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The replacement for VistaTweaker is in the works.

It will have support for Windows 7 and Windows Vista tweaks. The planned release is in about two weeks at the most. If i can get it to run properly on many systems, it won’t have the Beta in it’s name on the day of release.

I’m also exploring Windows 7 for tweaks. If any of you have some Windows 7-only tweaks and want them to be implemented, feel free to send them to me. I will review them and if I have enough time, they will make it to the first release of my new app.

Please post any suggestions you may have.

PS: I didn’t mention any name, right? That’s because it’s also in the works.

Current Version: 1.2 Released on: 2009.06.18

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Launch is an application designed to run or execute any type of file. It can pass parameters to the file being executed.

Think of it as a replacement for the Windows Run box in the Start Menu.

It provides support for running new file types such as *.MSU, *.MSP, among others. Launch uses its own process to run files, which means that the file type is not important anymore as long as you have an associated program that can open the files you want to run.

It comes with U3 installer, MSI installer for people who want to put Launch in the context menu and the normal portable exe file.

Some of its characteristics:

• Small file size
• Simple but effective interface
• Can run any type of files
• Accepts Drag & Drop
• Developed in Visual Basic 2008

Has been tested in Windows 7 (x86), Windows Vista (x86) and Windows XP (x86).

Feedreader is, like its name says, a RSS news reader. It has basic capabilities and its great for quick viewing you newsfeed. There is also support for Podcasts.

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There has been a little hype for the last couple of days regarding a supposedly leaked version of Windows 7 Milestone 1, the nest version of Windows that will replace Windows Vista in the future.

A few monts ago i read about a demonstration of the new Kernel of Windows 7. It is called MinWin and you can read about it and see a video showing it here.

According to a Neowin user, he or she tried it and posted this:

[Over the weekend I finally managed to play with the build…. but disappointed.

One my primary machine, it asked for my SATA driver (never happened when installing Vista, as my drives were set as IDE in BIOS). After adding the driver from my USB thumb drive it would finally install. It didn’t boot after first restart, however.

On my laptop it installed perfectly, but with no driver support for the video card. After numerous tries I gave up in the end, so Aero is now left in the dark.

Oh well, so there’s nothing to show...

The build is 6.1.6519.

The GUI, as much of you have guessed, is very much like Vista. I don’t know if once the right video card driver is in place whether there will be flashy stuffs to surprise me. The system is very responsive, using barely 480MB of memory after boot]….

If you are interested you can read more details and all the discusion here.

I already downloaded an ISO image file of this build but i haven’t tried it yet.

This past monday, Microsoft released the upcoming 2008 version of its Development IDE.

I will migrate to it as soon as the professional version is available. Right now, there are only two versions availables. Express editions which are free and the Team Suite trial version.

If you are interested in learning to program, the free Express editions are great and they include averything to get you started in program development.

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I have just released VistaTweaker 0.5 Beta. The file is already available for download in the download section of this site and i have made a version history page to track down changes and fixes.

If you find a bug, please report it to me so i can work on it as soon as i can to get it fixed.

A contact form is already available for you to send feedback, comments and suggestions.

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People are already talking about the upcoming Windows 7 While it might be a little early, there is a live demonstration made by Microsoft’s Eric Traut. While thre is a video of that presentation, mostly he talks about virtualization and gives only a glimpse on Windows 7 development.

An interesting thing is that the Core of Windows is only about 25mb. Yes, 25!

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Adobe newest Creative Suite 3 installs Apple’s Bonjour service even if you don’t install Version Cue. Its main goal is to provide zero-configuration connectivity between Version Cue server and the suite’s applications.

When installed by Creative Suite 3 applications, the name used by Bonjour for Windows in the services control panel is:

##Id_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

If you are using Version Cue, you can correct the service name just by running two commands at a run prompt box (Start – Run):

• “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
• “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -install

The service will now be displayed with the correct name in the Services control panel.

But if you don’t need it, you can get rid of it easily. Just follow this simple steps:

• Open a Windows Run prompt box (Start – Run) and type the following command: “C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe” -remove
• Navigate to the following folder in Windows Explorer: C:\Program Files\Bonjour
• Rename the mdnsNSP.dll file in that folder to mdnsNSP.old
• Restart your computer
• Delete the the Program Files\Bonjour folder

Note: Please take into account that if you are running Windows in other language, the path to Program Files maybe different.

Also remember that if the path to the file contains spaces, you need to enclose the command in ” “, or double quotes. Just as it is shown above.