Consumers may install Windows in 2 different types of Bit-Versions. One is 64 Bit Version of Windows & other is 32 Bit version of Windows. Usually, Windows comes preinstalled on new computers. While downloading any software if the website asks you if your Windows is 32 bit or 64 bit then to find the bit Version of your Windows, here is how you can do it and easily tell what Bit version you have of Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, available on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate, allow you to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode, from your Windows 7 desktop. Till now to run XP mode, users need to have requirements like 1 GB of RAM, 15 GB of available disk space, and processor capable of hardware virtualization with AMD-V or Intel VT turned on in the BIOS . Computers without VT technology could not use XP mode.
There is an amazing feature with Windows .And that is XP mode.it is ot like the Virtual PC we used to do.It is much more different.Moving mouse between two OS is much more easy and it is much more easier for the user.Although OEMs have been shipping hardware virtualization in PCs for three years, hardware virtualization is not available in all PCs — so even if your PC is new, it may not have hardware virtualization. Additionally, those PCs with hardware virtualization have it turned off by default, so you will need to turn on the hardware virtualization capability before you can use it.
To determine whether your PC works with Windows XP Mode:
Step 1. Does my PC have a CPU with support for hardware virtualization?
The release candidate flavor of Windows 7’s XP Mode was released by Microsoft on 5th August 2009.along with the beta variant of Windows Virtual PC.It works with both Windows 7 RTM,RC.
The RC iteration includes a copy of Windows XPService Pack 3, 450 MB in size, along with a Windows Virtual PC file of 5 MB. The XP Mode enables Windows 7 users to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7, and has been designed mainly for small/mid-size business users.
This will keep the users at comfort who wish to use two OS and are fed up of using shutdown-restart-shutdown cycle for migrating the work from 1 version of OS to other (7 to XP in this case)
It ease the migration process to Windows 7 by providing additional compatibility for their older productivity applications. Users can run and launch Windows XP applications in Windows XP Mode directly from a Windows 7 desktop.
Many of us have experienced attack of viruses someday or other.I too recently experienced one and it was the worst one in last 5 years i have faced.Nod32 never disappointed me but dont know what happened this time.My lapy as well as Deski both started showing the symptoms.although there wasnt any potential harm but all folders had a Folder ‘MSOCACHE’ and all folders were hidden too. Using MSE Beta removed the virus completly but still i wasnt able to change the hidden folders to Unhidden one.After a lot of Querries & Binging,Googling i finally found solution from a Freind who is a MVP as well,Ramesh Kumar. There is a command that is used to force all folders attribute to unhidden. Here are the steps: Simply Go to Run type ‘CMD’ press Enter Type this command “attrib -h -s -a -r * /s /d” And you are done.
When you turn off your computer using hibernate, the operating system needs to store all your current running program states onto hard disk so that programs can resume where they left off when you power up your PC again. To achieve this, the OS need to save all the information into a file called hiberfil.sys. Windows OS (7, vista, XP) usually stores this as a hidden file under your C directory or your main OS partition. The size of the hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) will be the same as the amount of installed RAM on your computer.So all the data from RAM is copied directly into this hiberfil.sys on harddisk and RAM loads it when you power up your computer again. You can also use an Utility VJSTD made by VJ to automate hibernate & other shutdown options.
A Graphical User Interface (GUI for short) allows users to interact with the computer hardware in a user friendly way.
Over the years a range of GUI’s have been developed for different operating systems such as OS/2, Macintosh, Windowsamiga, Linux, Symbian OS, and more.
We’ll be taking a look at the evolution of the interface designs of the major operating systems since the 80’s.
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Microsoft finally discussed “Windows XP Mode” in depth in a full QnA press release entitled “Helping Small Businesses With Windows 7 Professional and
Windows XP Mode”, featuring Scott Woodgate, director of Desktop Virtualization and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). Below is the entire QnA session which outlines the fundamentals of this new feature:
To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}and change the name “Recycle Bin” to whatever you want.
STEPS:-
1.go to Run 2.type regedit and press enter 3.in the registery window navigate to the path given above 4.on rght hand side change the string name from recycle bin to anything. e.g I have put it Trash
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