Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDNet Hardware 2.0 has done a series of benchmarks, not raw ones with exact numbers, but with ratings as results. He took Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 Beta 1 build 7000 (32 bit and 64 bit), 7 build 7048 (64 bit) and 7 build 7057 32 bit which is the most recent leaked build. He tested the builds on 2 separate systems...
Rafael from WithinWindows has done it again. He has discovered a new logon UI background customization trick that Microsoft has put in Windows 7 for OEMs. It requires a registry change and a few folder changes but does it without the need of any third party tools or hacks.
This does require a bit of work to get it working. First of all you’ll...
If you’re using Windows 7 build 7057, you must have noticed the bug where a desktop.ini file opens up automatically every time you start up Windows. It can get rather annoying and can’t be turned off from msconfig. Thanks to Chris there’s a rather simple fix for this.Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Delete...
Windows 7 build 7057 has some cool new user account images. They are really attractive and worth trying out. You can download them all right here.
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The wallpapers have been increasing in quality with every build of Windows 7. Build 7057 is no exception because it has some of the most amazing wallpapers you’ll see. Here are the new wallpapers and pictures from this build. Enjoy!
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