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For all of you who just must have the classic Start Menu and can’t live your computing day without doing things in an antiquated way, there’s a 3rd-party utility to turn the clock back and allow you to point and click like in the days of yore.

Seven Classic Start returns the convenience of the Windows XP and Windows Vista original Start Menu to Windows 7 users…expect to pay US$24.95 for your trip down memory lane though. And, for you true Luddites out there, pay an additional $9.90 for a CD. According to the publisher, Skyshape Software, Seven Classic Start is compatible with all 32 and 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows 7.

So, quick, run don’t walk, click the link above to get your very own way-back machine…as for me, I hung up my buggy whip a long time ago; as it silently collects dust, it reminds me of the days of Program Manager and File Manager.

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Dual-booting Windows is a handy way to test betas and service packs before committing to a new OS. But once you’ve made your decision to stick with the new OS or give it the boot, you’ll likely want to get rid of those extra partitions and revert to a single OS. If you don’t want reformat the hard drive and completely re-install your chosen operating system, there is an alternative. In this IT Dojo video, I show you how to use the Windows Bootsect command to extract Vista or Windows 7 from a dual-boot configuration with Windows XP.

For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears below the video player window or you can also read Greg Shultz’s article, “Use Bootsect to extract Vista or Windows 7 from a dual-boot configuration,” on which this video is based.

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I’m sure that most in this forum are completely aware that Windows 7 does not exist on a marketing scale because it technically doesn’t exist yet and won’t exist until October 22, 2009.

There is a disturbing new scam going on where people, looking for a good deal on a computer, are purchasing a computer from an individual or some third party where the machine is being marketed as being loaded with Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7.

They buy the machine only to find out later that the machine is running the beta version of Windows 7, is now in bi-hourly shutdown and are potentially screwed since they have no XP or Vista re-installation discs that are typically included in the purchase of a machine from a genuine vendor.

Full article – WARNING NEW COMPUTER BUYERS – Windows 7 QnA

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Thanks to a tip from Kristan Kenney, I took a close look at the agreements embedded in the License folder of the latest leaked builds of Windows 7. This is no longer a beta license agreement and is presumably very close to the final agreement that customers will accept. The agreements for retail copies of Windows 7 Home Premium contain this eye-opening clause:

If you can’t read the screen shot, here’s the relevant section: “If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User’, you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack’ on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there.”

Note, as of this post, the link in the screen-shot is not live; you’ll have to wait to see the definition of ‘Qualified Family Pack User’.

Full Article – http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1145

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Roxy was seven years old when I rescued her; it wasn’t a traditional rescue, but instead, a pre-emptive rescue. Her previous owner could no longer keep her. If she were not adopted, she would have been sheltered, and at seven years old, her prospects seemed unfavorable. Fate stepped in when I was visiting my aunt and uncle. While drinking my morning coffee and reading the local paper, I was scanning the classified ads on the off-chance that I could find a bargain for a used garden tractor. Way away from the Home and Garden section, my eyes caught a very little ad – “ACD Free to Good Home. Call —“, that was it, nothing more. I called; we chatted for a bit and set a time for me to stop by on my way back home.

An ACD’s caution and loyalty is well known, so I was skeptical that she would want to leave her family of seven years and go off with a stranger. After about a half-hour of getting to know one another and deciding that we’d give it a go, I opened the door to my truck, hand signaled and said, “Up”. Without missing a beat, Roxy jumped into the truck and sat on the seat. I closed the door, started the truck, and off we went on our eleven hour ride to her new home – and the beginning of our seven year adventure together. Roxy’s loyalty was almost instantly transferred to me. Even during those first few hours and weeks, it never seemed as though she was not 100% focused on me. Family and friends were amazed how connected we were and her unswerving dedication and need to protect me…even from a cat walking into the room (LOL).

For those of you who know of ACDs, you’ll know their trait of being a shadow dog is well deserved – wherever I went, there she was. When I’d be working around the house – going from room to room, inside or out, getting up and sitting down, stopping to do a little thing and then moving on, she’d be one step behind me. On my more manic, caffeine and adrenaline-filled days, I’d marvel at her natural stamina to rest, but always stay alert and be on guard. She could be laying between any perceived danger and me, but any little change caused a perking up of head, eyes, and ears – scanning the horizon, accessing the threat, and responding accordingly. Many times, thank goodness, this meant her laying back down for yet another of her hundreds of cat naps that day.

Towards the end of such days, I’d often wonder if she’d been thinking to herself “This knucklehead can’t decide what he wants to do and where he wants to go. I’ve been getting up and laying down a hundred times today, I’m just staying here – he can chase his own tail for a while.” Even if such thoughts danced around her over-developed brain, she never showed her frustration, nor did I even notice my shadow wane.

As my constant companion, our adventures took us to 30 states and countless places: inside and out; city, country, and wilderness; forest, beach, mountain, and desert; hotel and truck stop; and many times to hang out with other critters. I hope she enjoyed sharing in those adventures as much as I enjoyed her being there. Future adventures will be un-whole and the thought of my traveling the road alone is profoundly saddening.

We were by each other’s sides until the end. The final goodbye and looking into her eyes was one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do. I hope, after seven years of cat naps and chasing my tail, Roxy gets her well deserved and overdue rest. Roxy will always be missed and in my heart and thoughts.

Vaya con Dios my guardian, travel mate, companion, shadow, and friend.

This post is an index to the recent Windows 7 Libraries series. It includes relevant Channel 9 videos and links to additional relevant sources of information as well as code examples for programming Windows 7 Libraries.

Posts

• Windows 7 Libraries .NET Sample Library – an Overview
• Understanding Windows 7 Libraries
• Libraries Under the Hood
• Light Up with Windows 7 Libraries
• Consuming the Contents of Windows 7 Libraries
• Stay in Sync with Windows 7 Libraries
• Windows 7 Libraries Helpers
• Windows 7 Libraries – Managed Code
• INSIDE WINDOWS 7: Introducing Libraries – MSDN Magazine article by Yochay Kiriaty and Alon Fliess

Resources

• Windows 7 Libraries: Developer Resources on MSDN
• Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers – Complete set of Hands-On-Labs and presentations

Videos

• Windows 7: Find and Organize Part 1 – The User Experience
• Windows 7: Find and Organize Part 2 – Building Federated Search Applications
• Windows 7: Empower users to find, visualize and organize their data with Libraries and the Explorer

June 17 2009 7:27 AM

NewsGator white paper reveals how a modicum of planning can deliver quantifiable business results and cultural transformations

DENVER, June 17, 2009 – The seismic success of Facebook, Wikipedia, Twitter and other social computing tools often creates soaring expectations for viral adoption of social computing in business settings. While the “just build it and they will come” strategy works in the consumer world, it’s a dangerous approach for business: users may never come, or they may come and waste their time.

Full article and link to White Paper – http://www.newsgator.com/companyinfo/press/archive.aspx?post=189