Microsoft has sold 400 million licenses of Windows 7,100 million copies of Office 2010

Microsoft revealed that they have sold 400 million copies of Windows 7.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed the figure at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles.Ballmer revealed the figure at the end of his keynote speech to 12,000 Microsoft partners.“Our previous statement of 7 copies of Windows 7 sold a second continues to hold ... Continue Reading →

Download Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) now, update available through Windows update

Microsoft has officially released it’s first service pack update for Windows 7 desktop operating system.You can download the SP1 update from Microsoft’s Download Center or it is now made available through Windows update too. I just updated my PC to Windows SP1.See screen shot of my Windows update.If you remember the first beta SP1 update ... Continue Reading →

Download patch for fixing Windows 7 printing issue

Are you experiencing issues with printing since upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, have no worries ! Microsoft may have released a hotfix for you.Microsoft today acknowledged and released a hotfix for a problem with the Windows print spooler that would occasionally cause single-processor computers to spike at 100 percent CPU usage. This issue ... Continue Reading →

Microsoft Giving Away Free Windows 7 On October 16, 2010, free WP7 devices to AT&T staff

It seems that Microsoft and Facebook integration goes much deeper than Bing search engine. Following their one day special “I’m a PC”, where the company offered 50% off list price on all computers if you purchased Windows 7 Family Pack – the company is doing a “one up”.According to a post on Facebook, Microsoft Store ... Continue Reading →

Microsoft releases patch/fix to address Windows Shortcut exploit

Recently there was this critical Windows vulnerability that was being exploited by a fast-spreading virus and other malware which allowed unauthorized users to execute arbitrary code if an “icon of a specially crafted shortcut is displayed.Today, Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for the Windows .lnk extension exploit that was announced several ... Continue Reading →