SBSDiva Mobile : Windows 7

Folder view in Win7

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:30:00 GMT

So on the "production" win 7 one of the feedback items was that the file open menu didn't open up the file folders the way Vista used to http://www.windows7update.com/Windows7-Folder-Options.html So one of the settings I put back on the...(read more)

Win 7 just officiall was released...

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:59:00 GMT

And already in the partner group is the question "how do I get my classic menu back"... ... uh.. you don't... Start menu: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/partnerwinclient7rc/thread/c47a3087-ef5c-4821-a551-974483bccf51 Hello Karel...(read more)

Putting Windows 7 on an older machine is putting "Lipstick on a Pig".

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:32:00 GMT

As Tim Barrett said, putting Windows 7 on an older machine is putting "Lipstick on a Pig". Windows 7: Crystal Meth for Geeks Q*A :: Third Tier: http://www.thirdtier.net/2009/10/windows-7-crystal-meth-for-geeks-qa/ Amy will be posting up the...(read more)

Attaching a Win7 to a SBS 2003 or a SBS 2008

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:18:00 GMT

One of the issues I mentioned at SMBnation this weekend was the issue one has when you attach a Vista or Win7 to a SBS 2003 network. If you leave the login script in place, your Win7's and Vista's will throw off a UAC prompt as they first log...(read more)

Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:58:00 GMT

Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable Windows 7 Application Compatibility Part 2: Virtualization Date: Thursday, September 24 Time: 9:00am Pacific Time https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard Hear from a panel of experts how virtualization tools can...(read more)

Firestarter event for Win7 -- sign up for it online

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:41:00 GMT

FIRESTARTER - Free Events to Ignite Your Skills: http://www.technetevents.com/firestarter/index.html Windows® 7 and Windows 2008 R2 introduce fantastic new technologies to streamline your business, enhance security and save you money. This Windows...(read more)

Windows needs to be restarted so necessary changes to system files can be made before continuing?:

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:27:00 GMT

Windows needs to be restarted so necessary changes to system files can be made before continuing?: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/2033e3c1-8840-4b09-a9b1-94bc71e2ffb5?prof=required I was testing out the upgrade...(read more)

Windows 7 -- are you ready?

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:31:00 GMT

The old rule of software is that you wait for Service Pack 1 to deploy software. But since Windows 7 is in reality Service Pack 3 of Vista, should you wait? I'd argue that you are doing yourself a disfavor if you wait for Service pack 1. And to all...(read more)

Windows 7 - pull your slider up

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:54:00 GMT

Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) overview: http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/07/windows-7-whats-up-with-the-uac One of the issues I have with the much complained about UAC in Vista is that it got a bad rap. For the bulk of the user population...(read more)

How to get Live Messenger back in the System Tray on Windows 7:

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 07 May 2009 04:08:00 GMT

SeanDaniel.com - Small Business Server and Other Technology: How to get Live Messenger back in the System Tray on Windows 7: http://sbs.seandaniel.com/2009/05/how-to-get-live-messenger-back-in.html Hi my name is Susan and while I really like Win7 there...(read more)

Windows 7 RC is out

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:43:00 GMT

If you try to install a Win7 on a SBS 2008 with the connect program you will get the message that it doesn't meet requirements. The Official SBS Blog : Using Windows 7 BETA With SBS 2008: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/02/06/using-windows...(read more)

If the internet is a bit slow today

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:03:00 GMT

The Official SBS Blog : Using Windows 7 BETA With SBS 2008: http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/02/06/using-windows-7-beta-with-sbs-2008.aspx Windows 7 RC is out for those on TechNet and MSDN and remember if you want to use connect to add it to...(read more)

"Upgrading" your beta to RC Windows 7

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Delivering a quality upgrade experience http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/07/delivering-a-quality-upgrade-experience.aspx Honestly the best experience is still a clean install. I've done an inplace from Vista to Windows 7 and it takes a long...(read more)

Building your own custom search tools

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:01:00 GMT

I got this from Stephen Rose, Sr. Community Manager Windows IT Pro. The concept is like this on this web page: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/742-windows-7-search-federation-providers.html What it does is build a custom search for the Windows 7...(read more)

Bitlocker to go in action

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:06:00 GMT

Windows Vista Enterprise Windows 7 BitLocker to Go Encryption: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/windows-7-bitlocker.aspx When you stick a Bitlockered to go usb drive into a Vista or XP where bitlocker to go isn't installed, you...(read more)

Quicklaunch is back in the house

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:09:00 GMT

Tim Sneath : The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets: http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2009/01/12/the-bumper-list-of-windows-7-secrets.aspx 1.. I Want My Quick Launch Toolbar Back! You might have noticed that the old faithful Quick Launch toolbar is not...(read more)

Here we go again

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:15:00 GMT

"The upgrade process is ugly on a 3 year old system" "Upgrade path can be ugly" Windows 7: Trouble on the upgrade path - Apple 2.0: http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/02/25/windows-7-trouble-on-the-upgrade-path/ First off, only...(read more)

So what is Roaming in Windows 7 anyway?

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:55:00 GMT

I just posted this link in the Windows 7 forum and reminded myself of what a great document it is so I'll post this here. The issue was that someone didn't know what Local, LocalLow and Roaming was and why they had to stick something in Roaming...(read more)

Finding the little button

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:56:00 GMT

So one of the buttons I was looking for in Windows 7 was the 'show desktop' button. I use it quite a bit in Vista when I need to immediately launch something from the desktop and I need to immediately minimize everything. In Vista it's here...(read more)

Say no to Butt Crack

THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS "DIVA" — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:22:00 GMT

Chris Jackson's Semantic Consonance : The Windows 7 UAC Slider, and What You Can Do on Windows Vista Today: http://blogs.msdn.com/cjacks/archive/2009/01/07/the-windows-7-uac-slider-and-what-you-can-do-on-windows-vista-today.aspx "Now, my friend...(read more)