Category Archives: Windows

Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Disk

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Nerd

Seems that you can perform a clean install of Windows 7 – with an upgrade disk (read much cheaper here). Normally, if you install with an upgrade disk, you cannot activate windows.  The work around is to perform a clean … Continue reading →

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New Microsoft tool to install Windows from USB

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Nerd

Now, easier than before, Microsoft has released a handy utility to turn an ISO image of Windows 7 into a bootable DVD or Flash drive! Select the ISO file for Windows 7 Choose USB or DVD   That’s it! It … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 is out!

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Nerd

With the biggest and best launch to date, Microsoft has launched, in my opinion, the best operating system to come out from Redmond Washington.  Windows 7 is what Vista should have been.  Get your credit card out, and download it … Continue reading →

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Protect your PC – Disable AutoPlay

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Nerd

Windows 7 disables the AutoPlay feature which has been abused by malware (like Conficker). Now, Microsoft provides this same functionality for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Download Disable AutoPlay for Windows Update for Windows … Continue reading →

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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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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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