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YouTube Find: Microsoft's 6 minute guide to hosting a Windows 7 Launch Party

We know you're all itching to grab a free copy of Windows 7 host that Windows 7 launch party - however some of you might be a little unsure as to what fun will abound at a party. Thankfully, Microsoft have published a clear, concise eye-wateringly bad 6-minute-long video guide to help you get that party rocking...

Videos like this, however, are prime for remixes and Panic Software's Cabel Sasser has put together an utterly hilarious, shortened and not-entirely-safe-for-children version of the video that still has some of us here at Download Squad in fits of laughter. If you sit though the Microsoft video (I've made it no further than 3 minutes in), you'll need this hilarious relief....

Videos, along with our very own party game to help improve your own Windows 7 party, after the break!

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Don't care if your friends think you're a douche? Throw a party, get Windows 7 free!

Are you so excited about the upcoming Windows 7 launch that you just can't stop telling all your friends about how super awesome it is? I bet you're so jazzed that you'd even pay double what they're asking for Windows 7 Ultimate. That's pretty jazzed.

Well, buddy, Microsoft has some amazing news for you! Hold on to your boxers. If you can find 9 chumps friends and provide a decent pitch, you could be chosen to host a Windows 7 House Party and win a free signature copy of Windows 7 (Kid n Play not included).

There are four pre-defined categories for the party: PhotoPalooza, Media Mania, Setting up with Ease, and Family Friendly Fun. Riveting stuff, to be sure. Nothing says "party" like showing people how to do a Windows 7 install from scratch or editing photos using Paint.

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The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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