Entries Categorized as 'Windows 7'

More Windows 7 God Mode Hacks

Date January 16, 2010

Inspired by the cool findings on CNET regarding the Windows 7 ‘God Mode’ (as bloggers are calling it), and yet another post about additional features, I did some more digging to see what other options I could find. First, the actual name for ‘God Mode’ is (anticlimactically) “All Tasks”: I then did a search in [...]

Windows 7 ‘God Mode’ Hack

Date January 15, 2010

If you hate looking all over the control panel in Windows 7 for where Microsoft moved your favorite icon, you’ll love the “God Mode” hack. I found this on CNET. Basically, you open Windows Explorer, navigate to the C: drive, create a new blank folder in Windows 7 and give it the following name: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} [...]

Microsoft is Coming to Louisville 12/02/2009

Date November 2, 2009

Microsoft TechNet Event Primary Target Audience: Microsoft Partners Start: Wed 12/2/2009 8:30 Eastern End: Wed 12/2/2009 12:00 PM Eastern Venue: Kentucky Intl. Convention Center Address: 2210 Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202 Registration: Free Agenda: Session 1: Introducing Windows 7 Session 2: Introduction to Windows Server 2008 R2 Session 3: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 Registration URL: [...]

Windows 7 Media Center Missing TV Signal Menu

Date October 28, 2009

I was customizing a new Windows 7 Media Center PC for a friend and I ran across an interesting problem that was driving me nuts. This brand new PC has an internal tuner card and is connected to a 10/100/1000 network with an HDHomeRun dual-tuner on the LAN as well. So with the one internal [...]

Webcast – Windows 7: Crystal Meth for Geeks

Date October 22, 2009

Join Susan Bradley and I this week as we combine super-forces to to give the following presentation: Title: “Windows 7: It’s Like Crystal Meth for Geeks” Presenters: Susan Bradley [SBS-MVP] & Tim Barrett Date: 10/22/2009 Time: 12:00 PM Noon Eastern (GMT –5) Host: Third Tier Link to attend: Click here Description: This presentation will help [...]

Rename a VPN Connection in Windows 7

Date October 1, 2009

This question comes up a lot, so it’s worth documenting: Question: How do I rename a VPN connection in Windows 7? There’s no option to rename it in the Network and Sharing Center or on the taskbar. It’s true that there’s no way to rename a VPN connection on the Network and Sharing center main [...]

Download – Remote Server Admin Tools for Windows 7

Date August 28, 2009

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 enables IT administrators to manage roles & features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008, 2008  R2, or 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7. Title: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Date Published: 08/11/2009 Download size: – x64 version [...]

Windows 7 RTM and Other Dates

Date July 22, 2009

The much-anticipated operating systems Windows 7 hit RTM (Release To Manufacturing) status today (Wed July 22, 2009) which means, in layman’s terms, the program is officially done. The build number is 7600. Windows Server 2008 R2 hit RTM today as well. Read about it on the Windows Server Blog: When to expect Windows Server 2008 [...]

Windows 7 Pricing Announced – Pre-Orders Go Live

Date June 26, 2009

Retail pricing for Windows 7 has officially been announced. Here’s the skinny on the Upgrades and the Full Packaged Products. All prices are Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail and in US Dollars WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99 Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99 Update: Special Upgrade Discount until July 11, 2009 $119.99 [...]

Windows 7 RC Goes Live, and Other News

Date April 30, 2009

Quite a bit of news in the last week – just to make sure you didn’t miss these events in the pre-Derby festivities: Office 2007 SP2 has launched http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=en Vista SP2 has reached RTM http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2009/04/28/windows-vista-sp2-rtm-windows-vista-sp1-blocker-tool-removed.aspx WSS v3 w/ SP2 is out http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ef93e453-75f1-45df-8c6f-4565e8549c2a Windows 7 RC hit MSDN and TechNet today (for subscribers) http://blogs.technet.com/springboard/archive/2009/04/30/windows-7-rc-is-available-for-technet-and-msdn-subscribers-to-download.aspx Windows 7 [...]