The PDF ebook, titled as “Windows Vista Ultimate – Helpful Hints” published by Microsoft is the ultimate guide to learn the hidden potentials to master the Windows Vista Ultimate operating system.

This ebook comprises of 17 pages, that covers each and every topic related to using Windows Vista Ultimate in a coherent and comprehensive manner. They start from scratch and discuss some of the most basic steps such as, using your keyboard and mouse, launching programs, opening, saving, and closing documents etc.

They further build your concepts/understanding using your initial information about Windows Vista Ultimate. Please note that “Windows Vista Ultimate – Helpful Hints” is geared towards Windows Vista Ultimate edition, so for users with Home Premium or other ‘lesser’ editions, now all features are available. Total size of the ebook is roughly 9MB. Get your copy of “Windows Vista Ultimate – Helpful Hints“

Related Posts:

• Ways to use Msconfig In Windows to Speed Up Windows Startup
• Allmyapps Puts Several Programs & Software On Sole Click
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• How to Burn .ISO files in Windows 7?
• How To Disable ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Popup Notification in Windows

One of the major problems faced by a majority of users worldwide is that its formats, namely docx (for Words), xlsx (for Excel) and pptx (for Powerpoint) are incompatible with older versions of MS Office 2005 and below.

The utilization of this new version of office applications poses problems regarding compatibility and portability of office documents. There are still millions of people who haven’t yet updated their MS Office version, may be because they are use to their current office interface or may be they are too lazy to update it.

No matter what the reason may be; if you are unfortunate enough to get a document file (.docx) created in 2007, 2008 version then you must have faced the compatibility issue.

In order to solve this very annoying problem, you must consider using online conversion tools; such as Docx2Doc – a web service which offers free conversion of .docx documents to .doc format, or you may give Zamzar a shot, which is another service that offers document conversions. The advantage of Zamzar is its capability to convert not only office documents, but also images, music, archives and videos as well.

You can also solve this issue by downloading the latest version of the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats for free from Microsoft.

Related Posts:

• How to Change Some Files in your Hosting Account from Read and Write to Read Only so Your Files are Hack Proof
• How To Crack a Password in Windows with Ophcrack Live CD
• How To Disable ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Popup Notification in Windows
• How To Make Hidden And Unsearchable Folders in Windows XP and Vista
• How to Disable Windows Defender in Windows Vista

Now if you try to download Windows 7; the following message will be displayed:

Thanks for your interest in the Windows 7 Beta. The volume has been phenomenal — we’re in the process of adding more servers to handle the demand. We’re sorry for the delay and we’ll re-post the Beta as soon as we can ensure a quality download experience.

While the Microsoft’s servers continue to stuggle with the massive amount of traffic; Downloadsquad has come up with two direct links to download both the 32 and 64 bit versions.

Download Windows 7 Beta x86

Download Windows 7 Beta x64

Thanks to them you wont have to wait long enough to try it out. Enjoy!

Related Posts:

• Ways to use Msconfig In Windows to Speed Up Windows Startup
• Allmyapps Puts Several Programs & Software On Sole Click
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• How to Burn .ISO files in Windows 7?
• How To Disable ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Popup Notification in Windows

Good news is that existing or current users who had already paid for the license and possess genuine legit product key for any version of Microsoft Office Accounting Standard, Plus or Professional and Microsoft Small Business Accounting (SBA) 2006 can upgrade to the latest version for free of cost.

Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2009 includes the following new and improved features:

• Create tax preparation reports with the Tax Integration add-in to allow CPAs to export data from Office Accounting into TaxWorks and UltraTax CS.

• View accounting information conveniently on your desktop with the Amounts to Pay Today gadget.

• Run over 20 new insightful reports, including cash basis versions of many existing reports.

• Migration wizards for Microsoft Money 2008 and QuickBooks 2008 migration to simplify converting your clients to Office Accounting 2009.

• A new ZIP code feature simplifies the search for support from local accounting professionals.

• Improved credit card processing.

• The Microsoft Office Accounting Spanish Language Pack 2009.

• Accountants or CPAs can provide a customized version of Office Accounting Express 2009 for free to current or potential clients.

Download Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2009 Setup

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store
• Upload to Facebook and Youtube using Windows Live Photo Gallery

This Online store compirses of all the microsoft products available, including, Windows, Office, Microsoft Zune, Xbox 360 Consoles, Windows Live Care, web-cams and microsoft hardware such as mouse and keyboards etc and several other products will be made available.

In a blog posting, Trevin Chow, a senior program manager, said:

“With this launch, our customers in the US are able to buy first-party software and hardware directly from Microsoft offered in a comprehensive online catalogue.

People will be able to re-download software products that they buy for as long as Microsoft supports the product, typically five years.  Customers can also copy the software onto disks for future access.

Microsoft will store product keys for buyers, who will be able to access the keys online if they need to re-install the software.

Check the Microsoft store at microsoftstore.com

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Upload to Facebook and Youtube using Windows Live Photo Gallery

You do not need to have a Windows Live account but you will obviously need a Facebook and Youtube account to upload photos/videos, right from your PC to your respective accounts.

How to Upload Photos to FaceBook?

Its very easy and simple. First, you will have to link your Facebook account with Windows Live Photo Gallery application, its a one time process.

Once this is done, you will have to make an album, if in case there is no album available in your Facebook account, then choose images that you want to upload onto Facebook, then choose Publish > LiveUpload To Facebook option from the main menu.

You will then be prompted to select an account and then an album to upload images. You can also link multiple accounts to the application or create another album for an existing Facebook account.

How to Upload Videos to Youtube?

In this case the plugin works with either of the two applications; Windows Live Photo Gallery or Windows Live Movie Maker.

It works by selecting one video in one of the supported applications and initiating the upload from the Publish > Live Upload To Youtube menu. A popup will appear asking for a Youtube username and password.

After a successful login a new window will appear with options to enter a title, description, keywords, a category and permissions for that video.

Click publish to upload your video onto Youtube.

LiveUpload to Facebook

LiveUpload to Youtube

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

The Microsoft Windows Calculator can perform all of the functions of most four-function (standard) or scientific calculators, and that’s all about it in term of features.

Beside that it has only a simplified user interface, and the core feature set has largely remained unchanged in form and function since Windows 95.

All you have to do is, unpack the content to another folder, and run the calc.exe to use the Windows 7 Calculator in Windows Vista.

To replace existing default Calculator program in Windows Vista, copy calc.exe to \Windows\System32\, and calc.exe.mui (in en-US folder) to \Windows\System32\en-US\ folder, overwriting existing file.

Your Done! Now the new Windows 7 Calculator has been installed on Windows Vista.

Download Windows-7-Calculator.rar.

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

Unless you attended the PDC 2008 and got an activation key for Windows 7, there is no way you can extend the pre-defined trial version of 30-days.

However, time flies why you are diving in these OS, in order to get more out of it, and to get familiar with all the new features that they have placed in; 30-days seems to be such a short period.

I bring you a simple trick that will extend your 30 days trial version to a more acceptable one of 3 months! Now, how cool is that?

1. Download Windows 7 Pre-beta and burn the image file (*.ISO) to DVD.

2. Install Windows 7 Pre-beta using the DVD and while installation make sure to not put any activation
key.

3. Once the installation is complete, open Command Prompt.

4. Type the following command into the Open textbox, or from the Command Prompt:

sysprep /generalize

or

slmgr.vbs –rearm

or

rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows

5. Click OK or press ENTER.

6. Reboot your system, and enjoy another 30 days free trial of Windows 7.

Keep in mind that this works on twice, therefore, make sure that you refresh the trial period when its about to expire.

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

You might want to take a look at the posts previously written, here. It will take a year for the next operating system to get released and to get to know all the features that are in it, particularly its themes.

Although, Window Vista didn’t get as much appreciation as Windows XP, despite that people love it for the eye candy that it offers. But not every one can afford an upgrade to Window Vista.

Therefore, to quench your thirst for Vista, you can give Windows XP a taste of Vista. Having said that, these visual styles can only give you a slight feeling of Vista, but can’t touch the real amount of elegance that Vista offers.

Before you beging and start using Vista styles you need to follow these instrutions first.

• Download UX Theme MultiPatcher from here

• Run the setup file

• Download any of the following styles

• Double click on the .msstyle file and apply the style

• Your Done, your XP got Vista Makeover!

AeroGlass

[Download]

VistaVG

[Download]

Razor Vista

[Download]

Best Vista Theme for XP

[Download]
Password for rar file = Ferrum

Greenius.VS for GAIA

[Download]

LongHorn

[Download]

Note: These visual styles can reduce system performance, so go for them only if your system has a good amount of resources.

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

Only a few features have been added. If you cannot wait anymore until the release of Windows 7 you can try out Windows 7 themes for Windows XP.

In order to install the theme on Window XP you will have to patch it with uxtheme.dll file.

Window 7 Theme for Window Vista

[Download]

Window 7 Theme for Window XP

[Download]

How to Patch uxtheme.dll File

1. Download it from here

2. Run .exe file

3. Press patch button, and wait patiently

4. Restart after patching is done.

However, if you want to replace the file manually, then download it from here, and paste it in C:\Windows\system32\. reboot your system for changes to take effect.

You will now be able to use 3rd party themes without any problems!

Other Screenshots

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

As previously blogged about the newest wallpapers that will be available in Windows 7 (Some of my readers were having difficulty in downloading the latest wallpapers, therefore, I have made available another link to download from).

Download Windows 7 Wallpapers

Okay. I decided to gather more information on some of the upcoming features, particularly Icons, fonts, sounds, etc, that hopefully will be made available in the upcoming Windows 7, although chances are that Microsoft still has plenty of tricks up his sleeves.

ICONS

Fonts

According to sources, only Gabriola has been confirmed to be available inside the release.

[Download]

Sounds

[Download] Link Removed.

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

Recently, a lot of buzz has been created by Microsofts upcoming Operating System, formerly known to the world as Blackcomb, then Vienna and now Windows 7. Users from all over the Globe are dying to get every single detail that they can lay their hands on.

Many new features are expected in Window 7, such as improved system tray, thicker sidebar, to name a few. Also included are a range of new wallpapers (as below) for Windows users to select for their desktop backgrounds.

For those who want to add a little but of touch to their previous operating system can download it from the link provided at the end of this post.

Following are Wallpapers (1960 x 1440) taken from Window 7. ( Only a few are shown, rest can be downloaded from the link).

Wallpaper with resolution of 1920×1200:

Download from: Window7-Wallpaper [16.8 MB].
Mirror: Windows 7 Wallpapers

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

By looking at the sreenshots, you won’t find any considerable difference between Window Vista and Windows 7. Although changes have been made in the Connection Manager, a thicker Taskbar, improved system tray with no sidebar and Explorer.

In short we can conclude that it will be similar to Window Vista in terms of it Visual Interface, but with a different technology.

Obviously nothing can be said about the changes made in Windows 7, until its official release which is still years away, but these early builds suggest that Microsoft is working hard to smooth some of Vista’s rough edges.

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

Previously considered by people was that many applications will only be available until Windows 7 release, but according to Peter Bright, a handful of these applications will be made available prior to the release of Windows 7. Among the release will be Window Media Player 12.

Although a lot of new features have been added to the latest version of WMP 12, but despite that, the experience will be almost the same. The User interface (UI) is much lighter and brighter when compared with WMP 11.

Following are screen-shots of upcoming Windows Media Player 12:

Library View

Video playback controls

Taskbar Miniview

One of the major difference will be of the removal of the “Now Playing Button”. A new Taskbar miniviewer feature has also been added that works with Windows 7.

What do you think about these features? Is there any need for improvement?

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store

Applications created within Azure can run from the cloud or even enhance non-cloud based applications with the hive-like features.

It was suppose to be Windows Strata but finally it has been unveiled as Windows Azure. Apparently just one component of Microsoft’s larger Azure cloud computing platform, which will eventually be fully rolled out alongside Windows 7.

The Azure Services Platform is an internet-based platform hosted at Microsoft data centers. It is a flexible platform that can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities.

Window Azure can be used for a variety of purposes including; web service capabilities to existing packaged applications, you can even perform services off-side premises, you can easily create test, debug and share web-services instantly.

In its embryonic stages Azure will be free with certain usage limits; after that, pricing will be based on a consumption, considering machine hours, storage, bandwidth and transactions.

For more insight details on Azure [visit]

Related Posts:

• Transform Office Files to PDF & XPS and Manage Them Using gDoc
• Microsoft Publicizes Explorer Touch Mouse – Pricing & Availability
• How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar
• Microsoft gives Office Accounting 2009 away for free
• Microsoft Launches its Online Store