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How to get windows 7 professional on student offer?

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:44:07 +0000

A friend is getting windows 7 for me as they are a student and get it for £30 and I\’m after windows 7 pro however when my friend goes to order it it doesn\’t give an option to get windows 7 pro only home premium. Am I right in assuming it gives you the option after the OS is released to download it?
No, I\’m afraid you\’re not right.

It\’s a special deal that Microsoft have with their support for educational establishments.

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How to Disable or Modify Keyboard Key Functions in Windows?

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:04:45 +0000

In this guest post, MSP shows us how to remap Windows keys without manually modifying the registry. Find out more about MSP at the end of this post.

You may want to disable some keys on the keyboard; for example, if you are a gamer, you might have wanted to disable the Windows key because accidentally clicking on it might pause your game and invoke the Start menu.

Here is a simple way to disable any key on the keyboard of your computer running Windows.

The registry in Windows can be edited to “map” one key to another key or disable a key. Manual registry editing for this might be a bit tough. Fortunately, here is software which does this – SharpKeys.

How to disable the Windows key:

1. Download SharpKeys here, extract the zip file, and install and run it and it shows a screen as below:

Note: SharpKeys works with all currently-supported versions of Windows
2. Click on the “Add” button on the bottom select the “From Key” (the key with function you want to change – Left Windows key in our case). To select it, you can scroll down or type the key

3. Now select the “To Key” – the new function which you want to assign to the From Key. (Here we select “Turn Key Off” option)

4. Click OK. Click on Write to Registry and that’s it you are done (log off and on to put the changes into effect before your next computer restart.)

If you want to restore the key (From Key – whose function is changed) to its original function, just select the entry in the main screen and click on Delete. Then click Yes and then click on “Write to registry” and once again your keys work as before.

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How to install windows 7 in new laptop?

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:54:06 +0000

I got a new Samsung laptop without any preinstalled OS,It comes with DOS.I am not a geek but a newbie.Will it boot if I insert the windows DVD

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Microsoft announces availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:56:26 +0000

Milestone lets users explore a re-imagined, no-compromises Windows experience.

Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview — the next milestone of the Windows operating system. This latest preview will be made available for download starting today at http://preview.windows.com. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers a more robust experience for testing the world’s most popular operating system and is available to the widest range of people yet following the initial release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview late last year. The Developer Preview received more than 3 million downloads.

“With Windows 8, we reimagined the different ways people interact with their PC and how to make everything feel like a natural extension of the device, whether using a Windows 8 tablet, laptop or all-in-one,” said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft. “The Windows 8 Consumer Preview brings a no-compromises approach to using your PC.”

At a Windows 8 Consumer Preview event in Barcelona that was attended by partners from Europe and around the world, the company shared some key new updates in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview:

· Broad range of product changes and improvements. Since the Developer Preview in September, designed to preview the programming platform, Windows 8 has progressed across every dimension. From completing the user experience for touch, keyboard and mouse to refining the development platform, the Consumer Preview improves performance, quality and reliability across all subsystems. With the added features, it represents a more complete view of the capabilities of Windows 8.

· Windows Store with new apps. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview marks the beta opening of the Windows Store, which is filled with a variety of new Metro style apps from both third-party developers and Microsoft. During the Consumer Preview, these apps are available to try and experience at no cost to users. The Windows Store will offer personalized recommendations, and Windows 8 gives users the ability to take their apps and settings with them across multiple PCs, making it easy to discover and try new apps while offering developers the greatest opportunity of any platform.

· Connecting to the cloud across Windows-based PCs and Windows Phone 7. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers seamless integration with the content people care about across their Web services. An optional additional sign-on with a Microsoft account provides access to a host of features, including the ability to roam all settings, use cloud storage, communicate with email, calendar and contacts, and connect to a broad range of services. Your connection to the cloud works across your Windows-based PCs and your Windows 7 phones.

· Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 5.The best way to experience the Web on Windows is with Internet Explorer 10.The browser has been re-imagined to create a new experience designed specifically for Windows 8 devices. It provides an edge-to-edge user interface that is all about less browser and more Web. Fast and fluid, Internet Explorer is hardware-accelerated to enable Web performance.

· Preview of new hardware capabilities. At the event, Microsoft also showcased Windows 8 running on a wide range of new x86- and ARM-based reference hardware. This hardware will be available to select developers for trial and testing as previously announced

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What is the Windows Store? How Will it Work for me as a Customer?

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:02:22 +0000

We’re no strangers to App Stores. Headed by Apple, companies are adding their own stores to their platforms and Microsoft is following suit.

As always, we at Windows Guides take a topic (not well-known, difficult to understand/get facts, commonly explained wrongly) and do our best to explain it to you. Here’s what I’ve gathered thus far by answering the questions I have on the Windows Store.

Please note: We’ll continue to update this guide. Price references are in USD.

The Windows Store
Put simply, the Windows Store is a place to purchase Windows applications and download them directly to your PC. Both Microsoft and the application developers will test their apps with your version of Windows. There’s more…

Who/what Countries Can Use the Windows Store?
The store will be available (currently) in 231 different countries/territories and be available in over 100 languages. Here’s the list.

Microsoft states:

We’ll have a number of market-specific catalogs, tailored for those customers, and a “rest of world” (ROW) catalog for all other markets. Developers can choose the catalogs in which their app is listed, and we will continue to increase the number of market-specific catalogs and payment providers over time as we evolve the Store service.

Source

When Will the Windows Store be Available?
I’ve been there: reading about something new, wanting to try it, but realizing the “something” I’ve read about doesn’t exist yet (how was I to know you can’t actually book a Moon trip yet??)

So the first question is: When will the Windows Store be available? Microsoft assure us the Windows Store will be available with the Windows 8 Beta, set for official release in February 2012 (subscribe for updates or view Windows 8 news and progress.)

Note: Only free apps will be available during the Beta.

What type of PC/Version of Windows Do I Need to Use the Windows Store?
You will need any internet-connected PC (i.e. desktop, laptop, tablet) running Windows 8.

How Will I Find Applications?
Microsoft indicate they’ll be using search engines to index store apps (using Bing as an example) as well as the Windows Store application. Put simply, you won’t need to leave your internet browser to find new applications! If you’re using Internet Explorer 10, there’s a button you can click when you browse websites with store applications for sale.

What Advantages Does the Windows Store Hold Over other Methods of Purchase?
Most people get their applications either by a merchant download online or from a local store. We all know venturing to the store for software is an act performed best in the 20th Century and we all know downloads are quick, easy, and less wasteful of paper, plastic, fuel etc.—if that’s your thing. Currently, getting your applications online either directly from the vendor or through a third-party is almost as easy as a centralized Windows Store; however, these transactions bears risk if you use your daily—usually with a scary-high spending limit—credit card. You also may have to install proprietary software just to download the application!

A central, platform specific store, takes away much risk associated with having your credit card on so many companies’ databases. If Microsoft do a sound job of protecting our data, we’ve mitigated and huge privacy and PI risk.

Finally, if you get a new PC or have to format your current PC, gathering apps again can be a serious pain (even with FileHippo.) With the Windows Store, your purchases will remain on your account for future PC installs.

What About Common App Store Disadvantages? Will Apps take Forever to Get Approved for Updates?
The advantages above look nice but let’s address common “app store” disadvantages:

“No refunds”: Microsoft don’t indicate they’ll offer refunds but free time-based or functionality-based trials can be used by developers
Migrating data over from a ‘lite’ to a ‘full’ app: As you’ll be able to use trial versions of apps, you wont have to transfer any data when you buy the full version
Long approval process for app fixes/buggy apps: Here are Microsoft’s thoughts on a long, poorly communicated application approval process:
“We want to increase predictability and eliminate any capriciousness in app certification. We do this by providing every developer with the technical certification assessments—the App Certification Kit —as part of the SDK. We also provide app acceptance guidance, in plain language, in our app certification policies. The App Certification Kit and the SDK are included when you download the Windows 8 Developer Preview. We’ll give feedback to developers whose apps are rejected, so they can address the issues quickly and resubmit the app for publication.” (App certification policies)
Microsoft has the advantage of learning from others first hand and thus, directly address some of the biggest problems with current platform-specific app stores.
How Much Will Applications Cost?
Each application will differ in price with a base price of $1.49. Each developer will determine their price individually. I expect the following price structure:

$1.49-$5: Puzzle Games, non-3D games, single-purpose apps (i.e. JPG to PNG Image Converter Pro Plus Premium Extended Edition)
$5-$15: PC maintenance apps, security applications, many 3D games
$15+: Professional software, specialist software (i.e. remote access support platforms)
There will, of course, be free applications after the Beta ends but most of you knew that already (if not for the screenshot at the top of this post.) Also, as we mentioned earlier, Metro style apps can support free trials with in-app purchasing. If the developer supports it, you won’t have to purchase an app without the ability to get a refund if it doesn’t work as expected/is plain rubbish.

Applications like eBay will be free and will simplify bargain hunting
Microsoft state they’ll take 30% of application sales (from developers) up to the first $25k in revenue and 20% thereafter.

Will Applications be More Expensive Now Microsoft is Taking a 20-30% cut?
Running a store that caters to (almost) the entire Windows 8 PC-using world, is no small operation but, really, it’s also a great way to make massive revenues. Microsoft stuck with the industry standard of 30% and, while some may say that’s pretty high, I really think that, in the digital age, customers and developers will suck that up without much complaint.

First in the delivery chain is the developer: Now, they can sell applications to Windows users with an application available with every compatible PC. Thus, they don’t need to use printing companies, distributors, b&m stores, or even have to run their own website and online store any more.
Second, Microsoft, who take a 30% cut from the sale.
Third, you, the customers will benefit from reasonable prices on applications and the wide range of choice that (Microsoft anticipate) will be available.
Of course, credit card companies will charge Microsoft usage fees, taxes, and everything else that comes with consumer trade. The fact remains: centralized online stores are a great way to give any software developer with $49/year the opportunity to sell their work and to get exposure to much of the Windows computing world. There are 1.25 billion Windows users now (Jan 2012); consumer Windows 7 adoption rates show we’re not content with older (and arguably crappier) versions of Windows as over 500 million Windows 7 licenses have been sold—many of them upgrades.

There is, of course, the one-time fee of a Windows 8 license to get to the Windows Store. So, Microsoft, please don’t charge us $100+ for an upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8; we want these features but it’s an expensive jump given many of us are on Windows 7 and love it!

Will the Windows Store Revolutionize Computing?
No. However, the Windows Store isn’t designed to do that; the store will simply makes computing even easier for us, the customers. The Windows Store ties in concepts and technologies that we’ve used, in some form, for years in an easy-to-use, readily accessible way. At Windows Guides, that sounds pretty good to us. We like easy computing!

That’s all for now. What questions do you have about the Windows Store?

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Warning: Windows 8 Certified Computers Might Not Boot Linux

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:17:16 +0000

If the article published by ITWorld is to be believed, all Windows 8-certified machines now use UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) with support for secure booting. Microsoft is no longer willing to use untrusted BIOS firmware for booting and this clearly indicates that from Windows 8 onwards both the firmware and software must have been signed by a trusted Certificate Authority to initiate the boot process. You won’t be able to boot a Linux distribution if you have bought a computer that includes the manufacturer’s keys and Microsoft’s keys as none of the EFI Linux bootloaders is signed.

This also means that from now onwards you cannot compile your own custom kernels as Linux distribution requires secure UEFI booting support, and a non-GPL bootloader would be required and the kernel would have to be signed too.

According to Matthew Garrett, a Linux developer:

Microsoft requires that machines conforming to the Windows 8 logo program and running a client version of Windows 8 ship with secure boot enabled. The two alternatives here are for Windows to be signed with a Microsoft key and for the public part of that key to be included with all systems, or alternatively for each OEM to include their own key and sign the pre-installed versions of Windows. The second approach would make it impossible to run boxed copies of Windows on Windows logo hardware, and also impossible to install new versions of Windows unless your OEM provided a new signed copy. The former seems more likely.

[...] Firstly, we’d need a non-GPL bootloader. Grub 2 is released under the GPLv3, which explicitly requires that we provide the signing keys. Grub is under GPLv2 which lacks the explicit requirement for keys, but it could be argued that the requirement for the scripts used to control compilation includes that. It’s a grey area, and exploiting it would be a pretty good show of bad faith. Secondly, in the near future the design of the kernel will mean that the kernel itself is part of the bootloader. This means that kernels will also have to be signed. Making it impossible for users or developers to build their own kernels is not practical. Finally, if we self-sign, it’s still necessary to get our keys included by ever OEM.”

Lets say Linux geeks find a way around this, but again there will be a number of hurdles such as what will happen with small Linux distributions or how will the users or various companies boot their own custom kernels? Several question remain unanswered.

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How To Find the Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key Code

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:16:38 +0000

If you’re preparing to reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 you will need to locate your copy of the Microsoft Office 2010 product key – also known as the CD key or install key.

Normally, this product key is on a sticker attached to the inside of your disc case or with the manual that came with Office 2010. If you downloaded Microsoft Office 2010, your product key was probably included in an email from Microsoft.

If you’ve lost your product key, don’t worry. It’s located in the registry but it’s encrypted, making finding it difficult without help.

Follow the steps below to locate your Microsoft Office 2010 product key code.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: Finding your Microsoft Office 2010 product key usually takes less than a few minutes

Here’s How:

Manually locating the Microsoft Office 2010 product key from the registry is nearly impossible due to the fact that it’s encrypted. Luckily, a number of free programs exist to help find product keys.
Choose a free product key finder program that supports Microsoft Office 2010.
Note: Any product key finder that locates Microsoft Office 2010 product keys will locate the product keys for any edition you may have including Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, Standard, Home and Business, Home and Student, Professional Academic, Professional Plus, and Starter.
Download and run the key finder program. Follow any instructions given by the program.
The numbers and letters displayed by the program represent the Microsoft Office 2010 product key. The product key should be formatted like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx – five sets of five letters and numbers.
Write this product key code down exactly as the key finder program shows it to you for use when reinstalling Microsoft Office 2010.
Note: If even one character is written down incorrectly, the installation of Microsoft Office 2010 that you attempt with this product key will fail. You must transcribe the key exactly!

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How to delete microsoft office 2007?

admin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:44:41 +0000

Hey guys, I have a problem. I downloaded microsoft office 2007 and now I can\’t delete it. I don\’t know why. I did everything, I went to add or remove program and from start menu. But I still can\’t delete it.
Please help me.
thanks
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How to install office 2007?

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:29:22 +0000

if you dont have any office previously installed
I wondered the same thing, but then I figured it out!!

You either have to buy it (it\’s WAY expensive), or you could download it from your free p2p program (like Ares or Limewire).
I downloaded it for free from Ares, but it did take me quite a long time to get it and the right one. But I did eventually and I love it!!
Or if you don\’t wanna do either, then you could get Open Office which is pretty good. It\’s free. http://www.openoffice.org

But I would suggest getting it by your p2p program. It works!! TRUST ME!!!

Can someone tell me how to change the display language – Microsoft Office 2010?

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:12:32 +0000

I\’ve downloaded the Microsoft Office 2010 from the internet cause I got this product key thing for it so it can update to the newest Microsoft Office 2010 BUT I can to do it over the internet, like download it. And for the language, I clicked English, but when it went to the final download it said: Language: Italian ?????? I downloaded it cause I thought I would be able to change it in the options and I\’ve changed it in the box and it says it\’s English but it won\’t change? Can someone help me and show me how to change the language on it please? Thanks.
Contact Microsoft for support
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http://support.microsoft.com/

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