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The question of “How does Windows 7 run on ………….” is often asked. I’ve been running an Asus Seashell 1005HA (6-Cell Battery, 63Wh) with Windows 7 for some time now, and use it as my main machine 90% of the time. Just as a side note, the only thing I have done is upgraded the …
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A new feature in Windows 7 is the ability to “snap” a window to the left or right of the screen, for side by side viewing. You can, of course, just drag the window to the side you want, but what if you don’t want to use the mouse? Well, there’s a keyboard shortcut for …
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So, you’ve just installed Windows 7 and go to add your e-mail account. You go to Start, and look for Mail – it’s not there. You look in All Programs – same story, it’s not there, it’s “missing” – so, what do you do? Microsoft have removed the default e-mail client found in Vista, Windows …
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Microsoft have a growing collection of themes, wallpapers, and gadgets for Windows 7, available as free downloads from microsoft.com. Personalise your desktop today at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize
Today I installed Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, to run a few test VMs on. When installing Hyper-V, it warned me that it was a pre-release version, and that it needed an update. I did a Windows Update, to get all of the other updates, but it didn’t seem to upgrade Hyper-V. I didn’t install …
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There are some icons which aren’t classed as notifications, you may want to remove from the Windows 7 task bar. Items like the clock, volume, network, and power icons are all classed as system icons, and not part of the normal “Desktop Notifications” settings (where you would find icons for Live Messenger, Outlook, etc). If …
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Telnet is missing from the default install of Windows 7, as it was in Windows Vista. The process, though, to install it is exactly the same as before: Start by opening Control Panel and then go to Programs and Features Then once open, down the left-hand side, you’ll see an option Turn Windows Features on …
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With no Quick Launch bar enabled by default, how do you show the desktop in Windows 7? Well, there are two ways – one using the mouse, and one using a keyboard shortcut. The Windows Shortcut is “Windows Key + D” – so if you press those two, then you’ll get to see the desktop. …
Finally, Microsoft have incorporated ISO Image burning/writing to disc in Windows 7! It’s also very easy to do. On any .iso image you have, you can now right click on it and go to: Burn disc image. You’ll then get a simple screen where you can select the burner, whether you want to run a …
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Windows 7 now includes ISO Image burning straight to disc, but what if you want to mount the image and not burn it? This functionality is still not built in, but this tip: http://droptips.com/mount-an-iso-image-under-windows-982000xpvista does work fine on Windows 7, too! If you do want to burn the ISO image to disc, then please see: …