#Windows 7 Start Slower Than Windows Vista

Even if Windows 7 isn’t proven by benchmarks to be the fastest, bestest version of Microsoft’s operating system yet, it certainly feels a lot better. We’d use it over Windows Vista any day of the week, but new findings show that it’s not the performance king – at least not yet.

Sure, there have been many tweaks under the hood to make it better than Windows Vista, but it seems that boot time is actually longer in Windows 7 – at least according to a certain standard.

How to Use Google Chrome Pin Tab Feature

 

I’m a big Chrome cheerer. Google’s nifty browser has made the internet experience faster and better, all the while taking less computer memory. Today I will be going over Google Chrome’s Pin Tab feature.

The Pin Tab feature is somewhat similar to Windows 7’s Pin to the taskbar.

By right-clicking on a tab in Google Chrome, the user can enable the ‘Pin Tab’ option. When this is done, the tab is reduced in size and slid over the far-left. This saves the tab from being mistakenly closed by the user.

All you need to get started is pin one tab; the rest of the tabs you want pinned can be dragged over the pinned one, and they get automatically pinned.

The Chrome version this was used on was 4.0.213.1. Versions earlier than this should be checked for this feature.

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Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 32-bit and 64-bit ISO Direct Download Links

Microsoft has made available free download of Windows 7 Enterprise edition for interested corporate and business customers as trial evaluation software. Windows 7 Enterprise free download has pre-installed product key which lasts for 90 days (3 months) after activated. Activation has to be done within 10 days or else the computer will shut down hourly.
Do note that Windows 7 Enterprise edition can only be activated via activation methods available for volume licensing channel methods that available for volume licensing channel, such as KMS host (Key Management Server) or MAK (Multiple Activation Key).

Note that officially, users who want to continue using Windows 7 Enterprise after its trial period expires will need to perform a clean install after acquiring a legit license for the OS. However, in actual, the usage of Windows 7 Enterprise can be easily extended or converted to production version by entering the new genuine full-version product key to perform new activation against Microsoft’s MAK server or corporate’s KMS host.Windows 7 Enterprise can be downloaded with the following direct download links:

Microsoft Making a Windows 7 Compatibility Site

That is, the site tells you about Windows 7 compatibility.

Curious if some of your older hardware and software will work with Windows 7? The general rule we go by here is that if it works in Windows Vista, then it’ll work fine in Windows 7. Even for programs that only work in Windows XP, you’ll be able to run them in XP Mode if you’ve got Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate.

Microsoft hopes to clear everything up with its upcoming Windows 7 Compatibility Center website. Customers and businesses will be able to visit the website to browse a database of products to see which ones do and don’t work with Windows 7.

The website is now live, but the database isn’t yet complete. Microsoft said that it will launch the site closer to the retail date for Windows 7 on October 22.

"We will have more on this as we get closer to launch, but thousands of products are being populated into the Compatibility Center right now based on confirmed statements of support from partners," Mark Relph, a senior director with Microsoft’s Windows Product Strategy Group and leader of its Windows Ecosystem team, said to PCMag. "If you are a customer, you can be confident that we are working with our partners to ensure you find the compatibility status, downloads, and helpful resources for the products you use every day."

The quickest solution to test your system for Windows 7 readiness is to use the upgrade advisor software, but if you’re buying new hardware or software, you can check for the Compatible With Windows 7 logo.

 

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