For the beta-testing types out there, Microsoft has an Internet Explorer 10 Release Preview for Windows 7.
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Windows 8 – Cleaning Up After You’ve Upgraded
If you’ve upgraded to Windows 8 from another Windows operating system you can recover a significant amount of disk space.
This guide shows you how.
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Windows 8 – Elevated Command Prompt
This guide will show you 4 options to access an elevated command prompt in Windows 8.
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Install Windows 8 – Upgrade
This article covers installing Windows 8 Upgrade.
In the past I’ve never advocated upgrading an operating system. Windows 7 seemed to to a better job than previous Windows versions at an upgrade though it was far from perfect. On my personal computers I’ve attempted 2 true upgrades. I upgraded one without any issues and the PC runs great. One had issues (read: failed) trying to upgrade (see the bottom section of this article). Of course YMMV.
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Buying The Windows 8 Pro Upgrade From Microsoft
The purpose of this article is to show the non-expert PC user the experience and options of buying the Windows 8 Pro Upgrade from the Microsoft Store.
Keep in mind this is for an UPGRADE version. See the Terms and Conditions for more info.
The page to purchase the Windows 8 Pro Upgrade is here: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbpage.Windows_8_Pro
Currently the price is $39.99 (U.S.). This deal is set to expire on Jan. 31, 2013.
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Install Windows 8 – Clean Install With Upgrade Media
This article will show you how to do a clean install with the Windows 8 upgrade media.
From my experience doing a clean install of Windows 8 with upgrade media is almost exactly like doing it with Windows 7.
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Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, and 7.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2012
PerfView – A New Geek Tool From Microsoft
Microsoft has released a new performance analysis called PerfView.
This one isn’t for the average user.
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Time To Run Windows Update
Update available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, 7, Office 2003, 2007,and 2010.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2011
Time To Run Windows Update
Security updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, 7. These include a critical patch for the TrueType font vulnerability. There are also non-security updates available for Office 2010.
