Saturday, July 11, 2009

If you buy a PC now, be sure to come with upgrading to Windows 7

Then attach them to an official statement where Microsoft clearly explains what the program that allows to obtain the latest Microsoft operating system your PC if you buy these days.

Windows 7 Upgrade Option, a program under which people interested in buying a PC can get it today with Windows Vista and get free from the Microsoft update to Windows 7 when it leaves the market.

Windows 7 Upgrade option was specifically designed for PCs that have Windows Vista pre-installed can qualify for an upgrade to an equivalent version of Windows 7. The versions that qualify under this program are:

• Windows Vista Home Premium -> Home Premium Windows 7
• Windows Vista Business -> Windows 7 Professional
• Windows Vista Ultimate -> Windows 7 Ultimate

The update will be available to customers who buy a PC under the aforementioned program and begin to equip Windows 7 once it reaches general availability in the market. Microsoft recommends to consumers to inform your supplier of PCs on the terms and conditions of this program when purchasing your computer, because the details differ between different manufacturers (and distributors).

"Consumers may recognize whether the computer they are interested in participating in the program acquire Windows 7 Option Update information in the computer case and associated marketing materials. If a consumer can not identify whether the PC you want to qualify, we suggest you contact the manufacturer or retailer, "said Paul Folgueiras, Director of Microsoft Windows in Argentina and Uruguay.

This initiative is based on feedback and market studies that show how the people in the region are interested in buying computers in the coming months, given the imminence of the new version of Windows. The Windows 7 Option Update will these people do not worry wait for Windows 7, but acquiring the equipment of your choice with the confidence that Windows 7 may be obtained at the time that is available on the market.

Windows 7 will use the PC easier and simple to add new features like HomeGroup Device Stage, Aero Shake, Snap, Peek, Jump Lists, and redesigned the Windows Taskbar. More information about the new features in Windows 7 (available here).

Finally, regarding the availability of Windows 7 in Spanish in Latin America, Microsoft announced that the Spanish version will be available on October 22 this year with over 13 languages, including English and Portuguese for Brazil.

"We are focusing our efforts on making Windows 7 available to as many people as quickly as possible. For this reason, we have worked with PC manufacturers to start shipping Windows 7 in all languages of Latin America from October 22, "said Folgueiras.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Windows Mail, Set up Email Accounts on Windows 7

Since the arrival of Windows Vista, Microsoft changed the traditional manager-mail, the new Outlook Express, Windows Mail is still on the new Windows 7.

But unlike previous versions of Windows, the system does not automatically placed on a program icon on the desktop or quick launch bar, with plenty of users who are unaware that there is still a mail manager that is installed by default with the system.

For those who still have not found the route is Start, All Programs, Windows Mail, then took a shortcut that place where we like and what we have at hand.

In Windows Mail, there are slight variations to the configuration of Outlook Express that we already saw in the manuals to set up Hotmail and Yahoo, but more the interface than anything else.

But for those who remain, or have created a new Hotmail account and want to download mail to your PC, taking advantage of Microsoft decided to support POP3 to Hotmail free email, we have prepared destroyerweb manuals on setting the manager Windows Mail with email accounts and more used to offer POP3 or IMAP support:
  • Windows Mail to Yahoo.
  • Hotmail with Windows Mail.
  • Windows Mail with Gmail.
And if you prefer to use a much more secure software, here is a complete manual of Thunderbird, which is even older version, it is perfectly valid.