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Disable Windows 7 Action Center
If for some reason you don’t want to use Group Policy to disable the Windows 7 Action Center, then there is a registry key you can set to disable it. ...
Should you delete files in the \WinSXS directory? And what’s the deal with VSS?
Nice post over on TechNet by “Joseph”, there are some great comments below the post as well. Read the original post here. I like to read about how Windows...
Windows 7: Best of Deployment Compilation by Guest Blogger Jeremy Chapman
Awesome post over Keith Combs blog on Technet.  Read the full post here. Windows 7: Best of Deployment Compilation By Jeremy Chapman I like all types...
Back to basics - Understanding Unattend.xml automation in Windows 7
Johan has a nice blog post over his blog I just noticed today, it’s back from October, so shame on me for not reading it until now .  Here is a snippet...
Automating Windows 7 Installation for Desktop and VDI Environments
Full Article and download is linked here. Installing Windows 7 isn't just about migrations. It's about daily management. It's about rapid deployment...
Direct Access – SCCM – Managing internet clients
Steve Rachui has another nice post on Direct Access over on his MSDN blog. “Do you have internet based clients that you want to manage?  Does the...
Windows 7: 77 tips
Excellent article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx I’m known as the shortcut master around work, but there are some...
Process Monitoring Tools
Someone on the myitforum list mentioned this tool (YAPM) so i decided to check it out.  It’s pretty neat and feature packed. Here is the link to site...
Windows 7 – Enable Quick Launch Toolbar
By default, the Quick Launch toolbar is disabled in Windows 7.  Here is how you enable it.   First we need to right-click on the taskbar and...
Windows 7 New Keyboard Shortcuts
Linked from: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd451012.aspx   Tip: Work Faster with New Hotkey Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 7 beta 1 Windows...
Posted: Jul 14 2009, 08:13 AM by cnackers | with no comments
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Windows 7 – Windows Easy Transfer
So i decided to take the plunge on my home PC to Windows 7 RC. My XP installation had been running pretty crappy lately and i knew it was time for a reload...
Posted: Jul 08 2009, 09:17 AM by cnackers | with no comments
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Windows 7 – Auto logon
As i was configuring Windows 7 at home, one of the these i always liked to do for my personal computer is configure auto-login.  I’m not too worried...
Posted: Jul 08 2009, 12:02 AM by cnackers | with no comments
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Windows 7 – XP Mode
So this week i’ve been playing with Windows 7 and the “XP Mode” that is built on Virtual PC.  I must say that i’ve been impressed with it thus far...