This got a bit lost amid all the WWDC 2011 hubbub earlier this week, but Apple quietly delivered a bit of bad news to steadfast Windows XP users with its iCloud announcement. Unlike its MobileMe service and recent versions of iTunes, which have somewhat surprisingly supported Windows XP all this time, use of Apple’s iCloud service on a PC will require either Windows Vista or Windows 7. Of course, XP users shouldn’t feel too bad about being left behind — as TUAW notes, Apple’s only extended support for the Mac version of iTunes 10.3 back to OS X 10.5, which was just released in 2007 (when Windows XP was already starting to tell other upstart operating systems to get off its lawn).

[Thanks, Stephen]

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Windows Vista is so unpopular from the very start. it’s almost as if Vista has all these faults from the start. Vista has no advantages over XP. Basically, it is clunky, slow, and very insecure. Vista must be a big Microsoft Mistake. Thank goodness, we now have Windows 7 as a sort of salvation from Vista hell.

Like I mentioned above, Vista has all the disadvantages of XP. For example, Vista still has the Windows registry and Vista is prone to spyware and adware infection. If you use Vista then you need spyware scanners as well as registry cleaners.

One, let me tell you how to repair registry Windows Vista. It is simple to repair your Windows Vista registry. What you need is a thorough registry scanner to fix invalid entries. To avoid corruption, your registry cleaner should also be able to maintain your registry.

When you install or uninstall constantly, a good registry cleaner will help keep your registry in top shape. You can either pay for the registry cleaners or you can live with the free versions.

Once upon a time, people used to tinker manually with their registry. Fortunately, we need not manually hack our registry anymore. We have registry cleaners that are so efficient and safe, it’s stupid not to use one in this day and age.

Allow me to tell you about spyware removal for Windows Vista. Is spyware removal in Vista even possible? Yes you can! There are a lot of security programs designed for Windows Vista. You can get free antispyware and antiadware programs. Right now, there are a lot of branded spyware products out there. You can always choose a free solution but you get what you pay for.

The free versions are not that bad. The paid ones are just much more feature filled than the free ones. There are no auto updating features for some of these free antispyware. The paid programs will have free auto updates and a whole lot more.

From Perception alone, Windows Vista is a disaster. A lot of people see it as an unnecessary upgrade that Microsoft forced on the consumer just to make more money. I won’t judge Vista in this article. I can’t love or hate Vista. Like all tools, Vista should be maintained. There can be no magical OS. The OS should always be maintained no matter what the perception of it is.

by Neil T

Question by ninguy2: How Do I get Norton 2008 Gadget Sidebar Back?
I accidentaly delteted the Norton Antivirus gadget on windows vista. How do i get it back?

Best answer:

Answer by purdygoode
http://downloads.yahoo.com/

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In this episode Linus is going to upgrade the cameraman’s PC. He’ll show the cameraman how to add an additional SSD to his PC and to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista. Enjoy
Video Rating: 4 / 5

I have a HP Pavilion dv9000 with Windows Vista and a Samsung HDTV with a (HDMI,Component,DVI, and VGA HD content) inputs. I want to buy a cable and or software to connect them and use my TV sometimes like a second screen.

If you do own a computer, you should know what is a registry cleaner. You are more than right if you know that a registry cleaner will repair your Windows OS errors. Most computer’s users with previous experience with such programs under Windows Vista and XP know that they will boost the OS performance. But what happens under Windows 7 ? Here Windows 7 Registry Cleaner you will find good infos about Windows 7 Registry Cleaners.

Many computer’s users did not have time to test the new Windows 7. So to ask them a question like “Are Windows 7 Registry Cleaners worth it” will give no answer. On the other hand, we have the registry cleaner software developers that have a more objective view over this. Those developers did create programs (registry cleaners) designed to fix the problems found in Windows 7 and to optimize it if needed. They know the operating system and they do know how it works. This website Registry Cleaner Reviews has very good reviews about registry cleaners.

The question “Are Windows 7 Registry Cleaners worth it ?” is still pending and not answered. Before we have to know that Windows 7 will use the System Registry the same way it did with Vista (or XP). You should take into account that cleaners for Vista will simply not work if used on a Windows 7 system. You should understand that the registry still being part of Windows, it also means that the same errors will occur after a while.

You can use a registry cleaner to change Window’s settings even if the system registry has no error. It has a great interface making any changes very easy to do unlike the registry editor found in Windows 7. Changing values in the system registry will result in modifying your Windows 7 configuration. If you do not use a registry cleaner to do that but you try the one coming with Windows: you can make errors and you can find out your computer is not working anymore.

Now we can answer to “Are Windows 7 Registry Cleaners worth it, or not” ? The answer here would be that the registry cleaners for Windows 7 are worth it just as much as the registry cleaners for other operating systems, and you might have an idea about that.