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lockergnome.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 - Try These Features
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I received an email from a friend this morning with some tips and tricks to try in Windows 7. I thought I would pass these along to you. Windows 7 has a built in utility to make a repair CD in case something happens to the OS. To access the utility just type in the following in the search box ...
brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
— brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

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microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta
— microsoft.com — Improved taskbar and full-screen previews The taskbar at the bottom of your screen is what you use to switch between the applications you've got open. In Windows 7 you can set the order in which the icons appear and they'll stay put. They're easier to ... (more) See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta

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Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
jkontherun.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
— jkontherun.com — Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Thanks to a kind Microsoftie at the Tablet & Touch Meetup, I received an official DVD of the Windows 7 beta. This saved me a ton of downloading time that I don’t really have. I was home from CES for 36 hours ... (more) Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions ...

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Windows 7 Tips and Tricks
CrunchGear — For those of you who have installed Windows 7 Beta, here are some tricks and tricks from lockergnome.com. In the case that something happens to your system, you can make yourself a system repair disc. Just search “system repair disc” in the start menu. You can get quicklaunch back by following these steps: right-click the taskbar and Toolbars and then select New Toolbar in the folder selection box that appears enter “%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick ...

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