http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/28642.aspxSat, 07 Nov 2009 09:03:14 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28642triciagossWindows Live Photo Gallery allows you to share and manage photos, making it easy to import, edit and show off your favorite pics. Learn how to use this free Windows Live application. Install Photo Gallery The first step to using Windows Live Photo Gallery is downloading the application. If you have not already done so and you are running Windows XP...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/36395.aspxSat, 07 Nov 2009 08:57:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:36395barrosd12Windows 7 bugging you? We've got the complete guide on removing it from your PC once and for all. Windows 7, G-Parted So, you’ve gone and installed Windows 7 on your PC only to find that it isn’t your cup of tea – what do you do next? So you want to wipe your computer of any Windows-based influence… If you’re having a bad experience with Wi...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/53450.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:20:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53450rebeccascudderWe purchased a new computer for my daughter to take to college, and waited until the free upgrade to Windows 7 option was available. Now, we go through the Upgrade process at HP computers- and discover the quirks and bottlenecks. A note for those looking for information on upgrades from other manufacturers: Need to find out about an upgrade fro...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54163.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54163rebeccascudderMicrosoft is offering a free upgrade for PCs with specific pre-installed Vista OS to the corresponding Windows 7 version to anyone buying a computer from 6/29/09 to 1/31/10. But Microsoft is having the big PC manufacturers handle upgrades themselves, not through them. Learn how the offer works. Microsoft offer: Free Windows 7 Up...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/47844.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:49:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:47844rebeccascudderMicrosoft is offering a free Windows 7 upgrade for people who purchase a new computer running Vista, or who buy a new copy of Vista between June 26, 2009 and January 31, 2010. Read here to find out the details and requirements. Microsoft offer: Free Upgrade for WIndows 7 Microsoft is offering a free upgrade to Windows 7 OS for Windows Vista use...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54020.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54020RTetzlaffUser profiles have undergone a major renovation from Windows XP to Vista, but you may have skipped Vista and gone straight to Windows 7. This article will help you sort out the location of your profile and its contents after making the transition. Overview Microsoft simplified the user profile starting in Windows Vista. If you happened to skip Wind...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/8703.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8703stlamarHave you ever needed a fast way to print a list of files in a particular folder? Windows Explorer has no easy method for doing this, but if you follow the steps in this detailed guide, you can add "Print Directory Listing" to the right-click menu for folders in Windows Explorer. This guide addresses adding “Print Directory Listing” to t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/53908.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:54 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53908huxleymediaAvoid being intimidated with scareware. Learn the best Windows applications to tune up or keep a system running happily. This article is an overview of the types of programs a regular computer user should be running. With all the recent controversy over “scareware”, it is important to know exactly what software is out there that will genuinely supp...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54267.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54267feydWhen setting up multiple operating systems, previously-installed systems can become inaccessible in the boot manager. It's easy to fix the boot manager so that both Windows 7 and the older operating system display correctly, and it should only take a few minutes of your time. Problems with the Boot Manager If you are setting up a dual-boot or m...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54536.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54536webfosysWhen you talk about and iPod shuffle, the app that comes to your mind is obviously iTunes, but not many know that it is possible to sync an iPod shuffle with Windows Media Player. Let's find out how this is possible and how well WMP fares with iTunes. Overview Well, millions of iPod lovers have iPod Shuffle, and they’ve always longed for other ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/53821.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53821bloggerdevDVD drives freezing Windows is a very common problem. Let’s have a look at the factors that cause this problem, and some solutions you can try. We face this problem from time to time on our computer; insert a DVD and Windows freezes all of a sudden. Sometimes the problem is so severe that even the normal Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn’t work and it needs...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54541.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54541mutley457When you get a new computer it has fast performance. You could access Web pages rapidly, and applications loaded in moments. But after a while things inevitably seem to slow down when it comes to operating PCs. But PC performance improvement is possible. These are programs that you can use. Improving System Performance There are numerous ways to im...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/52249.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52249stlamarAre high CPU and hard drive utilization slowing your Windows PC to a crawl? You've started up "Resource Monitor" and are surprised at the number of "hard faults/sec" ticking by. Is this the bottleneck? What are hard faults per second anyway, and how many of them is too many? Sluggish PC performance may have led y...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/52798.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52798huxleymediaMicrosoft tries really hard to give you what you want. It doesn't always hit the mark though, and with Windows Defender and the built-in virus protection it is still way off. Learn how to turn it off so you can use a third-party program here. It is never advisable to run a Windows computer without some kind of anti-virus protection. There are f...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51704.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51704stlamarBusinesses considering moving up to Windows 7 might worry that the custom and specialized, vertical applications they use that are not compatible with Vista would have to be abandoned and replaced. Maybe not. They may still run in Windows 7 in XP Mode. Windows XP Mode is a utility in Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise that allows the ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51190.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:05:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51190barrosd12Is Windows Media Player overusing your CPU? We've got the cure for you here. WMP 11 Fail Windows Media Player is the accepted standard media player that comes with every copy of Windows. Simply by virtue of both being a decent media player and being included with Windows, WMP 11 is the “most popular” media player, trailing only iTunes due t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51379.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51379rebeccascudderMicrosoft recently announced it was making Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Home Premium upgrades available to students at approved schools for $30. Windows 7 for Students Microsoft announced recently - on Twitter - that it would be offering students an upgrade to Windows 7 Professional version for $30 . The deal is very much the same as 'Th...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/10145.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10145mmcdonoughWant to learn more about how macros can be used in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 presentations to save time when performing common tasks? In Part 1 of this series, we explain what macros are and how to enable them. Learn about security issues with macros too. What is a Macro? Have you ever found yourself performing the same set of tasks over an...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/51002.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:51002johngUnlike the annoying memory limits of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 can address far more memory than previous versions of the operating system. Just how much RAM can be added to the 64-bit o/s? Since the introduction of Windows 95, most computer users both in the home and in the office have used some form of 32-bit ope...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/54299.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:02:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54299johngYou may need to remove Windows Media Player to fix a corrupted file or to prevent employees from listening to music and watching videos during work hours. Whatever the reason, read on to learn two methods for removing Media Player from Windows XP and how to stop Windows Update from reinstalling it. Media Player is Microsoft’s own application for li...