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What To Do After Windows XP Support Ends On 8th April – Guiding Tech
Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP, its 12 year old OS, on April 8, 2014. After which, there will be no technical assistance provided, and the automatic updates that protect your PC will stop as well.
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How to Enable XP Mode in Windows 7 Using Microsoft Virtual PC
Part of the problem with the release of Windows Vista was that many apps (particularly corporate applications) simply did not work. In an effort to encourage the adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft developed XP Mode.
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How to Use Keywords to Launch Almost Anything Quickly in Windows
Recently, we talked about using keywords to quickly visit sites in Firefox and Chrome (and then, further customizing Firefox to make the process of adding bookmark keywords simpler). It’s a real time-saving tip that can help you be more productive
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How to Make Your Windows PC Auto Login in 3 Steps
It is common knowledge that Windows PC’s boot times are substantially higher than their OS X-based counterparts. There have even been entire programs created to speed up the boot process. But programs are not what I am writing about today. Today, I
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How to Open Any Program By Just Typing Its Name in Run in Windows XP
If you have been a loyal Windows XP user for years, you must be familiar with some shortcut commands to launch programs quickly using the “Run” box in the start menu. You could launch certain programs, like notepad, by typing their name, and some
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How to Install and Use Gadgets for Windows XP
Desktop gadgets in Windows was introduced by Vista, and it is there in Windows 7 as well. By default the gadgets appear on the sidebar, but they can be dragged to anywhere on the screen.
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How to Get Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP
Our Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts article spread like wild fire after being published. It was clear from the sheer number of visitors and comments it received that people liked the shortcuts mentioned and found them useful. Hence we thought why not fi
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How to use Msconfig In Windows to Speed Up Windows Startup
When we start our Windows computer then many other programs also start along with the system. Some of them are important system programs that are required for a successful Windows startup while some are unnecessary and can be avoided.