Unlike Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows Vista doesn’t support viewing of animated gif files. Though, you can use default Windows Photo Viewer to open gifs but it only shows a still image of gif considering it is an animated one. One can also set Internet Explorer as the default viewer for viewing animated gifs but many people dislike using it because it takes long to open and you cant view multiple gif images simultaneously, that are located in the same folder.

Luckily, a Seven Forums member ‘corgano’ has created a small but nifty program that allows you to quickly view Non-animated and Animated GIF files in Windows 7 and Vista. Gifview has a very simple interface and doesn’t requires any installation. It also lets you view multiple gifs in a row, means you can simply move between files using the Previous and Next button or just use the back and forward key to switch between gif files. The app has one special feature which is the ability to stop an animated gif, so that you can capture a specific frame.

To use GIF Animation, just right-click any gif file and open Properties. Under properties, click Change. In ‘Open with’ window, browse for gifview.exe directory and select it as default program to open with. Now click Ok and again Ok.

Download GIF View

Thanks Bogz for the tip.

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In the past, we shared about HUD Time, a Windows desktop gadget which shows Time, Date and Day in Head Up style. A similar type of date and time widget “Horloger” created by amine5a5 of deviantart brings the HTC Sense style digital clock to your desktop.

Horloger 1.0.0 Final is a free widget that offers a variety of cool desktop clocks,  featuring aero glass skin, semi-transparent and Windows Phone 7 type clock. It comprises 5 skins and has support for 10 languages. One can change the date & time format, transparency, and screen position easily from the Settings menu. You can also set a manual position for clock and Lock it so that it cant be moved unknowingly.

A Preview of Horloger Clock Skins -

2D Horloger

Default

Glass Panel

Mini Horloger

WP7 Horloger

Horloger Settings Menu -

Supports – Windows 7 and Vista [Both x86 & x64 systems]

Requirements: Microsoft Net Framework 3.5 SP1

Download Horloger Windows Clock Widget  [Size: 2MB]

Thanks Download Informer

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Windows Live Writer is certainly the best and most popular blogging application for Windows, that is recommend for every blogger to write articles in a much easier and aligned manner. I can’t consider writing anything without WLW and all the posts written here are published from Live Writer only because it is 100% Free and simply an excellent program developed by Microsoft for Windows.

Writer makes it easy to share your articles, photos and videos on almost any blog service—Windows Live, WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, and many more.

I really wish to see it running on Mac OS X too but until now, running WLW on Mac is possible only if you run Windows using Parallels or install it using Boot Camp on your Macs. So, I just installed Windows 7 in dual boot on my MacBook Pro using Boot Camp and next task was to install Live Writer on it. BUT, the latest Windows Live Writer 2011 doesn’t impress me at all as it requires lot many clicks and is pretty complicated to use unlike the previous 2009 version which I still use on my Windows 7 desktop PC.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to get the good old Live Writer v14.0 now because Microsoft only provides the new Live Writer 2011 v15.4 which comes as a part of Windows Live Essentials and is not offered as a standalone offline installer.

Don’t Worry, We’ve arranged the Standalone Setup of 2009 Live Writer v14.0.8117.416 that you can install easily using its small 5.5MB .exe file and without requiring Internet. It’s all your choice to get the latest 2011 version or the one provided by us which is an official setup file, extracted from Live Writer installation directory.

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If you’ve installed IE9 and are not satisfied with the Internet Explorer 9 Beta, then you may like to remove it and get back to the previous version of IE8 on Windows 7 or IE7/IE8 on Windows Vista.

To Uninstall/Remove Internet Explorer 9, follow the instructions below:

1. Close all programs except Windows.

2. Click Start button, type ‘Programs and Features’ in the search box, and open it.

3. From the left pane, click View installed updates.

4. In the list of installed updates, right-click “Windows Internet Explorer 9” and select the Uninstall option.

5. When ‘Uninstall an update’ dialog box appears, click Yes. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 9.

6. When the IE9 uninstallation is finished, restart your computer.

After restart, the previous version of IE installed on your system will be restored.

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XP Antivirus Remover (XP Antivirus Hoax Remover) is a free program which can help you remove the notorious “XP Antivirus” program. XP Antivirus is a fake antivirus that tries to trick you into purchasing this rogue security program.

If you can’t install or run XP Antivirus Remover, restart your PC in safe mode (hold down F8 during startup). Once you have started up, install and run XP Antivirus Remover.

Works With: Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7

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Sticky notes is a useful feature in Windows Vista and 7. But in Windows 7, sticky notes works like a program and not as gadget (like in Vista) and its icon is shown in taskbar.

Sticky Notes Taskbar Hider is a small utility to remove or hide Sticky Notes icon from Windows 7 taskbar. It provides easy access via hotkeys, or system tray icon, show or hide the Sticky Notes item from the taskbar. It offers complete functionality like launching on system startup, hotkeys and lets you recover that lost taskbar space.

Download Here   [Homepage]

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Sometime back, Microsoft introduced the beta of its free security software ‘Microsoft Security Essentials’ to a limited no. of users. Now, the Final version of Microsoft Security Essentials is released and available for Free download to everyone.

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It is simple to install, easy to use, always kept up to date and runs quietly and efficiently in the background. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good.

Note - Your PC must run genuine Windows to install Microsoft Security Essentials.

Microsoft Security Essentials is available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit) in many locales and languages.

Download Microsoft Security Essentials

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Now you can easily change your Windows services online, without the need of using default Windows service editor.

ServicesEditor.com allows users to quickly run down a list, choose what action they want for the service and then download a quick and easy registry file which updates their PC’s running services!

To use it, just open their site, chose your OS and select the services you want to set as Manual, Automatic or Disabled. Now click ‘Submit’ and save the registry file with .reg extension. Run the registry file and click Yes to allow it. That’s it

Make sure to backup your Windows Registry first to be on safer side

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