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Windows 7 beta: Personalize your PC
United States Change | All Microsoft Sites Windows Home Discover Windows 7 About the beta Personalize your PC Download fun extras to give your PC a personal touch Purple Flowers background Purple Flowers Download background Traffic gadget Traffic Download gadget Sunset Gold & Blue theme ...
An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta
support.microsoft.com — An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta. This... update addresses some issues with Windows Media Center playback, recording, and MP3 file support in Windows. Playback and recording issues that are fixed ... (more) An update is available for Windows Media Center and ...
The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
blogs.msdn.com — It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We're very proud of what... has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista ... (more) The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
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Free themes, gadgets, wallpaper for Windows 7 beta
Download Squad — ... If you're running the Windows 7 public beta, why not head over to Microsoft's personalization page and grab some free downloads to customize your desktop? There are currently 15 themes, 13 wallpapers, and 8 desktop gadgets available. If you're ...

Official Windows 7 Themes from Microsoft available now
ithinkdifferent — That was quick by Microsoft. The Windows 7 customization website, also accessible from the personalize window is now up and running. It contains themes, backgrounds, desktop gadgets and sideshow gadgets. The last 2 things can be found at Windows Live Gallery as we, so why the duplication? Weird, I know. But they had to fill it up ...

Why Work When Windows 7 Is All Play?
Microsoft Watch — January 13, 2009 6:55 PM Why Work When Windows 7 Is All Play? To that end, Microsoft is off to a surprisingly strong start. I haven't seen beta engagement like Seven since Windows 95 about 14 years ago. Microsoft effectively engaged enthusiasts during the Windows 95 beta, which really launched what would be a massive marketing campaign for the new operating system. arrow.gif GOT A TIP OR RUMOR? Enthusiast engagement is back, and to the "I'm a PC" crowd, it sure must feel good. Windows used to be the P, the personal, in PC. But for lots of reasons—including the foolish browser war with Netscape, two antitrust cases, Web 2.0 ...

Windows 7 Beta's Many Free and Legit Themes [Screenshot Tour]
Lifehacker — ... , but these 20 offerings already represent significantly more action in the theme department. The first five themes you see in the gallery come with Windows 7 Beta out of the box, while the subsequent 15 are all made available as downloads from the Windows 7 Personalize your PC page . According to Life Rocks 2.0, you can find ...

WinVistaClub releases OneWorld theme for Windows 7
Download Squad — ... Looking for an attractive new theme for your Windows 7 install? Apart from the official Microsoft options available on the Personalization page, WinVistaClub and IntoWindows have put together the OneWorld theme. OneWorld features five wallpaper images (compiled from other sources) and makes use of Windows 7's desktop background slideshow feature. It's designed to present an ever-expanding view of our place in the universe, from a cityscape, to a view of Earth from space, to the more abstract finale. The theme also tweaks the Welcome Center and ...

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