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Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7 [Featured Desktop]
Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7 [Featured Desktop]
If you've considered dual booting Windows 7 with XP or Vista but all you really want is some Windows 7 eye candy, reader Dato' Fazly's Windows 7-like XP desktop might be right up your alley. The...
How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista [Windows 7]
How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista [Windows 7]
lifehacker.com — If you're dying to try out Windows 7 but aren't ready to give up your installation of... XP or Vista, let's take a look at how to dual boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista. Step 0: Download the Windows 7... (more) How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista [Windows 7]
Upload from your desktop — more better!
Upload from your desktop — more better!
blog.flickr.net — Since our last main release, we wanted to provide a better uploading experience — more stable, more... accepting of different file formats and more capable to handle heftier uploading needs. We’ve worked hard on the new Uploadr version 3.1.3 to ... (more) Upload from your desktop — more better!
Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
lifehacker.com — deviantART crafter giannisgx89 offers up an unofficial Vista (SP1) theme that puts Windows 7's basic look and... feel on your desktop in a lightweight, non-intrusive way. Take a closer look below. Like... (more) Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
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