MWSnap is a free utility to take screenshots of your Windows Desktop. The utility itself seems to be not updated for a long time (last stable release is from 2002) but still does it pretty effectively and the features loaded onto it is almost most of what you find in new utilities not necessarily free. MWSnap allows you to screenshot fixed or any size rectangle space, a full screen, windows or a menu.
Just came across FixWin a free utility for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. FixWin is interesting because all it does is a fix 50 known issues in Windows 7 and Windows Vista with 10 fixes under 5 different categories. FixWin doesn’t identify or diagnose a problem for you but if you know you do have a problem that FixWin can resolve then the resolution is just click away.
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Windows XP mode, introduced in Windows 7 is a cool new feature to support legacy systems and applications that does not work in Windows 7. In simple terms, Windows XP mode is a Virtual Machine on its own running on Windows Virtual PC but bit more integrated tightly into the native OS (Windows 7).
Did you know Microsoft gives you free Antivirus/Malware software for personal use? Yes, Microsoft Security Essentials is free Antivirus/Spyware software available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.Micosoft Security Essentials ifor Windows 7 and Vista are available in 32-bit & 64-bit versions as well.
Just when I ran into a problem with my VMWare Server, I found this cool new online tool, easyVMX to create VMWare Virtual Machines which can be run using vmplayer.