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How to set aside a part of a 640 gig hard drive for Windows?

May 23rd, 2013 4 comments

A common question about best windows hosting:

I have a 640 gig hard drive and want to dedicate a small part of it to windows.

would this be faster than just having everything on one drive?

and how would I go about doing this? (i am going to install vista tomorrow)

and lastly, with this method, can I just transfer the Windows files to a SSD and it will still work?

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What's the difference between Linux hosting and Microsoft hosting?

May 15th, 2013 5 comments

A frequently-asked query about best windows hosting:

I’m starting a website with 1&1 and their hosting plans have either Linux hosting or Microsoft hosting. Does it matter what OS I’m using or is this how the server runs? What are the differences?

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How to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu?

May 14th, 2013 5 comments

A typical query about best windows hosting:

I have always used Windows, but am now planning on switching over to Ubuntu. I would like to have both on my laptop, though, and when I went to the website there seemed to be two options– the Windows installer and downloading Ubuntu regularly, then choosing to run alongside Windows. Is there a difference between these two? What is it?

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How do I send pictures to people with windows 7?

May 13th, 2013 4 comments

A frequently-asked question about best windows hosting:

I just got windows 7 and I have pictures that I took. I want to send them to my family. How do I do that? It says I need to install an e-mail program.

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What are the down sides of using a virtual machine instead of a host machine?

April 23rd, 2013 4 comments

A frequently-asked question about best windows hosting:

Currently I’m using windows 7 and wanted to install Linux Mint. I thought of using a virtual machine because i don’t want to reboot too much. So does the performance go down if i use a virtual machine? How much of the memory should i dedicate to the virtual machine?

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How do you get videos from microsoft windows movie maker onto the internet?

April 11th, 2013 2 comments

A common question about best windows hosting:

I made a video on windows movie maker and every place that I try to upload it to (photobucket, youtube) tells me that it has an invalid video extension (.MSWMM)
How do I change that so I can put it on youtube?

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How do I allow my Virtual PC Windows 95 wireless Internet access?

April 4th, 2013 2 comments

A typical question about best windows hosting:

I just finished installing a Windows 95 virtual PC, my main OS is Windows 7. I use a wireless connection with a router, I can’t figure out how to give my Windows 95 VPC Internet access. Please help, very much appreciated!

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How to install Ubuntu as OS and Windows application at the same time?

April 2nd, 2013 7 comments

A frequently-asked query about best windows hosting:

I wonder how to install Ubuntu as an Operative System and a Windows application at the same time, so that I can choose whether run it inside or outside Windows interface.
Do you recommend the built-in option of install as a Windows application or recommend to install it as a virtual machine?

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How to install Ubuntu as OS and Windows application at the same time?

March 23rd, 2013 2 comments

A typical question about best windows hosting:

I wonder how to install Ubuntu as an Operative System and a Windows application at the same time, so that I can choose whether run it inside or outside Windows interface.
Do you recommend the built-in option of install as a Windows application or recommend to install it as a virtual machine?

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What are some free web hosting sites that would allow me to display Silverlight Products?

March 19th, 2013 4 comments

A typical query about best windows hosting:

I need to put some Silverlight programs on the Internet. I am looking for a free website hosting service that would host HTML files, CSS files, and some Silverlight xap files. It is ok if the website must have ads. I also don’t want to purchase my own domain, I would like to use a free subdomain. Any suggestions?

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