With Windows 7 set to hit store shelves on Oct. 22, retailers are urging consumers to buy Windows 7 upgrades for as little as $119.48 . But that $119.48 could get you into a lot of trouble. Completing ...

A few months back I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step to take given that few PCs these days come with one. A reader who uses Vista ...

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...

SEATTLE, June 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the ...

Microsoft has made enhancements to its upcoming Windows 7 operating system that will speed up applications on machines with Intel’s multicore chips, resulting in better overall system performance and ...

Tiny Windows: Although Windows 7 has been "obsolete" for years, it remains a viable platform for extreme tech experiments. A long-time Windows tester recently reduced the OS to an astonishingly small ...

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