Now that Windows 7 is released to the world and you may even have it on your PC now – or, at least you are planning to install it, right? – you may want to install it and test many different installation scenarios. One way to look at it is from the point of view [...]
Leave a Comment August 13, 2011
As we have seen in this series, there are many answers to the question posed in the title – actual cost, availability of experts, hardware issues, compatibility and many others. In the first four parts we went over many of these in great detail so that you would be sure to understand why Windows is [...]
Leave a Comment May 25, 2011
In our Part I we looked back at Windows XP and demonstrated just how much work it was for Microsoft to turn it into what we use today (in many cases, anyway). It is a very stable operating system (OS) when compared to other Microsoft offerings or to any other OS on the market. But, [...]
Leave a Comment May 18, 2011
In the first part of this procedure document, you found your Windows 7 DVD, rebooted your PC into the Windows 7 install and chose to “Repair your computer”. You should have already brought up the System Restore wizard and began the process. If you have not made it this far, please go back to Part [...]
Leave a Comment March 9, 2010
As long as Microsoft has sold us Windows, there have been compatibility issues. In the versions before XP, it was less of a bother as there were ways to easily work around most problems. With XP, though, it seemed that Microsoft upped their efforts to only let Windows certified or approved software and hardware be [...]
Leave a Comment December 9, 2009
A good idea from Windows Vista has been brought into Windows 7 by Microsoft and made better – and actually useful as well. It is (and was) designed to encrypt your hard drive to protect it from thieves, should they get their hands on your precious machine – an important feature for a notebook PC. [...]
Leave a Comment December 7, 2009
Now that Windows 7 has been released, several of you are probably already taking advantage of the neat new features – Aero Peek, Jump Lists, new Taskbar, XP Mode, or whichever tickles your fancy and makes your work easier. Again, we turn to a feature which has not captured the press as much as the [...]
Leave a Comment December 2, 2009
As we looked at some cool new tools in the Windows 7 operating system (OS) in Part I, we will look into more of them here. The previous batch was quite nice; the Action Center eases security, UAC changes, troubleshooting, and recovery procedures. The Problem Steps Recorder allow you to record a set of operations [...]
Leave a Comment November 26, 2009
We are all aware of all the coverage that Microsoft’s latest operating system (OS) is generating; you can’t even look at a tech-oriented website without seeing some story related to Windows 7. It is everywhere. However, not much has been printed on the tools within Windows 7 which make it easier to use. Most of [...]
Leave a Comment November 24, 2009
Microsoft on Friday said it is working on a fix for a vulnerability in the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used to remotely crash a computer.
The software giant had said on Wednesday that it was looking at the bug, discovered by researcher Laurent [...]
Leave a Comment November 16, 2009
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