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Learn how to create a quick and simple document within Windows 7.

Simple things that get the job done are often a better choice than complicated tools.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips As of August 1, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is available for download. This is a suite of technologies that helps improve compatibility and increase asset management, reduce support costs, and improve policy control.

A few weeks back we had reported that Windows Phone was likely to get a new square logo. This appears to now be confirmed

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Laplink software will this week reduce the price of their PC Mover  software to just 99 cents.  With prices currently starting at $29.99 this is a significant discount for people still looking to upgrade Windows XP systems to Windows 7.  The price cut is expected from Tuesday 2nd August. In a statement the company said… “We will be giving away licenses of PCmover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant for $.99 a pop!  PCmover will perform an in-place upgrade from XP to Windows 7, something that Microsoft doesn’t even support; it is the most complete way to upgrade to Windows 7. No need for external media, no need to reinstall programs, it keeps the PC personality intact

Most of you may be aware that MS-DOS Device Driver names cannot be used as file names in Windows.

I have reviewed my fair share of virtual desktop solutions in the past years here on Ghacks. Among them Desktops from Sysinternals or Finestra Virtual Desktops . Virtual desktops are basically virtual copies of the Windows desktop that can be customized in a different way.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips My main codec solution for Windows 7 for around the last 6-12 months has been centered around the Shark007 codec pack .  However, I’m now using TMT5 to play my mkv files because it now includes full subtitle support , so my need for a ‘bloated’ codec windows 7 codec pack has been diminished. After reviewing my codec needs I realised that the only codec support I was missing was FLAC; Windows 7 supports its own lossless WMA format but not other loseless audio formats

In Windows 7 you can schedule any task to initiate automatically using the Task Scheduler utility. Task Scheduler is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. It allows you to create a task that…