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I have been using the Release Candidate of Windows 7 since it came out. Every day I try to poke around and find out what is new. I found an interesting tool for finding programs and settings that eat away at your laptop battery life. It is available as a new command line option of […]
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Since 2000 every version of Windows uses object reuse protection. When you create a file, the space on the hard drive for that file will be zeroed out. Another way of looking at this is when a file is created, Windows will make it impossible to see what was there before. But what about right […]
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I have quite a few scripts that are run by task scheduler on my server. One of the ways I track the results is by writing to a text file in a common share. After a while this can become a little ridiculous to follow. Recently I discovered that it is possible to create your […]
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The first release candidate of Windows 7 has been dated to release on May 5th. One of the big revelations by Microsoft in recent days is the availability of a Windows XP mode. This is unlike previous versions of windows that simply had a compatibility check box. This will be a fully functional Virtual machine […]
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I have been looking through Microsoft’s website for more information about Windows 7, and 2008 R2. I thought you might appreciate some of my findings: Remote Administrator tools for Windows 7 Windows 7 (Beta) Automated Installation Kit Windows 7 Walkthrough: Deployment Image Servicing and Management Windows 7 Walkthrough: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7 Walkthrough: User […]
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Finally, Microsoft has decided to allow MSDN subscribers test the new version of Windows – Windows 7. The latest build number is 7000. I downloaded it last night and decided to take it for a spin. The first thing I noticed (different from the last beta) is the new bootup screen has this cool star […]
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