Microsoft Stops Games For Windows Live Store

Lately, it seems that Microsoft is all set to make its presence felt in the genre of gaming console. In its bid to concentrate seriously on gaming consoles, the tech giant stopped providing PC Games through Windows Live marketplace from August 22nd onwards. Experts believe that the move is to strengthen Xbox site, which Microsoft has acquired recently.

What does stopping games for Windows Live Store mean?
Microsoft’s decision to end games for Windows Live Store will affect hundreds of thousands of PC gamers. However, the tech giant made it clear that the games for Windows Live service would remain operational for a specified period in future. The good news is that those who have purchased games in the past will remain unaffected, as the decision does not affect already purchased games. The Redmond based company has also decided to extend services via Microsoft support site.

Xbox Site
It is clear that Microsoft is passionate about winning the hearts of gamers. The acquisition of Xbox can be seen as a clear sign for this. With the launch of Xbox One gaming console, the tech giant is calling for an open competition with Sony’s PlayStation. Microsoft support site highlights that with the closure of games for Windows Live marketplace, it will be able to concentrate deeply on developing newer and advanced Xbox  and PC games for millions of passionate gamers around the globe.

Microsoft focuses on wide platform for interactive entertainment
Microsoft has revealed on several occasions, that it was focusing on a wide platform for interactive entertainment and games. Even the news about the closure of games for Windows Live Store came immediately after Jason Holtman, former Valve employee, joined Microsoft. In a statement, he stated that he hoped Windows could make a great platform for interactive entertainment and gaming.
Before joining Microsoft, Holtman was working with Valve. He had worked on its Steam digital distribution platform for almost eight years. Sources indicate that Holtman will be assigned with similar task in Microsoft, and obviously, with his eight years of experience in Steam digital distribution platform, he would love handling the task.

Xbox at the cost of disregarding PC gaming
Meanwhile, critics point out that Microsoft is focusing on its Xbox gaming console at the cost of disregarding PC gaming. Over the past few years, Windows PC gamers have reported faults with many of its ports of Xbox titles and DRM mechanism.
Although Microsoft claims that it not is killing the service fully, anyone can guess a full end of games for Windows Live in near future.

Creating An Admin Account In Windows Vista Using CMD

Windows Vista is a very user-friendly operating system. Creating and deleting accounts in this OS is very easy and can be done from the Control Panel window. This is very easy and can be done by anyone. Only a few know that these things can be done from the command line also. If you know the steps to be performed correctly, you can do this very easily without wasting much time. Typing the net user command in the command line will allow you to create user accounts in the Windows Vista computer. This is very much preferable for the network administrators who may need to change passwords in bulk. This option can be used to change the password of a single user also.

The command line can also be used by administrators to create user accounts in a computer quickly, without the need to navigate through the Control Panel options. This is the best solution when you need to create multiple accounts. The Windows support number tips shared below will help you to create and change the password from the Command Prompt window.

Instructions

• Turn on your computer and click on the Start button. In the search text box, type cmd and hit the Enter key. This will open the Command Prompt window.
• Type net user administrator /add in the Command Prompt to make an administrator account and press the Enter key.
• This command will create an administrator account without a password. This is an unsafe option and this will make your computer open to unauthorized access. To prevent this, you will have to add a password to protect your PC from unauthorized users.
• Type the command ‘net user administrator newpass’ in the Command Prompt to change the password of the new user.
• Change the newpass to the password value that you would like to set for the new user. After typing in the value, press the Enter key to execute the statement. This will set up a password to the administrator account. After doing these steps, type in Exit in the Command Prompt and press Enter to exit the Command Prompt window.

These are the simple steps to create an administrator account and set a password for the account from the Command Prompt window. If you perform these steps carefully, it will be easier than creating the account from the Control Panel options. If you have any more doubts, you may contact the Windows support number for further assistance.

How To Turn On The Clicklock Feature In Windows 7

People are used to working with both the mouse and the keyboard. Working with your mouse is seamless and easy. It is pleasure to use the drag and drop feature and use the mouse to perform the different tasks that are at hand. Rather than using the keyboard, many people find using the mouse as the easier solution. But while using your laptop or Netbook, you might find using the touch pad a little bit difficult while performing the drag and drop functions and may opt for using the keyboard instead.
Well in Windows 7, there is a way by which you can enjoy using the touchpad by making use of the clicklock feature that is present in Windows 7. You can enable the clicklock feature so that you can do the drag and drop function without using the touchpad all the time.
The feature comes very useful for laptop and Netbook users as it can be very difficult performing drag and drop functions in the same. By providing the duration, Windows will automatically lock and you can let go of the touch pad button. By following the below provided Windows 7 support guidelines, you can easily enable the Clicklock feature.

Instructions

• The Windows 7 desktop contains the Start button that is housed at the extreme bottom left of the desktop. When you click the Start button, the Start menu will pop up. In the menu, type in mouse in the search field and tap the Enter key.
• The Mouse Properties dialog box will appear on screen.
• The Turn On ClickLock box will be present in the window. The check box corresponding to Turn On ClickLock has to be check marked. This will now enable the clicklock feature.
• Now choose the Settings button.
• The duration can be set as per your discretion. After the duration only, the clicklock feature will start working.
• Now choose the OK button.
• Now the changes that you have made will come into place.

By following these Windows 7 support guidelines, you can easily enable the click lock feature. If you have any doubts in following the guidelines or if you need additional help, you may contact our customer support desk. Our customer support desk will provide the best support possible to help you with your Windows 7 needs. Our customer support is available round the clock every day of the week.

Export Thunderbird To Outlook In Few Steps

Although there are various email clients available around us like Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird and IBM Lotus, Outlook has won the hearts of most users with its simple user interface and extremely useful tools.

Moreover, Microsoft, the developer of this amiable application, has never failed to release timely updates to Outlook, whenever it ran into security problems and the like. According to an omnitechsupport.com review article, a vast number of users of other email clients are looking for ways to migrate to Outlook.

If you have been using Mozilla Thunderbird for long and want now to export its settings to Microsoft Outlook, you can do so in simple steps. When you export Thunderbird Email to Outlook, make sure that you archive the email to CSV file. This CSV file can then be imported in Outlook in order to retrieve the data.

Instructions

• Launch the Thunderbird email application on your computer.
• Navigate to Tools menu and click Export from the dropdown menu.
• A file format dropdown box will appear on your screen. Choose CSV from the list of file formats. Name the emails by typing a name in the specified field.
• Browse to a location to save the exported information. Click the Save button to continue.
• This will save your Thunderbird email to the selected location.
• Now, launch your favourite Microsoft Outlook application, on either the same computer, or any other computer. If you want to customize Outlook on another computer, make sure that you copy the exported file to the device.
• Select Files menu followed by Import and Export.
• Choose the option titled Import from another program or file.
• Continue by selecting the Next button.
• A window with a list of options will be displayed now.
• Choose Comma Separated Values (CSV) file from the list of options.
• Continue by clicking Next.
• This will take you a new window. Select Browse option to go to the location of the CSV file which you have exported from Thunderbird email application. 
• Select the button titled Next followed by Finish on the final summery window.

You have successfully imported your Thunderbird email and contacts to Microsoft Outlook. Now, start using your favourite Microsoft Outlook application with all its brilliant features. If you are a first time Outlook user, you will definitely want to explore more about the features of the application.

According to omnitechsupport.com review, the website features a good number of Outlook support articles, troubleshooting steps and the like. You can also find links to contact Microsoft Outlook tech supports from the website as well.