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Tags: I’d like to share some exciting news about Windows XP Mode. The team is removing the virtualization processor requirement for Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate systems. Windows XP Mode continues to use hardware virtualization such as Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) or the AMD-V™ chipset when available but it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Windows 7’
February 22 2010
Presenting Windows 7 to the press
For the first time in my life, I was given an opportunity to speak to the local press about Windows 7. I had a discussion on Windows 7 with editors from the local English dailies.
I had a good time, and demonstrated some of the Windows 7 features that let users do more in less time [...]
January 5 2010
Windows 7 GodMode? Not really
Of late, I saw the following making rounds on twitter, the blogosphere, on email and even on CNET:
Create folder, rename it to GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and double click on it.
So I thought I’d make a few things clear here.
Firstly, it’s not called GodMode. Name your folder DevilMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and the new folder will be called DevilMode instead. So [...]
December 18 2009
Photos: Windows 7 Launch in Qatar
I’m posting some photos from the New Efficiency Launch Event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha, Qatar.
The event setting was very unique – it was an outdoor event with tents on the beach, popcorn, cotton candy, balloons, live barbeque, and even a clown on stilts and a magic show. The presentations were done inside a [...]
December 13 2009
Windows 7 Launch event in Qatar
The big day is on 15th of December, 2009.
This is the day that we’re officially launching Windows 7 in Qatar. The email invites to IT Pros had gone out a few weeks ago and we’ve had an overwhelming number of people who have registered to attend this event. This launch event is going to [...]
December 12 2009
Location-aware printing: Automatically selecting the default printer in Windows 7
Thanks to the location-aware printing feature in Windows 7, your computer will automatically print to the correct printer at home or office, depending on where you are.
Here’s how you can set up this feature:
From the Start menu, select Devices & Printers
Click on a printer, and click on [...]
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