Entries Tagged as 'windows 7'
Sometimes you might want to leave a text message for a user before they log into a Windows 7 computer. Today we show you a neat trick that allows you to leave a message they can read before logging in. Add a Text Message To add a message, click on Start and enter regedit into [...]
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Tags: windows 7·windows 7 boot up message·windows 7 features·windows 7 tricks
The backup utilities in previous versions of Windows have been less than spectacular resulting in a nice market for third party applications. Today we take a look at the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7 that may be their best backup tool yet. Set the Backup To set up a backup in Windows 7 [...]
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Tags: back up·data back-up·windows·windows 7·windows 7 back up and restore·windows 7 feature
It seems like just yesterday I was writing an article titled “PKI Enhancements in Windows.” That article, which ran in the August 2007 issue of TechNet Magazine, focused on some of the innovations that shipped in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. These innovations included such things as enrollment UI improvements and OCSP (Online Certificate [...]
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Tags: PKI·PKI Enhancements·Server Consolidation·windows 7·Windows Server 2008·Windows Server 2008 R2·Windows Server R2
Firefox on Windows 7 had been behaving…oddly. The app would simply stop working and exit to the desktop. Yet, parts of the Firefox kernel would remain in memory, making it impossible to restart the application without firing up Task Manager and manually killing the process. It happened a half dozen times a day. I was [...]
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Tags: Compatibility Troubleshooter·Computer Management·Microsoft's Built-In Tools·Reliability Monitor·Resource Monitor·System Info·windows 7·Windows 7 Troubleshooting·Windows Action Center
It seems Microsoft has finally lived up to all of the expectations. With the release of Windows 7, most of the Vista issues have been address and even improved. It is going to be a more secure operating system, much slicker in appearance, and should be much faster. But, let’s not get carried away too [...]
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Tags: blue screen of death·BSOD·registry·registry repair software·windows·windows 7·windows operating system
Smooth out Windows 7 quirks with these quick fixes We like Windows 7: it’s faster than Vista, makes better use of your system resources, is packed with interesting features, and looks great, too. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect, of course. If you’ve moved to Windows 7 recently then you might have noticed various upgrade [...]
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Tags: microsoft·streamline·tweaks·windows·windows 7
The stuff that makes the upgrade worthwhile From Windows 3.1 to Windows Vista, the Windows operating system has taken many giant leaps. And while Vista received a lukewarm reception from some users, Windows 7 is likely to be remembered for addressing those criticisms. In fact, there aren’t many changes to the overall look of Windows [...]
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Tags: comparison·features·windows·windows 7·windows vista
We’ve always thought switchable graphics made a lot of sense on laptops, and NVIDIA’s new Optimus tech looks like it’s going to bring it mainstream in a serious way — there’s no more manually toggling between the powerful discrete GPU and the power-saving integrated chip. More than just automatically switching off the discrete GPU when [...]
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Tags: discrete graphics·Nvidia·Nvidia Optimus·switchable graphics·windows 7
