How Windows 8 will look like

Windows 8 OS will be launched in fall 2012, based on off-the-cuff executive statements and leaked schedules. Microsoft insists that all Windows 7 apps will run in Windows 8, and that any machine that can run Windows 7 can run Windows 8.

Windows 8 will have two different sides. Is a tablet operating system, with the tile Metro style user interface like one in Windows Phone 7.5 mango. And it is a new version of the full Windows 7 desktop operating system. The first is very simple and consumer optimised, and competes with tablets like Apple’s iPad and Google Android tablets. The other is the operating system for power users of complex and professional Windows programs.

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You start Metro style and old school desktop apps in the Start screen. This shows tiles for each app on your system, and you can swipe through as many pages of apps as you want. This screen appears any time you hit the Windows button or choose Start from the Charms. Each tile shows the app name and can show data relevant to that app, such as a recent photo, the weather, or a stock quote.

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In Windows 8 the desktop is just another app that you start from the Metro Start screen. When you run it, you’re right back in Windows 7. Windows 8 retains most of the advances of Windows 7 - Aero Snap, Jump Lists, Home Groups, Explorer Libraries, Taskbar app pinning, and all the rest. The only difference is that now hitting the Start button opens the Metro Start page rather than the search and app menu of Windows 7.

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Desktop includes redesigned Windows Explorer. This tool now get an Office-style ribbon along the top to provide easy access to frequently used commands, such as, Copy, Paste, Cut, Move, Delete, and New Folder. Another change is the file copy dialog, which now can display more than one copy operation at once and can display graphs showing throughput.

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How to Spot Malicious Anti-Virus Programs

A growing problem on the internet s that of the rogue anti-virus infection, also known as software gimmick. This program pretends to be an anti-virus utility, but is actually just adware infection. It is often also accompanied by one or more Trojan infections, which opens security holes and allows all sorts of other spyware in. XP Antivirus 2010 is one such fraud.

Signs You have a Malicious Fake Anti-Virus

There are three main signs to look for. First off, the way it got onto your computer. This kind of program often appears of its own accord without you installing it, or is downloaded and installed to your computer after claiming 'You are infected' on an unrelated to security website. You may encounter a popup ad pretending to be a Windows alert, and it has an animation 'scanning for threats'. It will come up with a number of bogus entries, and then tell you to install their software and fix the problems you don’t actually have.

Fraudulent anti-virus programs have a frantic sense of immediacy intended to incite panic. They will tell you that you are critically, extremely infected, and that it is urgent you give them your credit card information right away so that they can save you. There will be popups, that when closed result in additional popups, sometimes 2 or 3 times. These popups will return every minute or so, and interrupt whatever you are doing to demand your attention often filling the whole screen and appearing on top of all other windows.

The threats found by fraudulent anti-virus programs are entirely fabrications. None of the problems found by these infections actually exist on your computer. Very often malicious antivirus programs disable your genuine antivirus software.

There are hundreds of these fake programs on the market now, but some of the more common ones include Antispyware 2011, Spyware Protect 2009, Total Security, and XP Antivirus 2010, recovery tools.

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