Free Download Windows Server 2008 R2 (180-Day Trial)

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition evaluation copy with 180-day trial VHD images are available to download from Microsoft. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days. Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service...

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Microsoft To Release Free Antivirus “Morro” Soon

Microsoft is all set to release a free antivirus substitute, codenamed "Morro", for its discontinued Live OneCare. The Microsoft Corporation has not revealed much information on its free antivirus Morro, but it’s believed that the Morro will clinch enough market shares from Symantec and McAfee. Live OneCare was a paid computer security and enhancement...

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Microsoft Morro Screenshots Out

The first glimpse of Microsoft’s next generation free antivirus system named "Morro" is here. Microsoft is all set to release Morro as a substitute to its discontinued security suite Live One Care. The new Morro is being tested by Microsoft employees, so the UI is subject to change in upcoming build. Neowin has posted three screenshots of the...

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Windows Club Announces The Best Windows Website Contest 2009

The Windows Club / WinVistaClub is organizing its "Best Windows Website Contest 2009", to discover and to recognize some of the best Windows bloggers and website owners. The Panel of Judges is very impressive and comprises of:Paul Schottland, Product Unit Manager for Microsoft Ed Bott, MVP, EdBott.com Rafael Rivera, WithinWindows.com Howard Lo, Microsoft’s Regional Team Manager (APAC) Steven Sinchak, MVP, Tweaks.com Lowell Heddings, HowToGeek.com Emil Protalinski, ArsTechnica – One Microsoft Way Corrine Chorney, MVP,...

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Microsoft Learning SnackBox Beta Is Here

Back in April, we reported about the availability of the Windows 7, Vista and Server 2008 learning snacks, which are delivered by Microsoft Silverlight technology. Microsoft has recently launched "Microsoft SnackBox" beta which contains many useful guides related to Office, Visual Studio, Windows, Server and other technologies. Learning Snacks are...

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Microsoft To Upgrade Windows Update & Microsoft Update Services Soon

Microsoft is all set to update Windows Update service soon. Today Microsoft Update Product Team Blog has revealed the update for Windows Update information. Here is what the Microsoft Update Product Team blog:We will start an upgrade to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services. As a part of the service upgrade, an update to the Windows...

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Download Office 2010 Demo Videos

So if you are wondering what’s new in Office 2010, here is a set of downloadable Office 2010 demo videos that help you to know more about latest version of Office. Note that the videos are in WMV format, and click on the link to begin downloading.Outlook 2010 demoExcel 2010 demoPowerPoint 2010 demoA look at Office 2010 with Chris CaposselaActionBase...

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Five Critical Rated Windows Fixes Coming On 8th, Tuesday

Microsoft Security Response Center today announced that it is all set to release a total of five critical rated fixes for Windows on Tuesday, September 8th. Affected Windows Operating Systems:      # Windows 2000 SP4      # Windows XP SP2 & SP3      # Windows XP x64 SP2     ...

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Watch Windows 7 Launch Event Live

The release of Windows 7 is fast approaching. In fact, the countdown has already begun. Today, Steve Ballmer will unveil the best Windows OS to date in New York city and the event will start at 8am PDT/11am EDT. To watch this Windows 7 launch event live, use the link given below:Watch Windows 7 Launch Event L...

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Watch Windows 7 Launch Event Live

The release of Windows 7 is fast approaching. In fact, the countdown has already begun. Today, Steve Ballmer will unveil the best Windows OS to date in New York city and the event will start at 8am PDT/11am EDT. To watch this Windows 7 launch event live, use the link given below:Watch Windows 7 Launch Event L...

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Watch Windows 7 Launch Event Live

The release of Windows 7 is fast approaching. In fact, the countdown has already begun. Today, Steve Ballmer will unveil the best Windows OS to date in New York city and the event will start at 8am PDT/11am EDT. To watch this Windows 7 launch event live, use the link given below:Watch Windows 7 Launch Event L...

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Microsoft Office 2010 Giveaway Winners

Last week, we conducted Office 2010 giveaway and now it’s time to announce the two lucky winners. First, we would like to thank all our readers who have participated in this giveaway and also Microsoft for providing these Office copies. We have elected Pavan Kumar and Abhijit Kar as the lucky winners of this contest with the help of Random.org...

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Windows 7 SP1 Beta Release In July

Today, at TechEd, Microsoft revealed that the beta version of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is coming by the end of July. As we have mentioned before, SP1 for Windows 7 will not contain any new features. For Windows 7, SP1 will simply be the combination of updates already available through Windows Update and additional...

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Giveaway: Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Student

Microsoft Office 2010 will be available in stores in a few weeks. Many of you even might have tried the free Office 2010 trail version. If you like the Office 2010, here is a chance to win your copy of Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student edition. Microsoft India Office community is providing us two copies of Office 2007 Home and Student as part...

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Download Microsoft Office 2010 Language Interface Packs (LIPs)

Microsoft has started rolling out Language Interface Packs for its latest Office suite. A total of 62 Language Interface Packs (LIPs) will be available to download in coming days. Basque, Catalan, Galician and Serbian Cyrillic LIPs are available to download as of now. LIP is a translated user interface that installs on top of a copy of Microsoft...

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How To Know Your Microsoft Office 2010 Version And Edition

Knowing the right right Office version is important especially before downloading Office Language Interface Packs as Microsoft offers separate LIPs for x86 and x64. Refer to our how to install and activate Office 2010 Language Interface Packs guide to know more about using a LIP in the latest Office suite. If for any reason, you want to know your...

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How To Install And Enable Office 2010 Language Interface Packs(LIPs)

Now that the Language Interface Packs are available for Office 2010, many of you might want to install one or more LIPs. Downloading and installing a Language Interface Pack is pretty simple. Once installed, you can use OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and World  features in different language.   For starters, here is how to install...

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Download Group Policy Settings Guide For Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft has made available for download a book named Group Policy settings for Office 2010 suite. This Group Policy guide is helpful especially for IT professionals and power users. Group Policy is an infrastructure that is used to deliver and apply one or more desired configurations or policy settings to a set of targeted users and computers...

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How To Save A File As PDF In Microsoft Office 2010

The latest version of Office suite comes with several new features and improvements. One of them is the ability to save a document in PDF format without installing an add-in. One of the advantages of saving a document in PDF format is that the document looks same on most of the computers and you can view the document without installing the Office...

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Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 Beta Leaked To The Web

Just a day after Microsoft released the upcoming Office 2010 Service Pack 1 beta to testers, both x86 and x64 versions of SP1 have been leaked to the Internet. The SP1 for Office 2010 contains updates for system reliability, security, and program compatibility and more. At this point of time, there is no information available on the improvements...

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Download Office 2010 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Training Courses From Microsoft

Have you recently moved from Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2007 to the latest Office 2010 suite? Looking for free training courses to step up your Office knowledge? Here are some free training materials for Office 2010 suite users. Microsoft has made available for download some terrific training courses for Office Word 2010, Access 2010, Excel 2010,...

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How To Uninstall Office 2010 SP1 Beta

Users who have installed the recently out Office 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta build may have already noticed some improvements in the overall performance of the Office suite. Although the SP1 beta is pretty stable, you might come across bugs and other issues. If at any point of time, you decide to uninstall the Office 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta from...

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Download Office 2010 Group Policy Settings Worksheet

Microsoft Office 2010 Group Policy and Office Customization Tool Settings worksheet is now available for download from Microsoft. This document is completely different from how to use Office 2010 Group Policy Settings guide that we covered back in October. This document provides information about the Office 2010 system Group Policy settings from...

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How To Fix “810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to the .NET Messenger Service” Error In WLM

Unexpected! I have been receiving many emails regarding "810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to the .Net Messenger Service" issue in Windows Live Messenger. Unfortunately the truth is Microsoft has shut off the Windows Live Messenger IM for users in the countries embargoed by the US hence Microsoft no longer offers Windows Live Service in the...

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Download Windows Live Messenger 10th Anniversary Gift Pack

As part of Windows Live Messenger’s 10th anniversary celebration with over 330 million visitors every month, Microsoft is giving away a gift pack for free. Yes, you can now download the gift pack that comes with cool winks, backgrounds, display pictures, and emoticons. The first ever Windows Live Messenger (then known as MSN Messenger) was launched...

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Messenger Plus! Live Add-On Pack Adds Cool Features & Extras To Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live Messenger is one of the best messengers available today. Most of the Windows users are running the Windows Live Messenger to chat with their family and friends. If you are using Windows Live Messenger on XP, Vista, or Windows 7, then here is cool download for you. Messenger Plus! Live is an excellent extension (add-on) for Windows...

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aMSN – Powerful MSN Messenger Clone

aMSN is a powerful MSN Messenger clone for Windows, Linux and Mac. This messenger clone comes with an impressive list of features such as event alarms, time stamping, multi-language support and more. The best thing about aMSN is the vast number of plugins support. There are over 75 plugins available to extend its functionality. One can also customize...

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How To Uninstall Windows Live Messenger In Windows 7

Windows Live Messenger is one of the best messengers available out there. Most of Windows users have installed Live Messenger and eagerly waiting for the next version of Live Messenger, Windows Live Messenger 2010 (Wave 4).   Sometimes you may want to uninstall the Messenger from Windows 7. Though uninstalling the Messenger is simple, many...

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Messenger Discovery: Ultimate Windows Live Messenger Extension

ood news for Windows Live Messenger users. A new version of Messenger Discovery add-on has been released and is available to download now.  Messenger Discovery is a powerful customization add-on for Windows Live Messenger that lets you customize and enhance the messenger with ease. It comes with hundreds of tweaks to fine tune your Live Messenger....

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Messenger Skin Builder: Create Your Own Live Messenger Skins

It’s a well known fact that Windows Live Messenger supports third-party skins (using Messenger Plus!) and there are hundreds of good skins available to choose from. But, what if you want to create your own personalized skin in a simple way? Messenger Skin Builder is a powerful Windows Live Messenger skinning application that helps you create your...

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Download Yahoo! Messenger 11 Beta Now

Yahoo! Messenger 11 Beta is live and is ready to download now. Yahoo! Messenger 11 Beta comes with new features and improvements, and lets you share, connect, and play with friends/family. Social Games is one of the notable features of the Yahoo! Messenger 11 Beta, which allows you play some of the most popular social games with your friends....

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How To Change Number Of Recent Items To Display In Windows 7 Jump Lists

We have already covered two guides related to Windows 7 Jump Lists feature: how to enable/disable Jump Lists in Windows 7, how to enable Jump Lists for Firefox in Windows 7. If you are new to Windows 7, Jump Lists are lists of recent items, such as files, folders, or websites, organized by the program that you use to open them. In addition to being...

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