Sunday, January 29, 2012

Download Free and Portable Microsoft Safety Scanner to Scan Computer

Security is the most important part of computing and Windows is always the first target of the hacker community. It might be possible that you have installed a reliable Antivirus but system can still contain viruses. Sometimes we personally feel that our system has virus even when we are using a good Antivirus solution. You therefore end up scanning your computer with other antiviruses to clear your doubt. But using another antivirus when an antivirus is already running is not safe and may crash your current antivirus program. Microsoft Safety Scanner can help you in this situation. It is a free and portable security scanner that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. You can use it with your existing antivirus program without worrying about compatibility problems. It is a completely portable application and you can easily carry it in any pen drive to use it on any other computer. This Portable Microsoft Safety Scanner is available for 32 bit and 64 bit versions, so please check your Windows version before downloading this application from Microsoft. On download page you can choose your version for 32 bit and 64 bit.

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It is a very useful application from Microsoft but it has one drawback also that is it will automatically expire after 10 days of downloading. To continue protecting your system from viruses, spyware and other malicious software you must download this application’s latest version after 10 days again. New version of Microsoft Safety Scanner will come with the latest anti-malware definitions to scan system for latest threats.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Track Your Internet Speed in Windows Taskbar

I am using 3G USB modems with both EDGE and 3G connections and use default modem software to check my current internet speed. But default software comes with modes that have no option to check my internet speeds in greater details my internet speed. On internet there are so many applications are available to track internet speed with accuracy but very few applications support network speed monitoring in Windows taskbar. Finally, one new application has arrived in the scene with this feature and is called NetSpeedMonitor. It is a very lightweight application to track your network speed with ease. NetSpeedMonitor application supports networ-speed-monitor-windows-taskbar-2most of Windows OS like Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Using this application you are able to track upload and download speeds with amount of data you have transferred till that moment without any hassle. Traffic Logging feature on this application gives you the option to track your previous data usage history which can help you control your net usage in case you have a limited or fixed download plan. You can also see detailed daily and monthly Traffic Statistics. Once you install this application it will ask for your network interface the first time and you have to choose your network device like LAN card or any other USB modem you are using. One more thing that I liked on this application is that you can track all your connection history and full information about how much data you have passed from which network interface. To enable this feature you must select Traffic Logging option on its start-up screen. It will save all your data history in one database file for use later. After completing all these settings click on save button to start speed tracking directly on Windows taskbar.


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You can also configure these options after right clicking on application system tray icon. To get all detail listing of TCP and UDP endpoints on your desktop click on Connection option available on application system tray settings.
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NetSpeedMonitor is fully customizable to meet your needs and available in several languages including English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.


Friday, January 27, 2012

Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack to Convert to Change Your Existing Windows into 8

Want to bring Windows 8 look and design on Windows XP or Windows 7 ? I know most of my visitors will like to change their current Windows OS into Windows 8 look. Windows 8 has been not released officially and is available only for developer preview (beta) version but we have some tools available on internet to change your existing Windows OS into Windows 8. Previously, I had written how you will get Windows 8 lock screen into Windows 7 using one freeware tool. Today I will tell you how you can convert the whole of Windows into Windows 8 using Windows 8 Transformation Pack. Many users have used Xlive before for its transformation pack like XP to Vista and XP, Vista to Windows 7. They have now released the latest version to change Windows 7 into Windows 8 using their latest transformation pack. It is a 2.0 version of Windows 8 Transformation Pack with some more interesting features. In this pack you will get latest Windows 8 wallpapers, new users’ pictures, new boot/login screen and some other awesome features. Most popular feature of Windows 8 is its Metro UI style. Fortunately using this transformation, you can also change the way your Windows 7/Vista/XP looks.










Features:

Seamless installation and uninstallation giving users safe transformation
Easily configurable in single click with intelligence Metro UI design
Designed for all editions of Windows XP/Vista/7 including Server Editions
Genuine Windows 8 system resources with Metro touches
Smart system files updating with auto-repair and Windows Update friendly
Fresh start for Vista/Seven Transformation Pack users with updated Windows 8 themes and resources
UxStyle memory patching
Windows 8 themes, wallpaper and logon screen
UserTile with current user auto-configured on login
Metro UI desktop emulation with pre-configured gadgets
Aero’s auto-colorization feature
And much moreRequirements:
.NET Framework 2.0 – Required for system files transformation in Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 Editions Only.
.NET Framework 4.0- Required for Windows 8 features like User Tile/Metro UI Desktop/Auto-colorization.