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So the rollout has begun and every PC user in Europe running XP, Vista or Windows 7 will shortly see the new browser ballot screen, if they’ve not seen it already.  Last night I got my update and along with it, a few surprises.

The first surprise was the apparent optionality of the update.  In Windows update Microsoft Browser Choice Screen Update for EEA Users of Windows was unticked.  Presumably this would only remain so for a short period of time before it becomes...

While many of the changes in Windows7 have been accepted there are changes that make users prefer that some of the changes did not transpire. One of those changes is the disappearance of the run command. However, there is a quick way to bring it back to the start menu. Here is the sequence of commands that will allow you to bring it back on.

[1] Go to the Start menu, and right click and select properties.

Task Bar And Menu

[2]

Customize Start Menu

[3] Scroll down and Select Run

Run...

Hard drive manufacturers are set to improve the speed, capacity, and power consumption of their drives by 2011. While this technology will benefit users of Windows 7 and other modern operating systems, Windows XP users may actually be facing a performance hit by using the new drives.

This technology improvement, called Advanced Format Architecture (at least by Western Digital), is mandated by an agreement of the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association, which says that by...

The taskbar in Windows 7 offers a feature to pin programs to it so that they are always accessible from there. It uses the same principle that shortcuts use with the difference that the programs are added to the taskbar instead and that they might offer additional functionality depending on the developer’s support of additional taskbar features.

It is however not possible to add anything but an executable file to the Windows 7 Taskbar. Jason some time ago showed how to add folders and...

There’s almost a constant flow of rumors floating around the web as to when the next service pack from Microsoft will be released, not to mention what it might possibly include. We’ve heard news that it may include support for USB 3.0 and improved bluetooth support as well as several other things.

However we have still been left in the dark over a release date for SP1 and we’ve also been wondering, Does Windows 7 really need a Service Pack?

Well according to some good old...

It’s very unlikely that Windows 8 will see the implementation of 3D technologies, especially as it’s due out of the door in only two and a half years, but the next big thing, at least according to everyone who’s got a vested interest in making money from it, could have some extremely useful repercussions for the desktop.

Now I’d like to set aside for a moment the two things that you know already, that a true three-dimensional desktop space is something PC users have been longing for...