Readyboost now is able to support USB thumbdrive up to 8GB. To do so, simply
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to Computer.
- Right click on the removable drive to be used for Readyboost and select Format.
- In the format window, select NTFS for File system and Default allocation size for Allocation unit size.
- Click on Start
- When done, right click on the removable drive again and select Properties.
- Select Readyboost tab followed by Dedicate this device to Readyboost.
- Click on OK.
A quick seach on mininova shows that the new build 7068 is out for grab, both x86 and x64 version. However, news is that that is a fake build and is infact build 7057. On the other hand, there is evident supporting that the build actually existed.
IE 8 has officially went gold and can be downloaded at IE Homepage.
A post on the Windows 7 blog by Steven Sinofsky, senior VP for the Windows engineering group, has detailed the latest changes made to Windows 7 RC.
Quite some changes had been made on the user interface, due to strong demand during the beta feedback.
Help yourself by helping the troubleshooters. This short article is meant for users with no technical knowledge.
HijackThis is a great utility that run through your registry and running processes to find unsafe registry settings and rogue processes . To use the tool, first download it from TrendMicro. Download the executable would be fine unless you want to have it installed in your system.
To use HijackThis, execute the executable you have just downloaded and accept the licensing agreement. Select Do a system scan and save a logfile. HijackThis will then scan your system and open the logfile. This process should be rather fast. Lastly, copy the contents and post it to whoever is helping you to troubleshoot your system.
MICROSOFT TECHIE Mark Russinovich has dropped the biggest hint yet that Windows 7 will be available at retail by Christmas this year.
source: the inquirer
And hopefully they would. I have been using it on my laptop and certainly love it.
The release candidate for IE8 is out. You can download from the Internet Explorer 8 homepage.
Some dude has managed to get hold of an early beta of the Windows Mobile 6.5, installed on a rather old Windows Mobile device. I have no idea if the video was shot delibrately in a not so viewable manner or he just have a very jerky hands. Nonetheless, some new features can be seen inaction (if you look real hard) and Internet Explorer Mobile 8 has finally been revealed.
The result of a viral infection, causes the Open With dialog to appear when you attempt to open a drive in My Computer, instead of the usual Windows Explorer.
There are various fixes (that may or may not work) and some workarounds until you can fix the problems.
Workaround 1
Click on Start then Run. Type in the drive letter (e.g. C:) and hit Ok.
Workaround 2
Right click on the drive in My Computer and select Explore.
Fix 1
- Click on Start, then Run.
- Type regedit and click Ok.
- Click on Edit on the toolbar and select Find.
- Type mountpoints2 in the search box and click on Find Next.
- Expand mountpoints2 folder and delete drive letter or the network path with the Open With problem.
- Close regedit.
Fix 2
- Download FixDrive and save it anywhere you want.
- Extract FixDrive.exe and execute it (or you can run it directly from the xip file).
- Select the drive letter with the problem and click Fix.
Drop in prices is always welcomed by all consumers, especially during the period of recession. According to xbitlabs,
Intel’s Core 2 Quad central processing unit model Q9650 (3.0GHz, 12MB L2 cache, 1333MHz processor system bus) has lost 40% of its price in business quantities and is now available for $316. Other quad-core models from Intel, such as Q9550, Q9400, Q8300 and Q8200 has lost 16% - 20% of pricing. The Core 2 Quad Q8200 chip, Intel’s most affordable processor with four processing engines is available for $163. In addition to quad-core desktop chips, Intel also made several quad-core Xeon chips for uni-processor servers more affordable.
Prices for the Quad-Cores has gotten so affordable, making people wondering when the Extreme series and the newly launched i7 processors will start climbing down the price ladder.
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