Windows operating system including Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP allows multiple user accounts to be created on the computer, be it administrators or standard users. When there is more than one user accounts been defined and created on the PC, Windows will display Welcome Screen, with all available user accounts listed so that user can click and login.
Great news for owners of Logitech Squeezebox! The market leader in personal peripherals, Logitech has announced that its Logitech Squeezebox network music players will now support Napster music subscription service, enabling the users to access more than 7 million songs from Napster’s library.
UPEK fingerprint sensor is another device that Windows 7 may not have ready driver upon installation, or even after searching in Windows Update or Microsoft Update. Windows 7 includes a new Windows Biometric Framework which makes integration easier and more consistent to help deliver enhanced reliability, compatibility and usability of fingerprint-based solutions. Thus, fingerprint reader driver for Windows Vista may not work best or may […]
Microsoft plans to deliver up to 5 test updates to PCs running the Windows 7 Beta (Build 7000) via Windows Update, beginning from February 24th, 2009. These updates will not be installed automatically, and user will be notified, even though Windows Update has been configured for automatic update. It’s not clear if the leaked Windows 7 Build 7022 system will get the test updates or […]
If you prefer to maintain many opened tabs for faster web browsing and cross reference simultaneously, you may experience difficulty in getting the right tab for quick reference sometimes. Instead of browsing one by one to open and check if it is the right one, now with this Firefox add-on named as Showcase v0.9.5, it allows users to put all tabs in thumbnail mode for […]
Microsoft has announced the release of the Release Candidate (RC) test build of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to users who are willing to test it. Testers who are keen to have a glance to this RC (build number 6002.1667.090130) can download it via Windows Update either as a standalone installer or as a slipstreamed version for selected languages, […]
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AuthenTec fingerprint sensor is one of the few devices that Windows 7 does not automatically provide compatible driver for immediate recognition and use upon installation, or after searching via Windows Update. Instead, the AuthenTec fingerprint sensor will appear with other devices with exclamation mark in Device Manager.
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Validation Tools and Notifications have been upgraded to version 1.9.9.1 (1.9.0009.1) which is used to validate genuineness of Windows OS when accessing Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update on February 6th, 2009, superseding WGA 1.9.9.0 that was released just a month ago.
The stability, reliability and performance of Windows 7 Beta Build 7000, and the subsequent leaked Windows 7 Build 7022, have leaded many to believe that the release roadmap and schedule of Windows 7 operating system will be bring forward, rather than later. Microsoft has confirmed that there won’t be any beta 2 for Windows 7, and will directly release Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC or […]
A new version of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Validation Tool and Notifications version 1.9.9.0 on January 8th, 2009. Although the Microsoft Download Center still has the KB905474 WGA Notifications version as 1.8.0031.9, however, the ActiveX control that been downloaded and installed on Windows system online is version 1.9.9.0 (1.9.0009.0).
Whenever we change or remove the hardware like printer, scanner, monitor and etc, very unlikely we will perform un-installation for the related drivers and services at the same time. Sometimes, we tend to forget or probably not discipline enough to take the extra effort to do the clean up job. Some people might not even know what are the driver and service that being used […]
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