Category Archives: Operating System

Open a SharePoint Document Library with Windows Explorer

When attempting to open a SharePoint document library from a machine running Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 by using the “Open with Explorer” button as shown in the image to the right, you receive:  “Message from webpage > Your … Continue reading

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ASUS Eee PC 1101HAB Netbook RAM & Hard Drive Upgrade

Read this entire blog before beginning this process since there is an issue with SSD hard drives and Windows 7 in this particular netbook model. I will also warn you that this is one of the most difficult machines to … Continue reading

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Terminal Server Related PowerShell Scripts

Thought I would post a couple of PowerShell scripts that I’ve recently written. Both of these scripts were written specifically for terminal servers but they can be modified as needed. The first one finds what terminal servers a user is logged … Continue reading

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Installation of the Windows 8 Developer Preview

The Windows 8 Developer Preview was publicly released this past Tuesday evening via the new Windows Dev Center. I actually thought I was going to miss out on the opportunity to try out this preview version since I’m not currently a MSDN … Continue reading

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The Easy Way to Create a Bootable Windows 7 USB Flash Drive

I recently loaded Windows 7 on my netbook computer and ran across a tool named “Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool” which makes creating a Windows 7 bootable USB flash drive much easier. Download and install this tool. Open the program and select the … Continue reading

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