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Not ready to abandon Windows XP in favor of the much-maligned Vista? Neither are the Russians, whose government recently launched an investigation into Microsoft's decision to stop selling the popular operating system on new PCs there. Reports ... emerged yesterday stating that an official Russian anti-monopoly group had commenced an inquiry into Microsoft's controversial decision to cease the resale of Windows XP on new computers. The OS remains very popular in that country; most consumers there are against Microsoft's cutoff date of July 31, when it plans to prevent retailers from shipping XP ... (view more)

Infopackets reader 'NCombs' writes: " Dear Dennis, I have Windows XP. Do I need to download Service Pack 3? " My response: Yes, you should download Windows XP Service Pack 3 and install it immediately as it contains cumulative / major updates to the ... operating system. Without updating your PC on a regular basis -- whether it's a service pack or a hot fix, your PC is vulnerable to exploits (hackers, worms, Trojans, botnet, spamming, etc). In fact, Service Pack 3 includes a patch for Conficker worm that we've been talking about. Microsoft Recommends Backing Up Service Packs are a major update to ... (view more)

At this point, Windows 7 represents Microsoft's best hope for regaining the confidence of business and home users disgruntled with its much-maligned Windows Vista operating system. Just in case Win7 doesn't satisfy, however, the company is making it ... downgradable all the way to Windows XP. Downgrading a Windows system is hardly new, but prior to Vista the demand for such retroactive steps was actually quite rare. As Vista's popularity began to wane only a few months after its launch in early 2007, computer makers and retailers began marketing certain systems that had XP instead of the newer, ... (view more)

Seven Remix XP Seven Remix XP from niwradsoft is a free transformation pack for Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, and Windows Media Center Edition. Like any other transformation pack, Seven Remix XP replaces a great number of system files associated ... with the GUI of Windows. http://niwradsoft.deviantart.com Markkit Markkit is a web2.0 text highlighter. Drag'n'Drop the markkit yellow pen into your browser toolbar. Whenever you want to highlight text in a web page, click on the markkit bookmarklet. Markkit works with Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and Apple Safari web browsers. http://www. ... (view more)

Process Hacker Process Hacker is a tool for viewing and manipulating processes and their threads, modules, memory and handles. It shows system services and can also search through process memory. It can even run programs as another user. There are ... many more features: click to find out! http://processhacker.sourceforge.net Xp Codec Pack XP Codec Pack is one of the most complete audio and video codec packs, helping you play all formats. To maximize your multimedia experience, XP Codec provides as many as 4 different media players. http://www.xpcodecpack.com Today's fresh software picks were ... (view more)

Aero Peek For XP And Vista Aero Peek is one of the new features introduced by Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 7, set for release later this year. Aero Peek refers to the ability to show the Windows desktop, hiding all active windows in ... the process. The feature in Windows 7 is enabled by hovering over an icon in the Windows 7 Task Bar. AeroPeek for Windows XP and Windows Vista tries to mimic that behavior. http://www.ghacks.net DownThemAll (DTA) DownThemAll is a powerful yet easy-to-use Mozilla Firefox extension that adds new advanced download capabilities to your browser. It ... (view more)

Microsoft has once again given Windows XP a reprieve, reportedly extending the cut-off date to system builders -- smaller shops and computer dealers who build PCs to order -- from January 31, 2009 to May 31, 2009. According to a Microsoft ... spokeswoman, the company will likely increase the cut-off date again. Despite Microsoft's claims that Windows Vista has sold well, consumers are still reacting badly to it and demand for Vista-XP downgrades is still strong. (Source: crn.com ) Downgrading from Windows Vista to Windows XP is still a popular method for users purchasing new systems with the ... (view more)

Registry Edits For Windows XP Interested in a Santa sack full of lots and lots of tips and tweaks for your Windows XP operating system this holiday season? Well, this program from Kelly's Korner is formatted for easy use and offers a boodlebag full ... of goodies. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Virtual Screen Maximizer Take any foreground window to maximum available virtual screen size with Virtual Screen Maximizer. This great program will even maximize across multiple monitors, making it particularly useful for web designers, researchers, and hardcore gamers! http://www.codeplex.com Today's ... (view more)

Log On To Windows XP Automatically Tired of logging on twice? You boot up your computer, walk away expecting that all files and necessary programs will be loaded, only to return to a password screen? This program helps users bypass that step in ... order to log onto Windows XP automatically. http://www.downloadsquad.com Ramona This is an oddball program that simulates a conversation with a lovely brunette. It seems even a virtual person likes to chat; just answer Ramona's questions, and let the conversation flow from there. http://www.kurzweilai.net Today's fresh software picks were provided ... (view more)

Dm2 DM2 provides several Windows enhancements that may help in every-day work. One of the nicest and most popular features of DM2 is minimizing windows to floating icons, freeing both task bar and tray bar space. Moreover, DM2 can manipulate windows ... in various ways, such as minimizing to tray, roll to caption, resize, align to screen borders, hide, set the opacity, etc. http://dm2.sourceforge.net Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack adds international handwriting recognizers to a Tablet PC or other personal computer. ... (view more)