A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
Introduction As Windows administrators, we tend to rely on administrative tools to manage our server infrastructure. If working as a systems administrator, daily tasks require many logins and that can sometimes get frustrating if you are busy either deploying a new server, or configure DNS records, managing Active Directory and Group Policy from your local PC. With your PC, your […]
Read moreMicrosoft released a new feature called “Windows To Go” with Windows 8. With this feature it is possible to boot your Windows 8 from a USB drive on any PC. In this post I show you how you can do this. Requirements UBS drive with 16GB free Space A PC running Windows 8 The Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO Step-by-Step […]
Read moreThe Windows 8 Developer Preview has introduced us to the new touch screen friendly Metro-based Windows Start Screen, which at this point appears to be slated to replace the Start Menu for both desktop/laptop and tablet form factors. For desktop and laptop users the new Start Screen is creating some challenges, such as the ability to easily locate the restart, […]
Read moreThis is a small and simple post how you can enable Windows 7 Autologon. Open the Command Prompt Run the command “control userpasswords2″ Uncheck the check box for “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” Enter the credentials for the User to logon
Read moreIn this article we will cover how to disable ‘Media Sense’ for TCP/IP based connections on a Windows XP professional system. We will also cover why this may be beneficial to you in practical use. What is Media Sensing? Windows contains a “Media Sensing” feature. Although, many time Windows based operating systems do something to make your life easier, at […]
Read moreOn this article, you will see how to install Windows 7 from an USB Flash Drive. The benefit of using USB Flash Drive to install Windows 7 are: Faster than using DVD. It takes less time to install Windows 7. An USB Flash Drive is smaller than DVD. Hence, easier to carry and maintain. Can be installed on computer or […]
Read moreYou have a new computer that came with Windows 7 pre-installed on it, and you want to create a dual boot system so you can run Ubuntu Linux as well. Here we take you through the process to install Ubuntu on your pre-installed Windows 7 machine. For this demonstration we’re using Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) and Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit) […]
Read moreA few weeks ago I had some friends ask me how to dual boot windows 7 and XP. I could think of many ways to do this, but I found this tutorial on sevenforums.com that I liked very much and want to share with you! OPTION ONE When XP is Installed First NOTE: If you have a RAID setup, you […]
Read moref you have a home network and are running Windows 7 and have XP on other PC(s) you might want to share files between them. Today we will look at the steps to share files and hardware devices like a printer. Sharing Files In Windows 7 and XP Sharing folders between two Windows 7 machines with the new HomeGroup feature […]
Read moreThe problem with storing all your files on a file server or networked machine is that when you leave the network, how are you going to access your files? Instead of using a VPN or Dropbox, you can use the Offline Files feature built into Windows. Note: You should probably not be using this guide to make your 2 terabyte […]
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