Windows 7 Articles

How to Check your Hard Drive for Possible Failure

Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:35:58 +0100

The first point to make here is that NOT ALL odd occurrences mean your hard drive is failing. It could be a virus, file corruption, damaged boot area, hardware conflict or even a power lead coming loose! The second point is, unless you know what you are doing NEVER remove the hard drive from the computer... What we are going to do is simply run a small utility to run a "diagnostic" on the physical drive so see if there are any issues you need to be warned about.

How to Scan your PC for Software Licenses

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:34:17 +0100

Missing your License Key for a Windows Application? You can manually search through the registry if you wish! But a faster method is to use a special utility to do it for you. Read how in this article.

How to Replace Google Ads in Gmail with a Social Widget

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:31:46 +0100

How about a Free browser add-on (plug-in) called Rapportive that replaces those pesky Gmail ads with contact info about the sender - based upon their email address? This handy little plug-in, being called a Social Widget by the creators, is currently only available for the FireFox and Chrome browsers, but an Internet Explorer version is on the way soon. Read more here in this article.

How to Recover Saved Passwords in Internet Explorer

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:29:50 +0100

There are several utilities that can be found online that can reveal the hidden passwords in Internet Explorer. My personal favourite is the PC Tools Password Utilities Tool. Read more here in this article.

How to Recover Saved Passwords in Firefox

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:27:53 +0100

Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox does allow you to view your saved passwords it stores. Or you can use a free 3rd party utility to reveal all those hidden passwords in Firefox.

How to Quickly Perform an Audit on your PC

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:22:37 +0100

Belarc Advisor performs a quick scan of your computer to give you detailed information on your hardware and software at your fingertips! All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. Make sure to print off a copy for future reference, you never know when it may come in handy.

Windows 7 DVD Maker

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:05:29 +0000

Windows 7 DVD Maker is an application included in Windows 7 Home Premium and above editions that is designed to enable the creation of DVD movies that can be played using DVD playback software or on a standalone consumer DVD player.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:04:37 +0000

Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software created by Microsoft that provides protection against viruses, spyware, root kits, and Trojans for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, free of charge.

Windows 7 Defender

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:57:24 +0000

Windows Defender is software that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software by detecting and removing known spyware from your computer

Windows 7 Action Center

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:56:25 +0000

The Windows "Action Center" consolidates message traffic from key Windows maintenance and security features, including Windows Defender and User Account Control

Windows 7 Security Features

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:55:17 +0000

In this article I am going to give a high level overview of the various Windows 7 security features.

It is mainly intended for the home and power user and so I will not be covering EVERY security feature.

Win 7 User Account Control

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:58:03 +0100

The User Account Control (UAC) is a technology and security feature in Windows 7. It was first introduced in Windows Vista but has been improved in Win 7.

Windows 7 Firewall

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:56:59 +0100

Since the introduction of the first firewall built into the Windows XP operating system, called back then the Internet Connection Firewall. Microsoft has steadily improved the firewall in each subsequent incarnation of Windows. From Windows XP SP2, to Windows Vista and now with Windows 7.

Windows 7 Resource Monitor

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:56:14 +0100

The resource monitor in Windows 7 is one of a few handy tools for monitoring your systems performance. In the case of this tool it does this in real time.

Windows XP to Windows 7

Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:55:19 +0100

There are a few myths around the XP to Windows 7 migration, and this video is the first in a series all about application compatibility and deployment of Windows 7.

Windows 7 vs Windows Vista

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:52:17 +0100

In this short article I wanted to high light some of the differences between Windows 7 and the operating system its replacing - Windows Vista.

Windows 7 Versions

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:50:43 +0100

A quick guide to the versions of Windows 7 available from Microsoft

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:49:42 +0100

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is a free utility available for download from Microsoft. Once the utility is installed it will automatically check the suitability of your current PC's hardware and software and see if they are compatible with Windows 7.

Windows 7 System Requirements

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:24:55 +0100

Read all about the Windows 7 system requirements and see if your PC is meeting the minimum standard to run Windows 7

Windows 7 Articles

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:19:10 +0100

New Windows 7 website is launched! Read up to date articles on Microsoft's latest operating system.