Tag: programs
How To Do a System Restore in Windows 7 or Windows Vista
Previously, we took a look at how to do a System Restore if you are unable to boot to the Windows desktop. In this article, we show you show you can use System Restore as a simple (yet powerful) recovery feature to restore your computer to a previous point in time if your system is [...]
Microsoft Prepping Windows 8 App Store?
It looks like in addition to the recently launched Apple Mac App Store for OS X users and the Intel App Up app store for Windows users, Microsoft may be looking to get into the app store game for its forthcoming Windows 8 desktop operating system release. The software-maker is ramping up for a Windows [...]
How to Set Default Programs and Use Open With and Always Open With Settings
When you install Windows 7 or get a new PC with Windows 7 installed, by default, there are programs setup to do certain things. Whether it’s editing text, viewing images, listening to music or some other common task Windows has a default program to get you going. The programs that come set as the default [...]
How to Install Windows Live Essentials 2011 – the New Install Experience
Windows Live Essentials is a collection of tools for Windows that make it easy to keep in touch with friends, edit and organize photos, edit movies and send email. Here we look at how to install Windows Live Essentials 2011 and how it compares to previous version. Windows Live Essential 2011 uses the same approach [...]
LapLink: Hasslefree Way to Upgrade From XP to Windows 7
Windows 7 is officially out which means it’s time to think about upgrading. Unfortunately upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 is made difficult by that fact that, by default, Microsoft has not provided a way to do an in place upgrade.
Normally this would mean that you would need to wipe your hard drive clean and start from scratch but a program called PCMover from LapLink makes upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 as easy as any other upgrade.
