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Microsoft is again reminding us about the Support end date for Windows XP sp2 is July 2010. It seems like they really want us to buy their latest OS Windows 7. Along with this Windows XP SP2, the Support ends at the same day for Windows 2000 Server and Client.

Microsoft said this through their windowsteamblog.com.

They have given lots of links which gives us the details of Windows 7 upgrade. Since Windows 7 is agood operating system according to my opinion I will also recommend that you change your OS to WIn 7. It worth it.

Windows 7 is voted the best Microsoft OS yet and I also agree on this. But for netbooks we are paying a secret price while using windows 7. It is the battery life. On average, Windows 7 seem to suck all the life out of it 47 minutes faster than Windows XP.

This differs from one netbook to other. Anyway this is to be expected since windows 7 is very good at graphics experience. It has lots of fancy features like “Aero effect” which can effect the battery life very drastically.

Microsoft Windows XP can be set to autostart your most often used programs when you start your computer. This is time saving, instead of you clicking on the desktop icons or icons on the taskbar for your most used programs. Here’s how it works — When Windows XP starts up, it reads in the “Startup” folder of the system “Start Menu” for shortcuts to programs and files. This folder is usually stored in D: > Documents And Settings > username > Start Menu > Programs (we assume that D drive is the location where Windows OS is installed on your hard disk). If any programs and files to programs are stored in this folder, Windows runs them automatically once you turn on your computer. Here’s how to schedule the autorun feature on Windows XP .

1. Click on the “Start” button on the taskbar. Select All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Scheduled Tasks.
2. Double left-click the “Add Scheduled Task”. This will start the Scheduled Task Wizard. Click “Next” in the first box. A second dialog box will display a list of programs that are installed on your computer and external drives.
3. First, we need to create program shortcuts in this Startup folder, in order to have XP recognize what programs or files to autostart when you turn on your PC. On the second dialog box, click on the programs you want autostart (by browsing your internal and external HDD, using the browsing feature on the dialog box), and enter information for the below items:

   [1] Choose and specify what program you want to auto-open at startup.
   [2] Set how often you want the program to run (i.e. when you start your computer, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly… etc.).
   [3] Enter account you want to use when the program is active. Enter a user name and password for this.

   Follow screen instructions for other options.

4. Click Next > Finish to complete the process on creating shortcut(s) to the Windows XP Autostart folder. From now on, when your start your computer, XP will auto-open the programs/files that you’ve just selected for the scheduled task. Close your most used programs or files before turning off your computer with no worries; Windows XP will reopen it (them) for you the next time you start your PC.

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Microsoft has announced that XP Mode, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users to run a virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered Release Candidate status. Windows XP Mode is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses to help ease the migration process to Windows 7 by providing additional compatibility for their older productivity applications. The newly updated Windows XP Mode now works with the RC and RTM versions of the Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise SKUs.

Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc recommends in the blog post announcing the XP Mode RC that users install antivirus and anti-malware protections in XP Mode in addition to whatever protective steps users have taken in the native Windows 7 environment. He also cautions that XP Mode is designed for running productivity applications that won’t be upgraded to Windows 7, implying that Microsoft doesn’t expect the average consumer to get much mileage out of the feature.

The new features include:

• Attaching USB devices to Windows XP Mode applications directly from the Windows 7 task-bar can be done. This means your USB devices, such as printers and flash drives, are available to applications running in Windows XP Mode, without the need to go into full screen mode.
• Enables accessing Windows XP Mode applications with a “jump-list”. Right click on the Windows XP Mode applications from the Windows 7 task bar to select and open most recently used files.
• More flexibility of customizing where Windows XP Mode differencing disk files are stored.
• We can now disable drive sharing between Windows XP Mode and Windows 7 if you do not need that feature.
• The initial setup now includes a new user tutorial about how to use Windows XP Mode

Windows XP Mode Release Candidate Download: Windows XP Mode Release Candidate