After a long wait, Redmond giants finally released the final version of Messenger 8 for Mac. Among the most important innovations of this new version is video, audio chat. It also seems that developer wants to give Messenger for Mac looks similar to Windows version. For example, the aesthetics of the contacts is similar, and the visual theme as well.

Given that they have done the same with Office for Mac 2011, it appears that this is a new Microsoft policy: the search for its software for Windows and Mac have a similar interface, thus reducing learning curve for those who have to use both versions.

Download Link | Messenger 8 for Mac

Folks over Learnbemobile.com have come across on the stand dedicated to Windows Mobile 7, and were able to reveal some details about it. Leaked screenshots confirmed support for Xbox Live and a revamped UI with revolutionary changes. Graphical interface also complement the great icons of pop-up warning, incoming call, SMS, email, update on Facebook, Pictures and more.

There is no other information about it but certainly we know more in a few hours during the Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer press conference at MWC 2010 at 6 AM PST (Pacific Standard Time)

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Microsoft Security Essentials is available for download for Windows XP & Windows Vista / 7.Installation is neat and simple but you need to pass windows genuine test. Post installation you will also notice that Windows defender is disabled and downloading the Software takes less time then updating it to the latest version. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure

Microsoft Security Essentials has one of the simplest and clearest GUIs I have seen for an anti- virus. When everything is running as it should, MSE makes sure users know all is well, with a green-colored highlighting across the UI and via a green taskbar icon. When something is amiss, MSE makes sure users know they’ll need to take action, with red-color highlighting across the UI and via a red taskbar icon.

MSE has a surprising number of settings to work with. Considering the simplicity of the product, it’s still very customizable. Power users enjoy having tons of features to tweak, and we think they’ll be satisfied with the settings that can be changed in MSE. It doesn’t offer as many options as some other security suites, but given its features, the settings that can be adjusted are exactly what one would expect. It should be noted that MSE is very small; the installer sizes range for windows vista /7 is just 4MB under 9MB for windows vista. The installation is also very quick and the program’s folder takes up only about 13MB. MSE sports a single tray icon (hidden by default in Windows 7) that indicates it is running. The software doesn’t add any browser toolbars, desktop gadgets, or additional crap during installation.

Overall seems to be a very neat and simple product to use by Microsoft and as it uses the same virus protection which One Care provides so should overall provide great protection.

Last time we discussed How to Migrate Data From Windows XP to Windows 7. In that guide we used Windows Easy Transfer Wizard. In that procedure we need to have an External Hard-Drive, Memory Stick or Networked Computer. But in the following guide we used User State Migration Tool (USMT) a command line utility program to copy user files and settings from one Microsoft Windows computer to another. USMT makes us possible to migrate data from Windows XP to Windows 7 where no external Hard Drive or Network Location or Transfer cable is required. USMT migrates files and settings between Microsoft Windows versions 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7, and is useful in migrating user settings and files during OS upgrades. 32-bit to 64-bit migrations are supported, but 64-bit to 32-bit are not.

The User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 is part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) for Windows 7 Beta. USMT is a command line-scriptable tool for migrating user state from one computer or operating system to another you can transfer data from

• Windows XP toWindows Vista
• Windows XP to Windows 7
• Windows XP 32 Bit to 64 Bit
• Windows Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit
• Windows Vista to Windows 7
• Windows 7 32 bit to Windows 7 64 Bit

Requirements :

• Windows 7 DVD
• Windows AIK download from Microsoft Click Here
• Automated Script Download Here

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Procedure

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• Boot into your normal Windows XP desktop with all your files and folders and settings in its place. Insert the Windows 7 DVD and run the setup. Select Clean Installation. Once you come on the Hard drive selection screen select c:\(assuming Windows XP is already installed on c drive ) and click on next . On this screen you will get a message that all files folders and settings of XP are moving to Windows.old and Windows will be installed on Windows folder. Click on OK on this screen.

• Now let the setup complete as normal and your job starts when you are on the desktop of Windows 7.
• Install Windows AIK (Downloaded Earlier) on your system.
• Go to C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\USMT\
• In this folder you will see two more folder one will say x86 and other AMD64 both folders contains USMT files for both the architecture.
• Now you have to open notepad and copy this text in it.

If exist D:\USMT\*.* xcopy D:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist E:\USMT\*.* xcopy E:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist F:\USMT\*.* xcopy F:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist G:\USMT\*.* xcopy G:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist H:\USMT\*.* xcopy H:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist I:\USMT\*.* xcopy I:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist J:\USMT\*.* xcopy J:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

If exist K:\USMT\*.* xcopy K:\USMT\*.* /e /v /y C:\Windows\USMT\

Cd c:\windows\usmt\x86

scanstate.exe c:\store /v:13 /o /c /hardlink /nocompress /efs:hardlink /i:MigApp.xml /i:MigDocs.xml

/offlineWinDir:c:\windows.old\windows

loadstate.exe c:\store /v:13 /c /lac /lae /i:migapp.xml /i:migdocs.xml /sf /hardlink /nocompress

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• Save this file with .bat extension or you can download the batch file created by us Download Here and copy it in C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\USMT\ folder
• Now right click on file and click on Run as Administrator

After this USMT will start transferring your files and folders and settings into Windows 7 from XP by the time the batch file is running you will notice that your Desktop icons are back and so is your theme and all other settings.That’s it you are done and all of your files folders and data will be back the way it was.

If you are upgrading your Windows XP to Windows 7 and caring about files and settings stored in your existing XP installation, follow this step by step guide to migrate data from Windows XP to Windows 7. In the following procedure we used Windows easy transfer wizard which was introduced with Windows Vista, which helps users to move files and settings stored on their computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista, to a new computer running Windows 7. It succeeded the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard included in Windows XP.

If you don’t have an External Hard Disk then take a look at another procedure Migrate Data Windows XP to Windows 7 using USMT

Windows Easy Transfer can transfer :

• Files and folders including photos, music, videos, documents, email messages and contacts.
• User accounts and user account settings.
• Application configuration data files and settings.
• Several Windows configuration settings stored in the registry.

The program does not support transferring entire applications themselves and system files such as fonts and drivers.

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Phase One

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• Boot in to Windows XP and Insert Windows 7 DVD in your Optical Drive
• Navigate to Support folder and open migwiz (migration wizard) folder
• Launch the migwiz.exe
• This will open Windows easy Transfer window which will initiate the process of File transfer.

• Next it will ask you the media you wish to use to transfer your settings.

• Further it will ask weather this is the New computer (in which you wish to copy the
  settings) or the old computer (from you wish to copy the settings) select old computer.
• Wizard will now start scanning system for your files.
• Once scanning is complete it will provide the list of files in your system for all users and
  allows you to select which you wish to copy.

• Then it will ask you to provide a password for the data file. This is for data security.
• Once it’s done you are almost over with first process now on the Save button and locate
  USB drive or Network location for saving Windows Easy Transfer files.

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Phase Two

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• Now do a standard clean installation of Windows 7 on your system.
• Once your Windows 7 Installation is complete. Boot into your Windows 7.
• Navigate to Start> All Programs>Accessories>System Tools, and then click on Windows
  Easy Transfer.

• This will open the Windows Easy transfer window and will ask you to select the media
  you wish to use (USB, Network or transfer cable)
• Now it will ask you to select weather it’s your new or old computer.
• Select this is my new computer.

• Now it will ask you to browse the file which you created while copying data from old computer. In this case we will find it in the pen drive /External hard drive/ Network Location.
• Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.
• Once it’s done you are good to go. Click on close and windows easy transfer has successfully moved your Settings from Previous Computer.

Note – All Applications and programs needs to be reinstalled as easy transfer wizard only copies your Settings and files.

Hackers cracked  and permanently activated Windows 7 Ultimate RTM Final Version. Once again hackers wins the cat and mouse battle game from the Redmond giants. A group of Chinese hackers used a leaked Windows 7 Ultimate.iso OEM version from Lenovo  to retrieve the OEM-SLP product key and OEM certificate for Windows 7 Ultimate. The leaked .ISO was originally posted on a Chinese forum, which was then downloaded in order for people to get hold of the boot.wim, and in turn retrieving the OEM-SLP key, plus the OEM activation certificate. Microsoft uses the same digitally signed OEM certificate, which has an .xrm-ms extension, as that in Windows Vista. Another point to note is the extracted Windows 7 Ultimate OEM-SLP product key, XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX, can be used to activate installed Windows 7 Ultimate system, which BIOS has a valid OEM SLIC 2.1, and corresponding OEM cert, even if it’sOEM cert meant for Windows Vista. Best news is that, the product key appears to be a master OEM-SLP product key for Windows 7 Ultimate, which able to activate many OEM brands, such as HP, Dell, MSI and Lenovo.

According to Mydigitallife.info Both 32-bit and 64-bit (x86 and x64) Windows 7 Ultimate system should and can be activated immediately. For Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic, and Windows 7 Starter, the OEM-SLP keys haven’t been leaked, thus can’t be OEM-activated yet. It’s expected that various Windows 7 activators, Windows 7 activation toolkits, Windows 7 Loaders and etc are expected to be released by various hackers soon.

Warning : We are not encouraging you to download cracked version of Windows 7 or any other application. After they are released by hackers and who knows by a bad hacker.

MobileMe is more improved version of .Mac and iTools,  Apple MobileMe targeting OS X, Windows, iPhone, and iPod Touch users.MobileMe keeps all of your information in an online server, or “cloud.” So no matter where you go or what device you use, everything is in sync. And you can manage it all from anywhere using rich web applications at me.com MobileMe uses Ajax and Dynamic HTML to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user’s web browser. Applications on me.com include Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery and iDisk access. MobileMe has two different plans. The Individual plan includes 20 GB of storage and 200 GB of data transfer. The Family Pack includes 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual and four 5 GB e-mail plans. Members can buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, although sub-account storage cannot be upgraded.

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How to synchronize your information using Mac OS X :

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As far you know that Windows 7 build 7048 64 bit version is leaked on internet and easily available on Green Demon and Bay of Pirates. The noticeable change in build 7048 is it’s RC1 release, You can disable IE8 Beta, Paint – Calculator – Sticky Notes icon changed, 24-39% more icons available on taskbar before scrolling and Start button changed. New Wallpapers are also added. Here you can take a look and download complete set of Wallpapers available with build 7048. This wallpaper pack contains wallpapers of all five zones (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States & South Africa).

Download From Rapidshare Here

Last Time we talked about the Product Editions to be released of Windows 7 this time we got the complete comparison of the all Windows 7 Editions. In this chart you can check the available features of various flavour of Windows 7. The next operating system will be available in 6 editions Windows 7  Stater, Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. It is rumored that redmond company will release te Windows 7 sometime around the christmas this year.Till then check our blog daily for latest Win 7 and Tech News.

Microsoft Previews the very first official screenshots of Windows mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress. The first look of screenshots Looking good and much more polished than the leaked builds we’ve been seeing. Windows Mobile 6.5 is supported with Windows Marketplace as answer of Apple’s App Store. The OS will be available in second half of the year 2009 till then take a tour of screenshots.