Hidden secret in windows 7

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The only thing I can think of is that it is designed to simplify the process of building Windows software for developers who have been writing Windows code for decades but are still too lazy to follow best practices in terms of file organization and user security. Apple opened the door to more users - especially IT pros - in recent years by building Boot Camp into its Macintosh computers to allow them to run Windows along side Mac OS X in a dual-boot configuration.

Not to be outdone, Microsoft as a secret dual-boot loader in Windows 7 that allows it to emulate Mac hardware and configure Mac OS X as an alternative boot option using the standard off-the-shelf Mac boot discs. In a fit of cleverness, Microsoft has decided to name it "Training Camp," which I found out when I uncovered the Help file.

However, I'm not sure what it is training for. If you have any ideas or theories, please post them in the discussion below.

The most puzzling and nefarious bit of code that I discovered in the bowels of Windows 7 was what appeared to be a spambot that could be used to flood the inbox of a targeted user, or even take down the person's PC.

Of course, this could just be next iteration of Windows Live Mail. However, I'm concerned that if this code fell into the wrong hands, it could be used to unfairly target the perceived enemies of Windows, such as New York Times tech writer David Pogue, who has recently been viciously targeted by the blogosphere as a Mac partisan in the guise of an objective technology journalist.

Have you discovered any hidden features deep within the recesses of Windows 7? Any features you wish you could find if you were really looking? Post in the discussion below. He's co-author of the book, Follow the Geeks.

I tried the Power Efficiency Report; it generated a file called power-report. Ed Raket says:. May 12, at pm. Luis R says:. May 8, at pm. Remote Assistance has been around since at least Windows XP. I remember assisting someone else using it under Windows XP. I did not work anymore when the other person went to Windows Vista and was incompatible with mine still in XP. We went to Team Viewer since then.