tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91289692922982964672024-03-13T11:39:05.495-04:00The Windows WizardArticles about Windows and other computer technologies...-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-34032758142022506722013-08-02T14:45:00.002-04:002013-08-02T14:45:41.070-04:00<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I just read John Dvorak's article <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422420,00.asp" target="_blank">Bring Back Windows XP</a> on PCMag.com and began to wonder what it would be like if Microsoft suddenly realized they were making a big mistake with Windows XP and decided to change course...</div>
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<br />-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-68569168057945862102012-09-12T22:41:00.000-04:002012-09-20T22:43:47.930-04:00Upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate with Anytime UpgradeIn this article, I’ll walk you step by step thru the entire procedure of using Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade to upgrade a Windows 7 Home Premium system to Windows 7 Ultimate. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/upgrade-to-windows-7-ultimate-with-anytime-upgrade/6603" target="_blank">Read more</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-9394641120065287152012-09-06T22:37:00.000-04:002012-09-20T22:39:58.847-04:00Remove Windows 8 from a dual-boot configuration<br />
In the last couple of blog posts, I’ve shown you how to set up Windows 7 and Windows 8 Release Preview in a dual-boot configuration. In Dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows 8, I showed you how to set up a dual-boot configuration by repartitioning your hard disk. In Dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 using a VHD, I showed you how to set up a dual-boot configuration by using a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk).<br />
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At some point in time before October 26, 2012, you’ll need to stop using the Windows 8 Release Preview as it will stop working. Not exactly sure what will happen, but if it is like most of Microsoft’s free evaluations, one or all of the following will occur: the desktop background will turn black and you will see a notification indicating that the system is not genuine, or the PC will automatically shut down every hour without allowing you to save any work in progress. As such, you’re going to want to remove Windows 8 Release Preview from your system. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/remove-windows-8-from-a-dual-boot-configuration/6571" target="_blank">Read more</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-38947833459067007332012-09-05T21:04:00.000-04:002012-09-20T21:48:14.256-04:00Tech Troopers: Hacking The Rebel Alliance<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><style type="text/css">
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Since the Windows 8 Developer Preview hit the streets back in September 2011, I’ve written a bunch of articles on the new operating system covering such topics as the improved Windows Explorer, Windows 8 shortcut keys, Storages Spaces, and File History, just to name a few. However, I was recently reminded that there is one topic that I haven’t covered for Windows 8 and that is how to set up a dual boot machine. <br />
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Up until recently, I had a machine dedicated to testing Windows 8 and just never got around to setting up a dual-boot configuration. I say recently, because just the other day that test PC died. I did some troubleshooting to try and figure out just what went wrong, but my findings were inconclusive - it could be the power supply, it could be the CPU, it could be the motherboard, or it could be the video card. Rather than stressing about it, I just decided to get another test system - I’ll figure it out later.<br />
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Fortunately, my local computer store was having a clearance sale and I picked up and HP P2-1124 with Windows 7 Home Premium for around $300. I normally build my own systems, but this time I bought one off the shelf. So now, I had the perfect opportunity to explore dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows 8 Release Preview. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/dual-boot-windows-7-and-windows-8/6513" target="_blank">Read more</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-49222601623243291162012-08-03T22:34:00.000-04:002012-09-20T21:52:27.434-04:00Tech Troopers: The CPU Upgrade Proposal<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><style type="text/css">
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However, I did find a setting that will allow you to do away with another possibly annoying feature designed for touch screen tablets and not necessarily for desktops - the Lock screen. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/disable-the-lock-screen-in-windows-8-forever/6257" target="_blank">Read more</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-74891824866778444592012-06-11T21:37:00.000-04:002012-06-11T21:54:16.139-04:00Microsoft Metro Bob<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Well then you need Microsoft Metro Bob!</span></strong></div>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-7934457480162464132011-05-19T20:16:00.001-04:002011-05-23T20:24:36.528-04:00Troubleshoot instantly with the Windows 7 System Diagnostic ReportYou can delve into the Microsoft Windows 7’s Event Viewer to track down issues you are having with hardware and software, but doing so requires effort as well as an understanding of what you are looking at. Fortunately, Windows 7 comes with a host of troubleshooting tools, such as Event Viewer, Resource Monitor, and Reliability Monitor, that you can use to help diagnose all sorts of problems.<br />
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One of the other tools that you can use is called the System Diagnostic Report, which is a part of Performance Monitor and can display the status of hardware resources, system response times, and processes on your computer along with system information and configuration data. The neat trick with the System Diagnostic Report is that you can use it to gather troubleshooting information on-the-fly while the problem is occurring. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/troubleshoot-instantly-with-the-windows-7-system-diagnostic-report/4313">Read more.</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-4794706176805186362011-05-12T20:25:00.005-04:002011-05-23T20:30:58.025-04:00Augment your data storage options with Windows 7 Live File System formatIf you are looking to augment or expand your existing data storage options and you have a CD- or DVD-burner on your Microsoft Windows 7 System, then you need to investigate the Live File System format. This new system will allow you to essentially use a CD-RW or DVD-RW disk just like a USB flash drive. In other words, you’ll be able to incrementally add individual files or groups of files to the disc over time. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/augment-your-data-storage-options-with-windows-7-live-file-system-format/4265">Read more.</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-1386606998081385822011-05-03T23:15:00.008-04:002011-05-23T23:18:26.842-04:00Explore the benefits of the Multiple Local Group Policy feature in Windows 7If you have ever been responsible for managing stand-alone or workgroup Windows XP systems with multiple user accounts, chances are you wished you could have used Group Policy to set different policies for different users. Unfortunately, Windows XP’s Local Group Policy doesn’t work that way. Fortunately, Microsoft realized that something more was needed and developed the Multiple Local Group Policy system. This new system, available for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions, will allow you to configure different policies for different users. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/explore-the-benefits-of-the-multiple-local-group-policy-feature-in-windows-7/4218">Read more.</a>-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-16703251114358358872011-04-27T23:18:00.006-04:002011-05-23T23:20:22.183-04:00Troubleshoot Windows 7 with the built-in Problem Steps RecorderThere is still a large number of Windows users who are still running Windows XP. That started me thinking about all the great new Windows 7 features that those folks still running Windows XP are missing out on. For instance, that means that more than half of all the Windows users in the world won’t be able to take advantage of the extremely handy Problem Steps Recorder for helping to solve technical support problems. When started, this new tool will essentially record each and every step a user takes and document the entire operation in both screen captures and step-by-step details. When stopped, the Problem Steps Recorder will save the recorded information as a compiled HTML file and package it up in a ZIP file that an end user can then e-mail to a technician. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/troubleshoot-windows-7-with-the-built-in-problem-steps-recorder/4186">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-44463943150047114612011-04-20T23:20:00.003-04:002011-05-23T23:22:07.068-04:00Use a USB Flash Drive to create Windows Password Reset Disk in Windows 7Do you have an old 128MB or 256MB USB Flash Drive in the back of your desk drawer gathering dust? If so, you can put that dusty old drive to use again as a Password Reset Disk for Microsoft Windows 7. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/use-a-usb-flash-drive-to-create-windows-password-reset-disk-in-windows-7/4142">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-15577745763527585372011-04-15T23:22:00.009-04:002011-05-23T23:47:56.466-04:00Flying Toasters - A look back at After Dark for Windows 1.0In March of 1991, Berkeley Systems released the After Dark for Windows 1.0 screen saver program and the $49.95 package soon became as common on the PC as it was on the Mac. After Dark for Windows came with 35 screen savers, including the wildly popular Flying Toasters. I recently came across a copy and installed it in a virtual Windows 3.1 system and began reliving those fun times. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/flying-toasters-a-look-back-at-after-dark-for-windows-10/6218025">Take a look</a> at this gallery of screen shots.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-66732276064744453512011-04-14T23:23:00.003-04:002011-05-23T23:25:30.367-04:00Decipher Svchost processes in Windows with Svchost ViewerBack in November of last year in my blog post titled “Identify and Get Detailed Information about Processes in Windows 7,” I showed you how to use Windows Task Manager to track down detailed information about any process running in Windows 7. However, I recently came across a tool that specializes in just Svchost.exe processes, called Svchost Viewer. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/decipher-svchost-processes-in-windows-with-svchost-viewer/4121">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-49061639877412923002011-04-06T23:25:00.004-04:002011-05-23T23:28:03.334-04:00Vintage Computer Advertisements from the late 1970sOn a recent attic cleaning expedition, I encountered a box of Scientific American magazines from the late 70s. Each magazine is full of computer advertisements that provide an interesting peek back at the beginning of the computing industry. In this gallery, <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/vintage-computer-advertisements-from-the-late-1970s/6213154">I will show you what I found</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-65296666179349490642011-04-05T23:28:00.004-04:002011-05-23T23:51:06.624-04:00Give every window in Windows 7 a tabbed user interfaceI recently received an email from a reader who was looking for a way to add tabs to Windows 7’s Windows Explorer. However, I have discovered tool called WindowTabs that can add tabs to every running application’s Window and allows you to group these tabbed windows together as a single entity. As such, you can open multiple instances of Windows Explorer and group them together to create your own multi-tabbed version of Windows Explorer. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/give-every-window-in-windows-7-a-tabbed-user-interface/4083">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-82990845832655070352011-03-31T23:30:00.003-04:002011-05-23T23:33:07.843-04:00Fine tune the Windows 7 Search Index for better performanceI recently received email from readers wondering about how the Search Index in Windows 7 works and if it were possible to customize it. Some readers wanted to add different locations to the Search Index and some wanted to remove certain locations. Others wondered about adding or removing certain file types from the Search Index. I also heard from readers who were encountering problems with the Windows 7’s Search and wondered how to fix it. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/fine-tune-the-windows-7-search-index-for-better-performance/4064">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-52259013737532524102011-03-23T23:33:00.002-04:002011-05-23T23:34:48.517-04:00Tag your files for easier searches in Windows 7In a recent Windows Desktop Report, “Take Advantage of Search Filters in Windows Explorer,” I showed you how to use and take advantage of the Search filters built in to Windows Explorer’s Search box in Windows 7. As I told you in that blog post, as soon as you begin typing text in the Search box, Windows immediately begins sifting through the search index for that text in folder names, file names, the contents of the file, and file properties, such as Tags. Since that blog was posted, I have received several emails from readers asking how you go about tagging files so that you can search on Tags. <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/tag-your-files-for-easier-searches-in-windows-7/4024">Read more</a>.-http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683088881300362571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128969292298296467.post-7028446351422473432011-03-21T23:35:00.004-04:002011-05-23T23:38:32.107-04:00Inside Microsoft Entertainment Packs 1 - 4Back in the early 90's, Microsoft released set of games designed exclusively for Windows 3.x called the Microsoft Entertainment Packs. In this series of galleries I'll take you back to the Windows 3.x days and look over the games and screen savers that came in the Microsoft Entertainment Packs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/inside-microsoft-entertainment-pack-1/6197826">Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1<br />
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/inside-microsoft-entertainment-pack-2/6199855">Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2<br />
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/inside-microsoft-entertainment-pack-3/6201525">Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3<br />
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/inside-microsoft-entertainment-pack-4/6204035">Inside Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4<br />
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