can be useful.

Conclusion

As you could see from this tutorial, it's very easy to use Disk Management to mount VHD files and work with them. If you have any other tips to share related to this tool, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Quite often people get confused as to whether it would suffice, if they buy a windows 7 Upgrade product like Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade, Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade or a windows 7 Professional Upgrade. This is because Microsoft offers a upgrade version as well as a full version of the various windows 7 products!

A windows 7 Upgrade version is usually much lower in price than the full version. The upgrade version is however meant for those PC users, who already own a licensed version of windows XP or windows vista on their PC.If you don’t have a licensed windows software running on your PC, then you are not entitled to buy and use a windows 7 upgrade product, though you could technically use it to install on a PC, that doesn’t have any windows product installed!

Yes, it is technically possible to use an upgrade disc to clean install windows 7 on a PC that doesn’t have any previous version of windows 7 installed on it! Infact, if you are having windows xp on your PC, you will have to do a windows 7 clean or custom installation. further, if you own a 32-bit windows vista and you intend upgrading to a corresponding 64-bit windows 7 on your PC, then, you need to do a clean installation. Other windows users can do what is termed as an in-place upgrade installation of windows 7.

So, microsoft does make it technically possible to install windows 7 on a blank hard drive in a PC, but you may not be legally permitted to do so.If you happen to use an upgrade disc to clean install windows 7 on a PC, without being legally eligible i.e. if you don’t have a licensed copy of windows xp or vista running on that PC, then microsoft may not support you if you face any technical issues and you may even find yourselves in legal trouble.

This has been beautifully illustrated by msmallbiz on the MSDN blog here.


If you own a PC with a pre-installed windows xp or vista (windows OEM license), then you can use the upgrade disc only on such computer and not on any other computer! You will probably understand this better if you read through what a windows 7 OEM license entitles you to.

Simnet RegDefrag is yet another tool to defragment your registry. It quickly scans your registry and provides you with an overview that shows which parts of the registry are defragmented and to what extend. The program will create a System Restore point before it starts the defrag process, so you can undo the changes if you run into problems. By using Simnet Registry Defrag periodically, you improve your system’s performance, prevent registry corruption, compact and optimize windows registry.



Features:

* Automatic system restore points for safety.
* Automatically product update.
* Smart and easy-to-use interface.
* Minimal installation, low memory and cpu usage.

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Want to Control Multiple PC with Same Mouse and Keypad than you have to try Input Director,  it a free app which allows you to control multiple Windows systems using the keyboard/mouse attached to one computer. With Input Director, you can share a single keyboard/mouse across a set of systems. You switch which system receives the input either by hotkey or by moving the cursor so that it transitions from one screen to the other (in a very similar fashion to a multi-monitor setup).

Using Input Director, you will be able to position the monitors of your systems side-by-side and then control all of them via one keyboard/mouse. Input Director also supports a “shared” clipboard, in which you can copy data onto the clipboard on one system, transition across to another and paste.



Features of “Input Director”:

Easy to Use:

· Easy to follow installation and usage guides – setup only takes a few minutes
Tell Input Director how your monitors are positioned simply by dragging them to the correct spot on the monitor grid:
· Multi-monitor support
· Shared Clipboard – copy and paste between computers (including files!)
Manage all your computers at once:
· Simultaneously lock all computers
· Synchronise the screensavers across your computers
· Synchronise shutdown of your system (or individually configure whether a computer goes to standby, hibernate or shuts down)

Security:

· Encrypt network data between Input Director controlled computers using AES with a 128, 192 or 256bit key
· Lock down the Input Director configuration so that only Administrators may make changes
· Systems can limit which master systems can control them by host name or network subnet
Transition Features:
Ripples surround the cursor for a few seconds after transitioning to help the eye follow the cursor from one computer to another:
Transitioning using the mouse can be setup to occur:
· Immediately when the cursor hits the edge of the screen
· If the screen edge is double tapped by the cursor
· If the cursor momentarily pauses at the edge of the screen
· Can be configured to limit transitions near the corners of computer monitors to avoid accidental slippage between systems
· Can also set a key (or keys) that must be held down to permit transitions between systems
· Hotkeys can be setup to switch control to a specific computer or move to the next computer to the left or right

Download Input Director Here