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How to install Windows 7

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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Show large files in Windows

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

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

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 [...]

How to install telnet on windows 7

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 [...]

Windows 7 BSOD when VPN Disconnects

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 [...]

Windows 7 bsod Hell?

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 [...]

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