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There’s some buzz around the net that Windows will be launching Live Essentials 2011 today. The release comes after the latest beta push back in August 17. While the final release is boldly set to “air” kinda premature, Microsoft promises that the latest suite will take advantage of Windows 7 fully.

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Windows 7 is Microsoft’s love child and our favorite Windows OS. However, there are some bugging functions that need to be disabled within Windows 7 and one of them is its hibernate function. This can be acomplished very easy following these steps:

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windows7Once again, we found a great how to, via Web Talk, helping us to create a single DVD with all Windows 7 versions. Great huh? Well, here’s the thing, Microsoft allows its buyers to purchase Windows 7 via the affiliated online stores, microsoft.com or TechNet. The Windows 7 installation files weren’t made public, until now… The files have been leaked from the Microsoft’s online retailer, Digital River and can be messed with a bit…directly to a DVD.

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windwos_live_movie_makerMicrosoft just released an update version of the popular Windows Live Movie Maker, part of the Windows Live Essentials installer. With this update, Microsoft focused on simplicity and user friendliness. More effects, transitions and editing features are promised along with a big bad YouTube import button.

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windows 7 small logoMicrosoft just announced that Windows 7 XP Mode entered the Release Candidate stage and it’s available for download. For those unfamiliar, the XP Mode for Windows 7 allows users to run older or crankier applications that are not compatible with Windows 7.

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microsoftMicrosoft finally realised that Live One Care was a fiasco and decided to throw another free security application on the table, Microsoft Security Essentials. Basically what you get is, and let’s quote Microsoft on this “…you get high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software. And best of all, there are no costs or annoying subscriptions to keep track of.”

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windows7_logoWell, I need to start by saying, good job there! IE is still a crapy browser and altough I really love the new Windows 7, Firefox still ruls my kingdom. The Europeean Union made the suggestion that Microsoft should include multiple browsers into their new OS. Microsoft didn’t take the suggestion very well and, like a spoiled kid, they announced IE won’t be included at all for all Windows 7 versions shipped to the EU. Well, Microsoft, I could care less really…

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win7_install_screenEd Bott from ZDNet published an interesting tutorial to a perfect Windows 7 installation. Of course, advanced users may know some of those things already, but I found Ed’s post really helpful and decided to share it with you. Windows 7 is Microsoft’s love child and was embraced with total love from the community, thus making it a very popular installing choice even in it’s RC stage.

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