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Microsoft has announced on the Skype Blog that Windows Live Messenger is to be retired in Q1 2013 (except for in mainland China). Just a fortnight ago Microsoft integrated Messenger and Facebook messaging functionality into Skype version 6 for Mac and Windows. Earlier in mid-September a public beta version had the same functionality. I’ve used both versions and they seem to work without a hiccup with contacts from either platform.

If you still use Messenger or use both Messenger and Skype clients the Skype blog says that you “just need to update to the latest version of Skype, sign in using a Microsoft account, and your Messenger contacts will be there.” It really is as simple as that. It’s important to sign in with your Microsoft ID (if you have both Microsoft and Skype IDs) to get your Messenger contacts in the contact list.
Microsoft assures us it’s not just about shoving users over to a new platform for the sake of software development economy, Messenger users will get additional benefits over their old platform such as:
  • Broader device support for all platforms, including iPad and Android tablets
  • Instant messaging, video calling, and calling landlines and mobiles all in one place
  • Sharing screens
  • Video calling on mobile phones
  • Video calling with Facebook friends
  • Group video calling
An added benefit Microsoft doesn’t mention is that running Skype rather than Messenger has less impact on your system and start-up (if my PC is in any way typical). Also of course it’s better than running both messaging clients at the same time. Skype v6 was updated for both the modern UI and desktop Windows with the flatter and minimal look and feel of the new OS.
You can download the latest version of Skype here.
In recent times Messenger use has declined as Skype use has picked up, according to the Huffington Post. Skype works better in the wide Microsoft ecosystem as a communications program, on TVs and the Xbox for instance. Combine this with the monetisation opportunities for Skype and it was a natural choice for Microsoft.

Reading around however, not everyone is happy with the Skype Blog’s “good news”. Will you miss some features of Messenger that aren’t catered for by Skype?

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DriverMax is a new program which allows you to easily reinstall all your Windowsdrivers.
No more searching for rare drivers on discs or on the web or inserting one installation CD after the other.
Simply export all your current drivers (or just the onesthat work ok) to a folder or a compressed file.
After reinstalling Windows you will have everything in one place!
Most of the situations when Windows is running slower are caused by faulty driver installations. Windows stores all versions of older versions with more recent ones. The Export Wizard will only export the drivers you select by copying the needed files to a folderor a compressed ZIP file. After reinstalling Windows all driver will be back in place in less than 5 minutes - sparing you of searching, inserting disc after disk and losing precious time.

The import Drivers wizard allows you to install all the drivers that you exported earlier. The entire operation might take up to 5 - 10 minutes. Just one single computer restart will be required after all drivers are reinstalled!

DriverMax is able to display a complete report of all drivers (version, release dates) installed on your system.

This feature can also be very useful when you want to analyze the differences between the drivers installed on different machines.

Drivers are used for interfacing with:

  • Printers
  • Video adapters
  • Network cards
  • Sound cards
  • Local buses of various sorts - in particular, for bus mastering on modern systems
  • Low-bandwidth I/O buses of various sorts (for pointing devices such as mice, keyboard, USB, etc.)
  • Computer storage devices such as hard disk, CD-ROM and floppy disk buses (ATA, SCSI)
  • Implementing support for different file systems* Implementing support for image scanners and digital cameras.

Choosing and installing the correct device drivers for given hardware is often a key component of computer system configuration.

DriverMax only works on Windows Vista, Window XP and Windows 2003 (all service packs). Driver downloads are *only* available for Windows Vista and Windows XP users.

ITS COMPRESSED!

pass key: eDo



P/S: Original for here

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System Restore can sometimes lapse, for example, by computer viruses, virus, restore points will be destroyed, this function just as hypothetical. Therefore, the ratio of the System Restore wizard, set up computer systems for imaging, is a more thorough way to restore the ......

Total computer system failure has day in xp and vista systems, can be quickly restored after a fault system, do not have to waste energy and time to re-install the system, this useful feature is the System Restore (System Restore). The event of a computer problem, as long as open the System Restore wizard, according to the time point, the system would return to a stable state, but prior to this action does not affect the data stored.

But the System Restore feature sometimes failure, for example, by computer viruses, virus, restore points will be destroyed, this function just as hypothetical. Therefore, the ratio of the System Restore wizard, set up computer systems for images, is to restore a more thorough way.

Acronis True Image and the well-known Norton Ghost, are the same restore disk Backup software for Windows Image Backup set up, easy, and quickly restore the system to malfunction.

Acronis True Image and Norton Ghost software is charged, however, Seagate, Maxtor and Acronis to launch a free OEM version, so everyone still has the use of free software, but there is a limit, the two brands will each be provided with its own hard disk Acronis version.

Although Seagate has acquired Maxtor, into two manufacturers with the same software, but users must still use the hard disk in accordance with their own brand download. Friend use Seagate hard disk, you can download the Seagate version of Acronis provided, the name "Seagate DiscWizard"; and Maxtor's version for "Maxtor MaxBlast". Because I use Seagate hard drives are in this to Seagate DiscWizard as an introduction.

System set up before the image file, it is necessary to pay attention to:

  • Must have been used to determine the software are installed in the system there, then next time do not have to restore after installation
  • For the system to remove rubbish, the use of re-Deframent hard drive, the best state in the system was set up under the image file.

Installed, open the Seagate DiscWizard, figure, the main interface has four options. Click on "Image Backup and Image Restore" (1) began to set up for the system image file.Click Image Backup (2).
There are four options here, too, point check My Computer (3) Preparation of sub-image file, and the remaining sub-prepared to use only paid version. Then select Next. Then check-point "Disc and partitions", click Next to the next step.
Select Backup to disk, usually the boot drive C (4). Then steps can only select the first "Create a new full image backup  A and then next.
In this simply select Use default option (5).
Select the image file should be prepared at the location, usually the Backup disk to another partition D (6), input image file name, click Next.Notes for the image file set up (7), convenient time to view the next restore.
As long as the press after the Proceed (8), will begin to set up an image file.

Software Name: Seagate DiscWizard
Software version: 10.0.0.5028
Software Size: 108MB
System Support: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/Mac OS 10.x
Download site: Seagate DiscWizard: http://tinyurl.com/2u4yz3
Maxtor MaxBlast: http://tinyurl.com/ywu6ry

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Steve Ballmer has just announced during his keynote address in 2009 Internet CES that the public beta for Windows 7 will be released on Friday, January 9, 2009. The public beta of Windows 7 will be available worldwide for everybody to download and get a genuine working product key HERE (registration required)
BUILDS:

Build 6801
On 8 October 2008, screenshots of Windows 7 build 6801 were leaked. On 28 October 2008, Microsoft distributed build 6801 to attendees at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC). It has since been leaked to bittorrent networks. It features an enhanced taskbar similar to the one in build 6933 although it is disabled by default. An unofficial patch has been released to enable the new taskbar in build 6801.

Pre-Beta 1
Microsoft also demonstrated build 6933.winmain.081020-1842 during the PDC, but did not give it to attendees. On 14 November 2008, screenshots of Windows 7 build 6936 were leaked by Winfuture. On 20 November 2008, Microsoft posted screenshots of build 6948 on the Engineering Windows 7 blog. In early December, WinFutere.de leaked screenshots of Build 6956, which demonstrated a new bootscreen. (Announced by WinFuture since Build 6954) and several improvements. At the WinHEC in China an attendee from the conference leaked a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of Windows 7 Build 6956, then an ISO image was published, in this same site we can see many new screenshots of this build. Lately, Paul Thurrott posted several screenshots on his website of a newer build.

Beta 1
Microsoft has confirmed that Beta 1 will be handed out at MSDN Developer Conference on 13th January 2009 in the form of a DVD.

Release Candidate
The release candidate for Windows 7 will be available after Beta 1.

Final Build
While officially Microsoft has stated that Windows 7 will be released three years after Vista was shipped, the company has indicated that it plans to release Windows 7 in mid-2009, in time for installation on PCs that will ship for the Christmas 2009 buying season.

Update for Windows 7 Beta (KB961367)
Install this update to resolve live and recorded TV issues in Windows Media Center, recorded TV playback issues in Windows Media Player, and MP3 file corruption issues in Windows. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows 7 Pre-Release License Terms.


Minimum hardware recommendations:

  • 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
  • 1 GB of system memory
  • 16 GB of available disk space
  • Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (in order to enable Aero theme)
  • DVD-R/W Drive
  • Internet access (to download the Beta and get updates)

How to Download:
To start off, you need to download a torrent client. uTorrent is a good lightweight client and can be downloaded here. Once you install uTorrent, head to one of the largest torrent directories listed below.


**After February 10th 2009, Microsoft will no longer be providing downloads for any version of Windows 7 Beta. So need download from above website!! But still can get the product key from microsoft!

Some Activation Keys for people lazy go to registration:
The keys are universal and work with any version of Windows 7 and expire on August 1, 2009. They can be used for an unlimited number of times.

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482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3

**More details at here or here!!

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Clearly know StartUp Program

Windows XP built-in "msconfig", can let you boot management system automatically activated when the program list, Quick StartUp is more clear than msconfig free gadget.

Free Gadgets
I want to introduce is the Quick StartUp.
Quick StartUp have more features than msconfig, you can view the boot properties to start the program, but also new start-up programs. Most notably, you can specify a user account to open the program.
Quick StartUp main interface lets you more easily view a list of startup programs. If we were to abolish the boot program to run automatically, as long as the use of a mouse click on the program (1), do not check will be, very simple.

You can also select the program, and then right-click, you can directly delete the program (2) automatically.
If you want to add programs to run automatically at startup, you may press the "Add program" (3), then select the program.
In the Location (4) Select the "Startup folder: all users" so that all accounts can be automatically activated the program, or select the "Startup folder: current users", only to existing accounts automatically.

Software name: Quick StartUp
Software version: 2.3
Software Size: 1.35MB
System Support: Windows98/2000/XP/2003/Vista