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Date October 7, 2016 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
Problem: You reinstalled Windows 7 recently. You want to update it. Windows update takes up 25% CPU and runs for an entire day but makes no apparent progress. It doesn’t even present a list of updates to install. Solution: This Site has lots of info on the topic. Key Info: Install these items in order: […]
Read MoreDate April 8, 2013 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
Problem: You click Start and type something in the search box. The results are blank and the Start menu stalls for 30 seconds…then the results appear. You launch Internet Explorer (8 or 9 in this particular case). The window opens within a second (thanks to my new SSD). It starts loading the home page. The […]
Read MoreDate March 13, 2013 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
You can set the default login image by simply copying your image to this folder and renaming it. More information can be found here.
Read MoreDate October 12, 2012 Author By poster Category Windows 7
Problem: All of the printers on my Windows 7 machine need to be deleted and reinstalled. I must right-click each printer and delete it individually. There are 15 printers and it takes forever. With prior versions of Windows I could simply highlight them all, right-click, and delete them all at once. Solution: Click Start, type MMC in […]
Read MoreDate September 10, 2012 Author By poster Category Windows 7
Problem: You need to enable remote desktop on a Windows 7 machine. You are not in the same building as the machine. Solution: Assuming you have admin rights on the machine… download Service Manager by Martin Fuchs to remotely turn on the remote registry service Start regedit on your machine. Click File, join network registry, […]
Read MoreDate February 19, 2011 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
Scenario: You want to move your hard drive from your old computer to your new computer without having to reinstall everything. Windows 7 will not boot in your new computer. You want to create a hard drive image for use in deploying workstations of different hardware types. You don’t want to create a different image […]
Read MoreDate July 2, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
All users desktop: C:UsersPublicPublic Desktop All users start menu: C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart Menu
Read MoreDate March 22, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7
I set up a brand new Dell Studio 520 Desktop with integrated Intel Video card and HDMI port, connected to my plasma TV. I swapped the hard drive out of my old machine so that I would not have to reinstall everything. It worked great until I went to watch TV on Media Center. It […]
Read MoreDate January 14, 2010 Author By kadmin Category Windows 7, Windows Vista
If you are setting up a dedicated Windows 7 Media Center machine you will not want to have to find your keyboard to log in when the machine is rebooted. Update: Just use this Winternals tool if you don’t want to mess with the registry. Open Regedit and Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows […]
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