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Get to Know Windows 7's System Support Tools

By adfm : 14 May 2010 - 04:53 PM
You usually don't notice them until you go looking for them, but Windows 7 comes with a number of support tools. This excerpt from William R. Stanek's Windows 7 Administrator's Pocket Consultant wil...
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Secrets of Window Management

By adfm : 11 May 2010 - 04:10 PM
In this excerpt from David A. Karp's Windows 7 Annoyances, the author reviews shortcuts and visual tools for window management. One of the perks you get with Windows 7 is a whole bunch of window ...
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How to Test for Bad Memory (RAM)

By adfm : 07 May 2010 - 04:15 PM
Is your new Windows 7 system acting flakey? It could be bad memory. This excerpt from David A Karp's Windows 7 Annoynaces will help you test for bad memory (RAM). Bad memory can manifest itself i...
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Introducing Windows Preinstallation Environment

By adfm : 19 March 2010 - 01:59 PM
Windows Preinstallation Environment completely replaces MS-DOS as a means of installing Windows® operating systems. The following excerpt from William R. Stanek's Windows® 7 Administrator's Po...
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How to Use Windows Easy Transfer

By adfm : 15 March 2010 - 03:38 PM
Looking for an easy-to-use, light-weight alternative to the User State Migration Tool in Windows 7? This excerpt from Windows® 7 Resource Kit runs through the basic use of the Windows Easy Trans...
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What do I need to know about Windows 7 before upgrading?

Asked by adfm : 21 September 2009 - 12:48 PM

Answered by blackbear : Oct 06 2009 06:17 AM
I just did such an upgrade. Be aware that there is really no "upgrade" path from XP to Windows 7, you need to do a full install. If you used NTFS under XP, the install can run without a re... full answer >
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How to prepare a system for multibooting Linux

By carlaschroder : 24 August 2009 - 01:35 PM
If you plan to multiboot several different Linux distributions, you'll want to prepare your system. You want a standalone /boot partition and shared /home and /swap partitions. Most Linux distrib...
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