Wednesday, December 8, 2010

6291A - Updating your technology knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows 7

Do you like the new taskbar pinning feature of Windows 7?  Do you miss the quick launch?
Note that the pinned Location is:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar.

Having problems with adding network shares to tyour library, check out this work around.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/efb5b9dd-4281-4a17-947d-d55207bd6015

Whats new in Windows 7 Networking
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367855(WS.10).aspx

Direct Access, are you using it yet?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd420463.aspx

VPN Reconnect
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637830(WS.10).aspx

BranchCache
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx

I have been using this free anti virus even before its public debut.  Works well for free.
Microsoft Free Anti Virus ... http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Features of Windows 7 Enterprise - Direct Access, Branch Cache, Bitlocker, Applocker
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/windows-7/features.aspx

 bit locker to go reader
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=64851943-78c9-4cd4-8e8d-f551f06f6b3d&displaylang=en

Best free Microsoft tools on the net ... sysinternals
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

IE8 using content advisor instead of old hosts trick of adding 127.0.0.1 to bad site
http://jaxov.com/2009/08/how-to-block-websites-in-internet-explorer-and-mozilla-firefox/

How to use system image to back up your system and restore if needed ...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7/

create custom pe disk
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709665(WS.10).aspx 2.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744533(WS.10).aspx 3.0

sysprep limit hoax ... well not really, just don't forget to use skip rearm switch
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/f2805904-9a18-405a-ba97-10773bbe5ea5

Installation from A - Z
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee956903(WS.10).aspx

slgrm switches
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793433.aspx

Use blocknote to edit problem steps recorder mhtml files
http://www.blocknote.net/