Microsoft Ordered To Stop Windows Sales In China

In a major revelation, word has been confirmed that China has banned Microsoft selling its multiple versions of Windows operating system. The cause has been related a local licensing agreement breach. The various versions of Microsoft's operating systems like Windows XP, 2003, 2000 or 98 software will not be available for sale anymore in China and it comes as a huge blow for the software giants. This breach was discussed in a court in Beijing and a ruling was passed stating that Microsoft has breached the norms of its licensing agreement with a company that makes designer fonts. It can be mentioned that the breach also involves on an agreement of using special Chinese Fonts only on the Windows 95 version by Microsoft.
Microsoft has decided to make an appeal regarding the ban on it's operating systems although it respects the "intellectual rights" and will respond in a legal way. The company, Zhongyi, is hell-bent on the breach by Microsoft in the agreement of allowing only special fonts for the Windows 95 version but said Microsoft violated the rights and had deployed the fonts in its subsequent versions of their operating systems as well. This case heralds the legitimacy of upholding intellectual property rights, since by winning the case against Microsoft, Zhungyi has proved the significance of the protection of intellectuall property rights. It's ironical, however, that this kind of ruling is passed in China given the amount of pirated software of Microsoft available in the Chinese market.

How to Change a Hard Drive

With today's new software programs and advanced technology, you might find your hard drive is too small for your needs. Instead of buying a new computer, you can change your hard drive. Changing a hard drive on a personal computer is not difficult to do. It is easy task to change your hard drive Follow these operating system support instructions to change a hard drive with ease.

Removing a Hard Drive

• Determine if you are adding a main hard drive or a back up hard drive. Disconnect the computer from the power source.
• Remove the screws on the back left of the tower when you are looking at the front of the computer.
• Remove the left-side panel carefully.
• Locate the hard drive which is located near the front of the computer.

Follow the ribbon to make sure it is the primary hard drive. The primary hard drive ribbon connector is usually blue.

• Remove the screws from the sides of the hard drive and remove the hard drive from the bracket.

• Disconnect the hard drive from the ribbon and unplug the power plug from the hard drive and remove.

Installing a New Hard Drive

• Determine if you are adding a main hard drive or a back-up hard drive.
• Check the hard drive connectors for the jumper setting. Make sure the plastic pin on the end of the hard drive is set to "Master" or "CS (cable select)" if you are installing a main hard drive. Make sure the plastic pin on the end of the hard drive is set to "Slave" if you are installing a back up hard drive. The setting of the new hard drive should be the same as the old hard drive.

• Attach the ribbon to the matching plug on the hard drive.

• Place the hard drive in the slot at the front top of the case or screw it into the bracket at the front of the tower.

• Screw the side back on the tower.

• Format your hard drive if it is blank. Your new hard drive is now ready to use.