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Sat, Nov 21 2009 10:30

Windows 7 – Pet Hate #1

I’ve been using Windows 7 since January and as I’ve reported several times I have been really happy with it.  One source of irritation has arisen – the Action Center. This is a reporting system for system issues such as security (firewall turned...
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Fri, Nov 13 2009 15:42

Scheduled Tasks

Keeping on the theme of Scheduled Tasks I wanted to dig into the tasks that exist on my system.  I did a fresh install of Windows 7 in August and haven’t created any scheduled tasks – so what I see should be close to the system defaults.  This...
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Fri, Aug 7 2009 19:43

Windows 7 RTM first impressions

The machine is rebuilt and all applications re-installed.  I said after installing the RC as an upgrade that I felt some of the Vista feel had come across.  This install feels much better – like the beta that impressed me so much at the beginning...
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Fri, May 22 2009 4:21

Live Search on Windows 7 & IE 8

In this post http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c01_BlogPart=blogentry&_c=BlogPart&handle=cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!2349 I was complaining that Live Search had stopped working on my Windows 7 build. I had a Vista machine that I had...
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Mon, May 18 2009 16:10

A real windows 7 annoyance

One thing that is really driving me nuts with windows 7 is the way it keeps deciding to maximise Windows just because I happen to move them to a particular point on screen. if I want a Window maximised I will maximise it. Stop making decisions on my behalf...
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Wed, May 13 2009 3:33

NetworkLoadBalancingClusters

Looking at the module list available when you install the Windows 2008 R2 RSAT pack on Windows 7 I noticed one called NetworkLoadBalancingClusters. Well really its called NetworkLoadBalancingCl... in most displays. NetworkLoadBalancingClusters must the...
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Wed, May 13 2009 3:32

Modules

One thing that has improved in the Windows 7 version of PowerShell is the listing of available modules. PS> Get-Module -ListAvailable ModuleType Name ExportedCommands ---------- ---- ---------------- Manifest ActiveDirectory {} Manifest AppLocker ...
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Tue, May 12 2009 3:05

Import System Modules

Windows 7 has a really nice feature of combining the recently opened files\tasks with the program icon on the Start menu. This means we can go to Word and have immediate access to the most recently used files. Excellent for when I'm going back to...
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Sun, May 10 2009 9:45

Messenger Annoyance

Why won’t Windows Messenger stay shut down on Windows 7? If I shut it down its because I want it shut down. I don’t want it to keep opening up just because the system thinks it knows better than me. There is too much decision making happening in modern...
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Fri, May 8 2009 17:03

Live Search on Windows 7

Is there something broken in the combination of Live Search + IE 8 + Windows 7. Searches take a ridiculous time – assuming they don’t time out. I upgraded this machine from Vista. Don’t remember this issue in Windows 7 beta. Technorati Tags: Windows 7...
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Fri, May 8 2009 15:37

Get-PSDrive

Get-PsDrive has been one of those cmdlets that you use without really noticing – when you want to see if a provider is loaded for instance. In the Windows 7 RC the display has had a makeover. PS> Get-PSDrive Name Used (GB) Free (GB) Provider Root CurrentLocation...
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Sun, May 3 2009 6:35

MagicDisk & Windows 7

Looks like I spoke to soon – there is a Windows 7 version of MagicDisk available at http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm Installed and seems to work OK. That’s one problem resolved quickly. Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Magic disk
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Sun, May 3 2009 6:23

MagicDisc

The Magic Disc virtual CD program doesn’t work under Windows 7 RC. To be fair it does mention that there may be issues with it when the compatibility check is done as part of the upgrade process. Technorati Tags: Windows 7
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Sat, May 2 2009 3:57

AVG issue

Decided to fall back on the old stalwart – uninstall AVG & re-install. That worked OK. AVG works – the Action Center now tells me that AVG is on but reporting its status in a format that is no longer supported. Looks like the dots haven’t been joined...
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Fri, May 1 2009 17:29

AVG support?

AVG used to have a fantastic email support facility – it seems to have vanished. Not happy with that. There definitely seems to be a clash between AVG 8.5 and Windows 7 RC – even though AVG is explicitly listed as one of the security partners working...
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Fri, May 1 2009 17:25

Major step backwards

UAC has been a much maligned artifact of Windows Vista. With the Windows 7 beta I thought it’s major shortcomings had been corrected and it was a much friendlier thing. UAC in Windows 7 seems to have reverted to type and is back to getting in my way....
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Fri, May 1 2009 17:06

Windows 7 RC & AVG

One thing that doesn’t seem to work in Windows 7 RC - The Action Center can’t seem to make its mind up if AVG is running or not. All the other tools report its fine & I can scan files BUT the Action center bugs me that its not started. Bah Technorati...
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Fri, May 1 2009 15:49

Computername parameter

This is something I’ve been meaning to share for a while. Many of the cmdlets in PowerShell v2 get an explicit remoting capability via the computername property. get-help * -Parameter computername | sort name Clear-EventLog Connect-WSMan Disconnect-WSMan...
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Fri, May 1 2009 15:40

Windows 7 RC

As you are no doubt aware Windows 7 RC is available for download from TechNet\MSDN. General availability starts next week. The download was very slow – guess a few other people wanted to download it as well :-) I did an upgrade from Vista SP1. It does...
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Tue, Mar 10 2009 16:27

Troubleshooting answer files

One extra thing we can do with the troubleshooting packs is create answer files. Start by loading the module and mapping the drive as before. Import-Module troubleshootingpack New-PSDrive -Name tspack -PSProvider FileSystem -Root "C:\Windows\diagnostics...
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