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Microsoft’s FixIt solutions generally work well, but sometimes they just take way too long to run — especially on Vista and Windows 7. Some of them also require a little more interaction than I’d prefer: I know where the registry key is to fix that stupid bug where DVD drives disappear from My Computer, I [...]

If you want to store your Windows profiles independent from your system drive and standard Windows directories to protect against loss and corruption, Profile Relocator makes short work of moving your profiles directory.

If you have already downloaded – or plan on downloading – a purchased copy of Windows 7, you may need a tool to help you turn the bits into something bootable so you can actually start installing your new OS.

We all know Microsoft is working on the successor to OneCare — Security Essentials is currently in beta testing and should be ready for public consumption any time now. It’s a decent protection package, and should help protect users from things like nefarious fake antivirus apps and other “scareware.”

Can Microsoft’s latest Zune, the Zune HD, take down the king? It depends on which king you’re talking about. As it stands, the iPod Touch is a whole different beast because of the App Store. What Microsoft has done with the Zune HD is nothing short of spectacular, but who is it really competing with?

This is just too good. One of the features of Microsoft’s just launched Bing search engine is that it auto-plays videos in results when you hover over them. Naturally, the first thing a number of people, like I, did was search for “sex” or “porn.” The results are majestic”.

Internet audience measurement company comScore has released a preliminary study of the performance of Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, during the first week of its public launch.

Microsoft has published the Windows 7 SKU or product editions that will be available to end-users. In Windows 7 operating system, higher version (more expensive) of Windows 7 OS automatically includes all features of lower edition (cheaper version). Refer to the Windows 7 – Compare Editions chart below for a list of features for each [...]

I just installed Windows 7, and so far it has been rock solid and could be the best windows version ever. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ Microsoft is not limiting the number of people that can test the OS. I recoomend downloading a copy and giving it a test drive.

In a move to extend the reach of its Windows Live Messenger chat service, Microsoft today released some tools to add chat to Websites.