Category Archives: Microsoft

Easily connect to 2nd monitor or projector with Windows 7

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Nerd

Every laptop user has been there… at the start of a meeting, plugging in the projector, trying to get what you have on your screen to show up on the projector, pushing Fn+F8, opps, that just put you in sleep … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2007 SP2 is out.

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Nerd

OK all you admins, put in that Change Request, and get installing!  For an overview of the new features that are available in Exchange Server 2007 SP2, see “What’s New in Exchange Server 2007 SP2″. [ Exchange 2007 SP2 ]

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Image Re-size for Windows 7/Vista/XP

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Nerd

Have a picture you need to resize in a hurry?  No problem!  Microsoft has released an updated version of it’s Image Resizer.  Just right click on an image file, or many images, and choose to either copy/resize, or resize the … Continue reading →

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Use Excel to create easy batch jobs

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Nerd

Do you have to run a command on several servers remotely?  You can enter each command separately, but every good admin should know how to make life easier for him/her self.  For example, I wanted to use the psloggedon.exe tool … Continue reading →

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Install Windows 7 from USB Disk

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Nerd

I told you before about a utility that will create a bootable USB windows installer, but for all us command line junkies, this is just drop dead easy… Get a spare 4GB USB 2.0 thumbdrive, reformatted it as FAT32, and … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Slow Remote Desktop (RDP) fix

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Nerd

As with Windows Vista, I ran across a random issue when using Remote Desktop, or RDP.  Sometimes, my mouse clicks were delayed by several seconds in the RDP session, and other times, it was OK.  I remembered finding this with … Continue reading →

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That was just dirty Microsoft…

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Nerd

I really hate “sneaky” installs.  Some software will try to install a browser toolbar, change your search engine, or change your home page.  Well, now I can add Microsoft to the list.  I installed the Microsoft Office 2010 Tech Preview, … Continue reading →

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