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Last Updated on 20 March 2013, Total: 60 Knowledge Base Tips

  1. Search the Internet from the Windows 7 Start Menu

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 6 Sept. 2011

    Windows Vista let you search the web from the Start Menu—get this back in Windows 7... Read More

  2. Disabling activation pop-ups in demo environments

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 Aug. 2011

    How to disable Windows activation pop-ups in demo environments... Read More

  3. Using Process Explorer to Examine Dialog Boxes

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 5 July 2011

    When troubleshooting program errors dialog boxes can often be unclear or confusing. This tip will show you a quick method to getting more out of those dialog boxes than meets the eye... Read More

  4. Configuring Indexing for Performance

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 23 June 2011

    Indexing has improved greatly in Windows operating systems over the course of the last several years, but you can still benefit from disabling it in certain areas. This tip discusses how to configure indexing for greater performance... Read More

  5. Changing the Location of the Indexing Database

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 22 June 2011

    This tip demonstrates how to change the location of the Windows indexing database and why you might want to do so... Read More

  6. Resynchronizing with a Time Server

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 16 June 2011

    How to resynchronize a domain-joined Windows 7 computer with a time server... Read More

  7. Creating a new file association in Windows 7

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 June 2011

    How to create a new file association in Windows 7... Read More

  8. Troubleshooting static IP address page not displaying in Windows Deployment Wizard

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 1 June 2011

    You want to use MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7 and specify a static IP address for each target computer during deployment, but when you run the Windows Deployment Wizard on a target computer the wizard page that enables you to configure a static IP address is not displayed—why?... Read More

  9. Troubleshooting task sequences not displaying

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 31 May 2011

    You have a dozen task sequences created in MDT but when you run the Windows Deployment Wizard on a target computer only some of your task sequences are displayed—why?... Read More

  10. How to duplicate a task sequence

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 25 May 2011

    Here are the steps you can perform to make a duplicate copy of a task sequence in MDT 2010... Read More

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