Microsoft recently updated their Windows XP Mode which runs on Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions.

The new version of Windows XP Mode will no longer require hardware virtualization technology to run, which is a great plus feature for those running Windows XP who want to upgrade to Windows 7 and overcome application compatibility problems, but do not have a CPU supporting hardware virtualization

Windows XP Mode will still continue to use hardware virtualization technology such as Intel VT (Intel Virtualization Technology) or AMD-V if available.

To find more information and download the update, visit the Microsoft Web site.

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For those of you who frequently change your desktop wallpaper, here is a feature of Windows 7 that you will definitely enjoy. Windows 7 lets you display multiple wallpapers in a desktop slide show (a rotating series of pictures).

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Microsoft yesterday announced more information about the first service packs they will be releasing for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but no release dates have been scheduled.

According to a Microsoft spokesman, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will primarily contain “minor updates,” including patches and hot-fixes that will have been delivered earlier via the Windows Update service, rather than new features. One of the latter: an updated Remote Desktop client designed to work with RemoteFX, the new remote-access platform set to debut in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2.

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A few days ago I showed you Aero Peek, today we look at Aero Shake. Aero Shake is another new feature in Windows 7, this feature lets you quickly clear a cluttered desktop in one simple shake!.

If you have several windows open, you can minimize all of them except the active one (this is the window you want to keep open).

The normal way that this can be achieved is to minimize each window. However, with Aero Shake, simply click the top bar of the active window and shake it. That specific action tells Windows 7 to minimize all other open windows.

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Aero Peek is a new feature in Windows 7 this lets you see your desktop through open windows which become transparent.

To use Aero Peek

Aero Peek is enabled by default, to see it in operation point your mouse to the right edge of the taskbar. Any open Windows will immediately become transparent and you will see the desktop.

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At home or in the office it is important to keep your computer as secure as possible, especially when more than one user shares the same computer

One way to secure the computer is to enable secure logon, this is where the user is asked to press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to log on.

When secure logon is enabled, another program (such as a virus) cannot intercept the user name and password as it is entered.

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You have Windows 7 installed on your home computer which is not shared with any other users and you would like to speed up the process of logging into the computer every time it restarts, you can adjust the user account properties so that you are not prompted for a username or password at logon

NOTE: You should only configure this option if your computer is used for something relatively unimportant.

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The Windows 7 Reliability Monitor is a tool that measures hardware and software problems and other changes to your computer in the form of a stability index, this can then be used to help evaluate the reliability of the computer. Any changes made to the computer or problems that occur on the computer affect the stability index.

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