Category Archives: Windows 7

ASUS Eee PC 1101HAB Netbook RAM & Hard Drive Upgrade

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

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

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

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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Install the PowerShell ISE & Enable PowerShell Scripts

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

PowerShell 2.0 is installed by default on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The PowerShell ISE (Integrated Scripting Environment) is installed by default on Windows 7, but not Windows Server 2008 R2. You can use the following information to … Continue reading →

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Managed Service Accounts

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Managed Service Accounts seem to be the end all and fix all for those services such as Exchange or SQL that we have all at some point either set to run as local system, an administrator account, or at best … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Directory, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 1 Comment

How to create an Administrative shortcut.

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

As most systems administrators know, you should log into your computer as a normal domain user who does not have elevated privileges in your Active Directory domain and only run administrative programs with elevated privileges when necessary. You could hold … Continue reading →

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