Still looking for a good reason to trade Windows XP in for Windows 7? One word: Security. The new OS is inherently better at fighting infections, blocking hackers and thwarting phishing attempts. And with the extra tools described here, you can lock it down like a digital Fort Knox.
Install Microsoft Security Essentials.
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If you remember the annoying User Account Control notifications which kept coming up in Vista, then you may be pleased to know that it is still there in Windows 7. Why pleased?
Because now you can actually change the settings of UAC so that it only notifies you [...]
Mail this postIf you should ever find that your computer won’t start properly or is totally unbootable, you could be in serious trouble unless you have a System Recovery disc. So, it’s recommended to create one now if you haven’t already done so.
With Windows 7 you can make a recovery CD or DVD with these simple [...]
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With every new version of Windows, we get given more and more features and functionality which make it more pleasing on the eye and supposedly easier to use.
However, generally a lot of these features come at a price. That price can be a large decrease in the speed and ultimately usability of your [...]
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One easy & fast way to free up disk space is to remove unwanted programs, as mentioned in another post, which will speed up your pc. Another way to free up wasted disk space is to use the Disk Cleanup tool by following these steps:
Open My Computer, right-click Local Disk, and then click Properties.
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