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Right yesterday I wrote an article where I posted the direct links to download a valid copy of Windows 7 32-bit. Such links are part of the software distribution (ESD) and  point to three files hosted on servers with the following domain: msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net and owned by Digital River which is the official Microsoft Marketplace e-commerce store. As you may guess, the above-mentioned links have not been unveiled by Microsoft for obvious reasons,  but there is  the news. Somebody has leaked them in the Internet. So, let’s find out together the direct, official links to download Windows 7 (64-bit version). Continue reading »

During the last years a lot of new Internet connections have appeared promising you to download tons of file in no time. However, some people still do not have such a luck and have to wait hours to download a game or a simple application. Let’s see how to download faster by using a nice application which increases your download speed in a couple of steps! Continue reading »

One of the most intriguing feature in Windows 7 is its famous Windows XP mode which allows you to run the old Microsoft operating system thanks to a special virtual environment called Windows Virtual PC. To find out if your computer is able to support Windows XP mode, Microsoft has recently released an interesting tool called Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool.  Continue reading »

Being paranoid about other people being able to track your cybernetic footprint on your computer? Or are you just looking for a cheap way to wipe and clean your old computer because you want to sell it? Maybe you want to make your dusty PC a bit faster. Whatever the reason sometimes, and for a lot of different reasons, you may wish to “refresh your computer” from old junk and leftovers left by programs you uninstalled some time ago. Here is the solution. Continue reading »

Coinciding with the official launch of Windows 7, Apple has released a new set of  “I’m a PC – I’m a Mac” ads aiming to denigrate and criticize the new Windows 7.  Apple new ads complain about the fact that all Microsoft operating systems are unreliable and buggy and the new Windows 7 will make no exception.  So let’s see together these funny ads and decide from an opinionated point of view what operating system to choose… Continue reading »

Lately, these two questions have become the most compelling ones for those people who want to grab, download and install Windows 7 on their machines! So, let’s find out if you and your computer are ready for the new Microsoft operating system and how to safely migrate to Windows 7. Continue reading »

As you know, Microsoft Windows 7 has been officially launched. If you want to get it, the only way Microsoft gives you is to download it through its many online stores or  MSDN or TechNet subscriptions. However , as you may guess, Microsoft never releases any official link pointing to the Windows 7  files. Such installation files are hosted on special server which have the following domain:  msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net and are owned by Digital River which is nothing else than the official  Microsoft Marketplace e-commerce store. But here is the great news! Such installation files have recently  been leaked so that now everybody can download the new operating system thanks to direct links to the official Windows 7 release! Continue reading »

If you buy Windows 7  from Microsoft online store you will be able to download the operating system as ISO file. In this case , read this guide  in order to make a bootable DVD or USB drive and install Windows 7 on your computer in a couple of easy steps. However, for those customers who bought it from other online stores such as Digital River, the matter can be quite different. As a matter of fact, in these cases there won’t be any ISO file, but electronic digital distribution files (.EXE and .BOX). Let’s see how to proceed in order to install Windows 7 on your machine by using such files. Continue reading »