This morning I received an email from Rudy, one of our groovyReaders about changing / renaming his Windows 7 computer name. His question is a simple one which I receive often so rather than answering it in the forum like I normally do, I’ve decided to just write-up a quick How-To to answer Rudy’s question. [...]
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How-To Remove an OS from Windows Dual Boot Config
How to use MSConfig to remove an OS from a dual boot configuration
How-To Change Default OS for Dual Boot System
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (4.3MB) | Embed Recently I wrote an article which explains How-To Install Windows 7 into a .VHD (Virtual Hard Drive) and configure it to Dual Boot with Windows Vista and since then I’ve been getting tons of emails with questions. The question about how-to set Windows 7 as [...]
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Released
This morning Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Here are the download links the various flavors. Be sure to grab the right one (32 Bit Vs. 64 Bit etc…). You can read all the details about the release over at the KB Page – http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=948465 Windows [...]
Join an Active Directory Windows Domain with Windows 7 or Vista [How-To]
Although a little different from the Windows XP process, joining a Windows 7 or Windows Vista machine to a Windows AD Domain is pretty much the same with just a few exceptions. Let’s jump right into it! 1. Click Windows Start Button, Right-Click Computer, Click Properties 2. Click Change Settings then Click [...]
Setup Virtual PC Networking Using a Wireless Connection
Recently I lost the internal network card on my home desktop. Good news is I had a spare Wireless card! Bad news… the box is my groovyPost test box where I run several VM’s using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. After searching through several Microsoft Virtual PC documents, configuring my VM’s to use the wireless [...]
Service Pack 2 BETA Released for Vista and Server 2008
Although several sites have been talking about the release since yesterday, I just noticed on microsoftpost.com (sorry for the shameless plug) that Service Pack 2 “BETA” for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 hit the Microsoft Download Center today. I’m out on vacation this week so I can’t test this out BUT, below are [...]
Disable UAC Pop-Up for Administrators in Windows Vista
Windows Vista comes with some pretty nice security features. One of them is User Account Control (UAC) basically designed to fill the gaps currently being exploited on Grand Ma’s computer using Windows XP. In an earlier article I discussed How To Easily Disable User Account Control (UAC) on Windows Vista. This time I’m going to [...]
Increase Windows 7 and Vista Performance using ReadyBoost [How-To]
Another great feature about Windows 7 and Windows Vista is Readyboost which allows you to turn a portable storage device into memory for your PC. Windows Vista Readyboost allows you to use a USB 2.0 drive, flash memory, SD card, or a CompactFlash card / memory stick. It also works with a few other unique [...]
Change the Registered Owner and Company Name in Windows [How-To]
When installing Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP for the first time, you should have been prompted to enter an Owner Name and Organization / Company name. Normally there’s never a need to change these settings however what if you entered in a typo or, what if your not the original owner and you [...]
Easily Disable User Account Control (UAC) on Windows Vista
Today I built a new Windows Vista Virtual Machine and being that I’ve never documented the How-To disable UAC for Windows Vista (the annoying Security pop-up Windows people complain about), I figured I would take a few screen shots this time and document the simple process. 1: Open Control Panel and Type UAC into [...]
Customize Microsoft Command Prompt Window
Earlier in the Week, a reader asked how I customized the colors in my Microsoft Command Prompt / Shell (also knows as CMD.exe) or Window <funny, i’ve been doing this for 15 years and I don’t really know what it’s called lol>. The process is super easy and hasn’t changed as far back as I [...]
Easily Report Hard Drive Utilization for Windows Machines
Have you ever wondered "Why am I out of Hard Drive space?" or "Who is using up all the Drive space on the Server share?". Today at work I asked that VERY same question to myself and after a quick Google search & download, I installed a nice little piece of FreeWare called – TreeSize [...]
Remotely Manage a Microsoft Hyper-V Server from a Windows Vista Client
So, you’ve successfully migrated a few Virtual Servers Guests to Windows Server 2008 running Hyper-V but now you want to manage the Hyper-V Server remotely from another Windows Server 2008 or Vista box. Is it possible? Today at work I had that very question and what I found was it’s possible and easy to configure [...]