Friday, October 30, 2009

How to Create a "Recovery Disc" of Windows 7

Having a "Recovery Disc" on hand is always recommended as you never know when we will have problems with our operating system: Conflicts caused by an application, the unexpected visit of a malware or a faulty update from Windows itself (I have lived this unpleasant experience). One of our options, which usually solves the problem, is to use "System Restore", but if this fails, a "Recovery Disc" can be the solution. If your edition of Windows 7 permits, to create our "Recovery Disc", you press Windows R, type recdisc.exe and press ENTER. This window appears:

Insert a DVD and follow the instructions. If your version of Windows 7 does not have this option, you can download a torrent of "Recovery Disc" from NeoSmart (be sure to download the correct version, 32 or 64 bits). From a "Recovery Disc" can access a "Access Point" repair startup problems or to restore the operating system from a backup.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

VMware Compatible with Windows 7 Seven

The company VMWare, in response to the launch of Microsoft's operating system, has upgraded two of its most important programs of virtualization. First, the workstation has reached its seventh instance, with a wide support of 3D graphics, and on the other, version 3 of the Fusion application for Apple computers. Both versions have something in common, and are now fully compatible with Windows 7, in versions both 32 and 64 bits. In this way, users of OS X that need a stable and compatible Windows platform in their Apple computers, can now have the latest copy of Microsoft directly at their desks, and full integration with Snow Leopard.

The arrival of Windows 7 has changed the game, and showing that falls short of the circumstances, VMWare has released updates for two of its

most important products. The Workstation version 7 features, plus support for Windows 7, vast improvements in 3D graphics support, to the point that you can run all the effects available in Windows 7, such as the Aero Peek. As if that were not enough, VMWare has stated that Windows 7 installation in a virtual environment is even simpler than in native mode. The news does not end here, since Apple platforms can also have a new version of Fusion, which integrates very efficiently to the desktop Windows 7 with Snow Leopard. Like the workstation, Fusion 3 has excellent support for 3D graphics, and even support for Shader Model 3 under DirectX 9.0c, which would allow the execution of several games available for Windows only, provided you run on a Apple system with a GeForce 8800 GT at least.

You can already test the new version here. http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/

Requirements dan Spec for Windows 7

These are the requirements of the successor to Windows Vista according to Microsoft bIf you want to run Windows 7 on your computer you will need:
  • 32-bit processor (x86) or 64-bit (x64) to 1 gigahertz (GHz) or higher.
  • RAM 1 gigabyte (GB) (32 bit) or 2 GB RAM (64 bits).
  • Available hard disk space 16 GB (32 bit) or 20 GB (64 bits).
  • DirectX 9 graphics device driver WDDM 1.0 or higher.
Additional requirements to use certain features:
  • Internet access (may have additional costs).
  • Under the resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware.
  • Some games and programs compatible graphics cards require DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance.
  • For some features of Windows Media Center, you may need a TV tuner and additional hardware.
Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware.
  • Group Home requires a network and computers running Windows 7.
  • For creating DVD / CD compatible optical drive required.
  • BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2.
  • BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive.
  • Windows XP Mode requires additional 1GB of RAM, 15 GB additional available hard disk space and processor-enabled hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V enabled.
  • To listen to music and sounds you need an audio output.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Antivirus compatible with Windows 7

With the upcoming release of Windows 7 in 2 days Microsoft has posted on its official website a list of new antivirus compatible with the new version of the software giant's operating system.

The list has a varied amount of virus, the best of this list is that it has the best antivirus today; ESET and Kaspersky.

In the list we find antivirus as:
  • Ahnlab
  • McAfee
  • F-Secure
  • Rising Lion-strong security
  • Webroot
  • TrendMicro
  • Microsoft Security Essentials
  • Kaspersky
  • GData
  • Panda Security
  • BitDefender
  • AVG
  • ESET
  • Sunbelt Software
  • AVAST
  • Norton (Symantec)
  • Bullguard