Step by step guide on how to install Windows 7 on a PC Desktop / Laptop computer, you can use this guide if you are reinstalling or installing for the first time. You will require your original installation DVD, if you do not have a copy of Windows 7 I would suggest purchasing one from [...]
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August 19th, 2011 
KJS Ever had to find out what is taking up all your disk space in Windows? There is no native tool to tell what is using up space on your Windows PC or Server, the best free tool I have found is Space Monger. I have tested Space Monger on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, [...]
WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe is not a valid win32 application
July 12th, 2011 KJS I have tried installing Windows XP Mode on W7 Pro 64bit today and got the error: “WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe is not a valid win32 application” when downloading and trying to install from the Microsoft Virtual PC website. If you are having the same problem, use the following download link to install MS Virtual PC. http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/2/C/72C7BAB7-2F32-4530-878A-292C20E1845A/WindowsXPMode_en-us.exe This worked [...]
Ubuntu vs Windows
July 11th, 2011 KJS Does Ubuntu Suck? Linux sucks on the desktop? I have decided to give Ubuntu Linux another go on the desktop, being a long term Linux geek I always like to check in every so often and see how Ubuntu compares on the Desktop. Why I am doing this is unclear as I have W7 desktop [...]
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu, Windows 7 
Tags: Linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu 11.04, ubuntu Fail, W7, Windows, Windows 7 
3 Comments »How to install telnet on windows 7
June 1st, 2011 KJS Telnet Windows 7 As you have probably discovered by now Windows 7 (and vista IIRC) does not come with Telnet installed, it needs enabling… Although telnet is old I still use it as a ghetto way of seeing if a daemon is listening / testing mail servers are working correctly. To enable telnet on [...]
Run as Windows 7 – run as a different user
May 30th, 2011 KJS How to right click and “Run as” a different user in Windows 7 Recently I logged a W7 client machine onto a domain and realised I had not added the user to the local administrator group so I browsed to “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools” in explorer right clicked on “Computer Management” only to [...]
Windows 7 BSOD when VPN Disconnects
October 11th, 2010 KJS I have been having an issue with my W7 Laptop BSOD’ing randomly when disconnecting from Windows PPTP VPN’s using the built in W7 client. The solution was simple, remove Shrew Soft VPN client, I used to use this to connect to Cisco VPN’s before Cisco released their own official client for Windows 7 64bit. After doing this I also [...]
Posted in Microsoft, Windows 7 Tags: Blue Screen of Death, MS PPTP, Reset TCP/IP Stack, VPN BSOD, W7, Windows 7 3 Comments »Windows 7 bsod Hell?
May 31st, 2010 KJS Quick rant about Windows 7 BSOD’ing on my brand new Dell M4200 Laptop! I have been running Windows 7 for a while we got it at work on the Action pack before it came out over here in the UK, it has been ok IMO a lot better than Vista however… I kept getting the [...]
Windows 7 drivers for USB Serial converter Belkin F5U103v and Maplin PL-2303
May 14th, 2010 KJS Having just got my Dell M2400 laptop I hooked up a couple of the spare USB to serial converters in the office and W7 did not have the driver for them. Belkin f5u103v Driver Windows 7 So after a bit of hunting I found the drivers I needed at http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31 I thought I would share [...]
Posted in Windows 7 Tags: Belkin, belkin f5u103v driver, f5u103v Windows 7, Maplin, USB to Serial 16 Comments »
Dual boot Windows 7 and Mac
February 22nd, 2010 KJS Dual boot Windows 7 and Mac How to dual boot Windows 7 and Mac on your Apple Computer, this should work on all Macs running Snow Leopard, MacBook, MacBook Pr0, iMac. How to Dual boot Windows 7 and Mac I set this up without using the Snow Leopard CD! Open up finder, navigate to Application => [...]
Posted in Apple, iMac, Mac, MacBook, Microsoft, Snow Leopard, Windows 7 Tags: 64 Bit, Apple, Boot Camp, Dual Boot, Dual boot Windows 7 and Mac, Mac, Microsoft, snow leopard, Windows 7 2 Comments »
