How To Remove Windows 7 Desktop Watermark



Did you ever tries to remove the watermark from your Windows 7 desktop and you always have the same results .. failed. If you have a proper patch to do it, I think you could remove the watermark without making your Windows 7 going nuts.



There is a patch made by deepxw that could do the job cleanly and I've tested myself. It's works like charm. Here is the download link and how to use it.
1. Download the Remove Watermark x64_x86 from here.
2. Extract the zip file , choose which patch to use, x64 or x86 according to your Windows 7 version and right click on it, choose 'run as administrator' to run it.

3. And the Command Prompt window will launch, type-in Y and hit Enter

4. Just hit Enter to finish the procedure, restart your computer and after reboot, the watermark is gone.
This is the safest and the most easy patch I've found. The patch works on Windows 7 build 7000 to 7068 (as far as available right now), Windows Vista SP2 Beta, so as RC and also Windows Server.So, try it ..

Windows 7 Build 7068 x64 Download Leaked



Windows 7 Build 7068 x64 (64-bit) just leaked onto major torrent sites a few hours ago. The torrent comes from a reliable source and is confirmed to be real. The build string seems to be: 7068.0.090321-1322_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso and the ISO comes in to be 3.23 GB in size.

Beta product keys can be used for this ISO. Here are a few in case you are too lazy to head over to Microsoft’s website:
D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3



Download through torrent via Mininova.



To download from filehosting, get the links here.

Windows 7 Build 7068 x86 Download Leaked



Until now, we are still guessing which build is to be the RC release or, there is no RC officially release and Microsoft skip to RTM build, who knows, no confirmations being made. But, until that, how about enjoying first with this latest leaked, it's Windows 7 7068 x86 (32 bit).
Details:

File Name : 7068.0.090321-1322_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso
Size : 2.53GB
MD5: 9dbc20dc21e09f926c530799918215a0
SHA1: fd1f67a2727fe6aaf1c141ff34ae9af77a24a172
CRC32 : 26312514

Product Keys: Just use the beta ones you originally had or use one of these:
D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3


So, for now only download through torrent is available, get it here from Mininova.

Update:
To download from filehostings, get the links here.

Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 Special Edition Free For Download



Partition Manager 9.0 allows you to:
  • Perform basic partitioning operations: create/format/delete partitions
  • Perform advanced partitioning operations: move, copy, merge, undelete and resize partitions
  • Change partition properties: hide/unhide, make active/inactive, assign/remove drive letter, change volume label, convert file system, etc.
  • Clone hard disks or separate partitions
  • Redistribute unused disk space - easily resize your partitions without any data loss!
  • Volume Explorer (fully embedded within the application) - quickly browse FAT, FAT32, NTFS, Ext2 or Ext3 FS partition, edit or copy files and folders
  • Defragment partitions and optimize their cluster size


Now, you had a chance to get the copy of Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 Special Edition that worth USD$39.95 for free, just follow me:

1. Go to Paragon promotion page

2. Fill in your name, email, select country and click "SUBMIT".

3. You will receive a email from paragon-software.com that contain product key and serial number for Paragon Partition Manager 9.0.

4. Then download Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 special edition and install.

5. During processes of installing Paragon Partition Manager 9.0,key in the product key and serial number that received by email,you will having full version of Paragon Partition Manager 9.0.

Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 supports Window 2000/XP/Vista.

iolo System Shield® 3 Internet Security Free For 1 Year



System Shield provides everything you need to completely protect your PC

-iolo AntiVirus™

Detect, block, and remove viruses, rootkits, worms, trojans, and other dangerous programs with always-on protection.
-iolo Personal Firewall™
Block unwanted communication to and from your PC, keeping your private information safe from hackers and identity thieves.
-Spython™ AntiSpyware
Remove spyware parasites to protect your privacy and prevent system crashes and slow-downs.
-Security Optimizer™
Repair dangerous security vulnerabilities that would otherwise leave your system open to attacks by intruders and data thieves.
-SystemGuard™
Lock down your system configuration to prevent unauthorized changes by spyware, viruses, malicious Web sites, and remote attackers.

Here is how to get 1 year 3 PC's genuine license of iolo System Shield® 3 Internet Security.

1. Go to this promotion page and click continue button, make sure you disable NoScript or Kaspersky or else you can’t see the continue button.



2. You should see that the unit price $49.95 has been reduced to $0.00. Click Secure Checkout.



3. Fill up the required fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) in the form and click Review Order. Make sure you enter a valid email address because the license number will be sent there.



4. Click Submit Order.

5. When the page refreshes and tells you “Thank you! Your order #2821757XXXXX is complete.”, check the email that you’ve entered in step 3.

6. Open the email from iolo technologies, LLC (orders@iolo.com) with the subject “Thank you for ordering from iolo technologies, #28283XXXXX” and note down the User ID and Serial Number.

7. Download the latest version of iolo System Shield 3 Internet Security and install.

8. Select “I own System Shield 3 and can enter my serial number later” option and continue with the installation. You will get to a part to enter your licensing information. Copy and paste the information to the box and click OK. It will take a few seconds to verify and you now have a fully licensed iolo System Shield 3 Internet Security!

That's it, have a nice day.

Norton AntiVirus 2009 Free For 180 Days Or Even Longer


Norton Antivirus 2009 has improved a lot from recent versions, it's low in memory usage, low in CPU resource consumptions and also fast in scans speed.

Features:

  • Antivirus software
  • Spyware remover
  • Bot protection
  • Browser protection
  • Internet worm protection
  • Intrusion prevention
  • OS and application protection
  • Rapid pulse updates
  • Recovery tool*
  • Rootkit detection
  • Norton™ Insight
  • SONAR™ behavioral protection
Here's how to use/get Norton AntiVirus 2009 free for 6 months.

1. Download these two OEM version of NAV 2009

NAV2009_16.0_Build_0000001_OEM90_Microsoft.exe

PRNAV2009-90ML.exe

2. Install either one of downloaded NAV 2009 and use it for 90 days (3 months) and when expired,uninstall it, then install the second 90 days OEM installer after that. So, you'll get 6 months of free NAV 2009 subscriptions.

But, you can do some tricks to use it even longer, if you're lucky enough I guess. Here's how:

1. After the 90 days subscriptions expired, uninstall it using Revo Uninstaller.
2. Find and delete all registry leftover related to NAV 2009 by using RegSeeker.
3. Find and delete all file and folder related to NAV 2009 by using Everything.
4. You can also check if any related to NAV 2009 in processes and startup by using ProcessExplorer and Autoruns.
5. After everything is cleared out, reboot your PC and if you're lucky enough like I said before, you can use the same installer to install and use it again and again.

That's it ...

Get AVG Internet Security Free For 90 Days



This offer is from slamtheonlinescam.com which is the member of AVG Technologies, the site that educate people about the latest online threats.

AVG Internet Security features are:
  • Includes Anti-Virus which protects against virus, worms and trojans
  • Includes Anti-spyware which protects against spyware and identity theft.
  • Includes latest technology to protect against spam and rootkits.
  • Offers a powerful Firewall and prevent intrusions.
  • Also offers in-built system tools to speed-up sluggish system and more.
To get the 90 days free full functions and supports of AVG Internet Security, just go here and fill in the form given like below



Click "SUBMIT" and you'll get an email of AVG Internet Security download link. No license key requires, just download the installer from the link that given to you and install it.

Get Or Renew Avira Security Products Genuine License For Free At Any Time!



Well, it's seems like you don't have to buy Avira Premium Security Suite or Avira Antivir Premium to use it as long as you like. Why do I said that? Hmmm .. Avira promotion sites opened everywhere, if you need a license just go there and get it, use it, renew it again and again, that's why.

Below is the list of promotion page that you can get the free licenses, but remember, just register to those sites once each time you need a license, because, the license is automatically activated when the registration is done. So, it's kind of wasting when you got more keys with same expirations date. You know what I meant, don't you?

Ok, you can get it from here, go to any links as you wish and ... enjoy.

1. Avira Antivir Premium from Computer Active (30 days) get it here.
2. Avira Security Suite from PC Advisor (90 days) get it here.
3. Avira Antivir Premium from Dennis publications (90 days) get it here.
4. Avira Security Suite from No Hoax campaign (9o days) get it here.
5. Avira Security Suite from ubisoft (90 days) get it here.
6. Avira Antivir Premium from PC-Welt (30 days) get it here.
7. Avira Security Suite from O2 (90 days) get it here.

Btw, you can download the installer from below links:

Avira Premium Security Suite
Avira Antivir Premium

Don't forget to subscribe, you'll get the latest updates, just click here or by clicking "Subscribe via Email" at the top of the page ... thank you.

How To Recover Files From Corrupted/Scratched CD/DVD



Have you ever facing a problem when inserting the CD in your computer's optical drive and it gave an error that the media seems to be corrupt and Media Player cannot play the file? Or, when you wanted to copy the files from CD ROM disk, it gave a CRC copy error, what should you do?

Try this little tool called Unstoppable Copier. Its a very small tool, just below 100 KB but it does some great work.



This tool can recover files from disks with bad sectors and even disks with physical damage can be recovered from this tool. The program will attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this method most types of files can be made useable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end. So if anyone is having troubles copying from CD ROM disks, they should try this software to copy the files and it’ll do it perfectly.

Unstoppable Copier supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows 9x/Me, Windows 2000.

Download unstoppable_copier_v3.56.zip

Get Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 Free License For 90 Days



I know many fans of Kaspersky out there always waiting something like this, so, what are we waiting for, let's begin ...
1. Go to the promotion page
2. Everything in Hebrew because this Kaspersky promo from their branch in Israel. You don't have to translate the page, all you have to do is just save the registration code which is at the bottom of the page. For more details see the image below.



3. Now download KIS installer from here. Install the product. After the product installs it asks for the product registration. Then select activate online. Now copy and paste the registration code you’ve saved and activate it.
This will register the product successfully for 90 days ... enjoy

Download Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 - Faster Than Before



If you don't mind to use or testing the beta softwares, try this one, Firefox 3.1 Beta 3. After a day installed and test it for hours, I've found that this beta version is trully faster than recent released final version 3.0.7, and it even faster after you install Fasterfox Lite 3.0.15 add-on. It's nearly over 1 or 2 times faster ... wow! amazing ... You can try it too because Firefox developers consider this release to be “stable”.


Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 9 months. Firefox 3.1 is an incremental release on the previous version with significant changes to improve web compatibility, performance, and ease of use:
  • This beta is now available in 64 languages.
  • Improved the new Private Browsing Mode.
  • Improvements to web worker thread support.
  • Improved performance and stability with the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
  • New native JSON support.
  • Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
  • Support for new web technologies such as the |video| and |audio| elements, the W3C Geolocation API, JavaScript query selectors, CSS 2.1 and 3 properties, SVG transforms and offline applications.
  • Please take note that there will be add-ons incompatibility problems and Firefox will prevent you from using it unless the plugin has proven compatible but, you can search the compatible or similar add-ons to add from here.

    Download Firefox 3.1 Beta 3

    Speed Up Web Browsing With OpenDNS



    When you type in a domain name such as wingeek.com in your browser the computer must resolve the friendly name into an IP address of the server to download the web page and supporting files. Windows uses a DNS (domain name system) server to lookup this information. By default, Windows uses your ISP’s DNS server. Depending on your provider, the performance of their DNS resolving server varies. Some large national providers are known to provide unreliable and slow DNS servers.

    The performance of the DNS server you are using is one component that affects the speed of your internet browsing. Since each domain name you type in must be resolved into an IP address, the amount of time that takes will delay the loading of any web page. Some users with overloaded ISP DNS servers can see delays in multiple seconds before web pages start to load

    OpenDNS provides free alternative DNS servers that anyone can use with any internet provider. Unlike many national internet providers, OpenDNS’s DNS servers are very fast and reliable. Using OpenDNS servers instead of your ISP servers will help you speed up your internet browsing by cutting down on the delay between resolving a domain name and getting the IP address so your browser can start loading the web page.

    Configuring your computer to use OpenDNS servers instead of your ISP’s is a simple change that works in both Windows XP and Windows Vista:
    1. Click on the Start Button and type in ncpa.cpl and hit Enter. In Windows XP Click on the Start Button, click Run and then type in ncpa.cpl
    2. Right click on your active network connection that you use to connect to the Internet and select Properties.
    3. On the Networking / General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (version 4 on Windows Vista & 7) and hit Properties.
    4. On the properties screen, select Use the following DNS server addresses and then type in 208.67.222.222 in the preferred and 208.67.220.220 in the alternate boxes.

    5. Hit OK twice and you are finished.
    Visit OpenDNS.com to learn more about some of the advanced features of OpenDNS on top of the speed benefits.

    Fix desktop.ini Auto Open In Notepad On Start Up In Windows 7 Build 7057



    This is the minor bugs that I mentioned before, the desktop.ini launch at every start up in Notepad on Windows 7 7057 RC1.



    To fix this just follow these simple steps:
    1. Open Windows Explorer, then click on Organize -> Folder and Search Options.
    2. Go to View tab.
    3. Under “Hidden files and folders” tree, select Show hidden files, folders and drives.
    4. Uncheck Hide protected operating system files in order to be able to view the hidden desktop.ini file.
    5. Click OK when done.
    6. Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, or alternatively, just type shell:common startup in Start Search and hit Enter.
    7. Delete desktop.ini file inside the folder.
    8. Navigate to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, or alternatively, just type shell:startup in Start Search and hit Enter.
    9. Delete desktop.ini file inside the folder.
    10. The bug has been fixed, and no Notepad window with desktop.ini will appear on reboot or startup anymore.
    That's it, enjoy your Windows 7 RC1.

    TheWorld Browser - The Fastest Web Browser



    Yes indeed, it's been reported that TheWorld Browser is 3 times faster than Firefox 3. TheWorld web browser is another good browser which uses Internet Explorer engine. It has a very clean and organized interface. Look-wise it looks similar to Mozilla Firefox, so you can say its a mixture of both IE and Firefox.



    FEATURES:

    Multi-threaded frame.
    TheWorld Browser version 2.0 is among the first multi-threaded frame browser in the world (the first is Internet Explorer 7.0), the multi-threaded window frame can prevent the web pages from freezing.

    Intelligent Ad blocking + Blacklist filter.
    TheWorld can block popup ad. and float ad. automatically.
    TheWorld can block popups and float ads automatically. You can also use a blacklist to filter ads. The blacklist filter works from lower level of HTTP protocol, with regular expression so that you can filter out anything you want.

    Web page mute.
    TheWorld is the first browser that can disable a web page's sound with one click.

    Powerful Tools
    Powerful Tools Built in tools like: Flash filter, unlock page script limited, zoom, Proxy quick switching, Auto complete, Quick media saver, Privacy guard, Mouse gestures, Custom hotkeys and Drag & drop support, make TheWorld one of the most powerful browsers around.

    Safer.
    TheWorld Browser has built-in safe guards that will protect you while surfing.

    Built-in Download Manager.
    Which consists of multi-thread download, resumable download, with intuitive download management.

    Skins and plugins.
    TheWorld Browser supports skins and plugins, we have hundreds of skins and plugins to customize the way you browse. TheWorld has native support for Internet Explorer's plugins as well.




    Try it to see the differents.
    It supports almost all Windows versions including Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista and 7.

    Download the_world_v2.4.0.5
    Download plug_ins
    Download skins

    Get Bitdefender 2009 Products 90 Days Free



    This is an interesting promotions, because BitDefender let you choose which products that you like to use. It's include BidDefender Antivirus, BidDefender Internet Security and BitDefender Total Security.

    First, go to BitDefender promotion page
    Fill in the form given (like below image) and click "SUBMIT".



    You'll get an email from BitDefender with your license code in it for 60 days free.

    To use the BitDefender product for 90 days, first use the 30 day trial and then use the license code you get to extend the trial for 60 more days. In this way you can use the Bitdefender products for 90 days.

    Prevent Virus From Infecting USB Flash Drive



    This method will prevent virus from infecting your USB flash drive and also write-protection or prevent modifications of data inside your USB flash drive. We are going to use fsutil, the Windows utility to create a file called fake dummy file.
    1. Plug-in your USB flash drive
    2. Note down the amount of free space of your flash drive, example below:



    3. Open command prompt (CMD), if you use Windows Vista choose 'run as administrator'
    4. Type in >> fsutil file createnew F:\IamDummy 1300594688 <<, the 1300594688 value is the free space of your flash drive from example above and hit Enter.
    5. The dummy file has been created like example image below:



    6. The image above shows that your flash drive is full, in that way no more data can be create after that.Even a virus can write nothing on your flash drive.
    7. To use your flash drive as usual, just delete the dummy files.
    This method is very useful to an on-side tech that carries a lot of troubleshooting tools inside their flash drive from getting virus infect due to infected client's computer.

    Update ESET NOD32 Antivirus Manually (Offline)



    ESET NOD32 Antivirus is one of the best antivirus program available, but when it comes into updates virus definitions, sometimes it becomes one of the worse especially after installing a new version or upgrading.

    I experiencing myself recently, after installing NOD32 V4, updates major database signature failed over and over again for about 3 days. 3 days I surfed internet with NOD32 signature outdated, it's horrible!

    So, what to do? I thought it's better update it manually, but where to get the virus signature files? After searching through internet, I've found the source files and here's how to update it manually (offline).You could use this updates if you don't have internet connections or somehow your license expired (I guess?)

    We are going to use the virus definition database signature 3rd March 2009 released, it's okay to use a few days older files, after install it, the daily or minor automatic updates will become easier and normal again. Let's get started ...
    1. Download the virus database signature files 20090303

    Download n32_vsdu_20090303_part1.rar
    Download n32_vsdu_20090303_part2.rar
    Download n32_vsdu_20090303_part3.rar
    Download n32_vsdu_20090303_part4.rar

    2. Extract part 1 on Desktop, four parts will automatically extract.
    3. Right click on the extracted folder and choose properties.
    4. Copy and paste the text links (refer below image) into Notepad.



    5. And in Notepad, arrange the text like below image and "Your Name" is your computer name, leave it default.



    6. Minimize the Notepad window, we are going to use it later. Double-click on NOD32 icon at Taskbar tray to open the main window.



    7. At NOD32 main window, click on "setup" and then click "Enter entire advanced setup tree...".



    8. At setup window, click "update".



    9. At right side of setup window, click "Edit".



    10. Now, copy from Notepad the link you create earlier and paste into "update server", click "Add", click "Ok" and "Ok" again.



    11. Go to NOD32 main window, click update and click the update link at right side column.



    12. The update takes only a seconds and you should update NOD32 successfully.



    13. Go back to "update server", delete the link that you created by click on link once, click "Remove", click "Ok" and click "Ok" again. Now click "update" and update to the newest database signature.
    Easy isn't it, I will update the virus signature files next time if I'm getting a request for it or if new source files available.