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Nokia's first WP smartphone will use Mango. Confirmed!

in Gadgets, Nokia, Windows

Yesterday, Microsoft announced a major update 'Mango' for Windows Phone 7 smartphones. It was also confirmed that Nokia, Acer, ZTE and Fujitsu's Windows Phone smartphones with Mango update will be available in markets this fall.

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 major update "Mango" is here; you want some??

in Nokia, Windows

“Our mission was to make today’s smartphones even smarter and easier to use,” says Andy Lees, Mobile Communication Business President at Microsoft, “and after 7 month we are here; with Mango.”

Make Bootable USB from any Bootable Disk

in Windows

Bootable USB for Windows

If you have a bootable optical disk (CD/DVD) or have a backup of a bootable disk on your hard drive you can easily make a bootable USB from it. Just follow these simple steps and you will be booting your system in no time.

Is Windows 7 the Best Microsoft Operating System?

in Internet, Windows

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Windows 7 is the newest Operating System that is being offered by Microsoft. In checking out this new operating system you should be aware that it is not actually a full release as of yet. In other words you can download, for free, the release candidate of the software, but you cannot buy it in the stores. This also means that it is considered beta software, something that is not fully tested. By October of 2009 the full release will be available assuming nothing changes between now and then.

Installing Ubuntu in Windows

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Do you want to install a flavor of Linux while enjoy the ease of use of Microsoft Windows, worry no more this article will guide you in doing so. Long gone are the days when you have to reserve a separate EXT2 partition for installing Linux. In this tutorial I have installed Ubuntu 8.10 on Microsoft Vista Home Premium Edition. The method is generic in nature and you can install any operating system in any other operating system :-)

Make Bootable USB in Minutes

in Windows

Tired of taking bootable cds along with you? Worry no more, after reading this tutorial you will be able to use your usb drive as a booting device. Let's see how it is done.

Fix Windows Regisrty

in Windows
Fixing Windows registry is really a very annoying task. You have to go to complex paths to find the appropriate key. In this manual I have listed most common registry problems and their solutions. All you need to do is to look for your problem in the list. Download the zip file, open zip file and run the registry fix.

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Speed up Vista in Minutes

in Windows

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It has been quite some time since the Windows Vista, the long awaited operating system from Microsoft, was released. Vista offers a rich, secure and user friendly environment. Despite of all these bells and whistles, Vista tends to slow down you system, even if you meet the recommended system requirements. If you were thinking of upgrading your hardware before switching to Windows Vista, think again. This guide will help you tweak Vista to run super fast on your existing hardware.

Most Wanted Windows XP Customizations

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Software are the easiest way to tweak Windows, this guide will tell you to apply different fast customizations to Windows with buying any software at all. Although the tweaking software are easy to use, but they have their limitations. For example if some malicious code (virus) changes your registry keys, then you have to manually fix them.

A Windows XP Bug, Leeching my Bandwidth

in Internet, Technology, Windows

Windows XP

A couple of weeks back I faced the famous bandwidth leeching problem. I was using Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 2. Some process automatically started sucking my bandwidth at the rate of 1 MB per minute, bytes were received not sent! There was something like “automatic updates” going on. I searched Google and didn’t find out any solution, only dead ends. Even some Vista folks were facing the same problem.