Relish Fab 5 Windows7 features in Vista / XP

Windows7 official release will still take sometime to mature. Incase you want to tryout new Windows7 features on your Windows Vista or XP computer, then following is for you. Checkout utilities and software to get Windows7  features in Vista / XP. 1. Aero Shake - Just shake any opened

Download Windows Media Player 12 for Vista

Windows Media Player is one cool way to play audio and video files on the computer. It comes bundled with Windows operating system. Windows Vista has Windows Media Player 11 installed by default. Windows Media Player 12 should come bundled with upcoming Microsoft operating system 'Windows

Give Windows Media Player in Vista looks of Windows7

While upcoming Microsoft operating system Windows7 is still in beta stage adventure, utilities keep coming to get feel of Windows7 in Vista or XP. Here is another one, that allows you to change looks of Windows Media Player 11 in Vista to that of Windows Media Player 12 in

Internet Explorer IE icon missing in Vista, how to restore?

Did you accidentally delete Internet Explorer icon from the desktop? Well, you can easily restore it. In windows XP, right click on desktop screen and click on properties. Then click on 'desktop' tab in the new screen and click on 'customize desktop' button. Then tick 'Internet

Windows7 like Wordpad with Ribbon UI for XP & Vista

There is still time for Windows7 stable and official launch but curiosity is dishing out applications to relish probable Windows7 features in Windows XP and Vista. We have already seen cool 'Aero shake' feature of Windows7, which can be easily added to your Windows XP and Vista

Basic Vista Commands a click away from Vista sidebar

Vista Commands is a Windows Vista sidebar gadget that allows quick access to basic commands and functions. For example, you can access 'msconfig' in single click from Vista sidebar using this Vista sidebar gadget 'Vista Commands'. It supports number of commands including: msconfig, Snap

How to prevent restore & recovery of deleted data ?

Just deleted a file and it went to 'recycle bin'. Then emptied 'recycle bin' and that file is deleted forever, is it? Well, that 'so-called' deleted file can still be recovered using specialized recovery software. So, how to prevent restore and recovery of deleted data? How to make sure

‘Wipe’ & clear browsing history, logs & temp files

Do you want to hide your online activities from other users of the same computer? Want to keep computer clean and healthy from deluge of temporary files, logs and cached files? 'Wipe' is a free application that does same with perfect ease. It can be used to clear user browsing history,

Minimize all windows except the one you (Aero) Shake

'Aero Shake' is one of the interesting features in upcoming Windows 7. This feature allows you to minimize all windows except the Windows you shake. So, if you shake a window with mouse - it will stay on the screen and all other windows will minimize automatically. Now, you can enjoy

View & print details of Hardware & software on PC

A computer has loads of installed software and hardware at any given time. WinAudit is a cool free software, that tells you about all software and hardware on the computer. After download, install - click on the scan button. After the scan, you will be presented with details of

20 Windows Guides for Quick Step by Step Learning

"Simple, straightforward instructions - ready to share", this is how Microsoft describe interesting collection of Windows Guides to learn essential Windows tasks. There are over 20 guides (19+ one sample guide) available in PDF format for free download and sharing. Click here to see

Test Drive Windows Vista SP1 Online in your Browser

Windows Vista service pack 1 was released a while ago but Microsoft recently opened its online test drive. Now you can test drive Windows Vista SP1 within