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  • HowTo: Make a Bootable USB Disk

    UPDATE: OK, this all still works, but given that MS has made a GUI tool available that does the whole thing, why bother. A free download from the Microsoft Store is the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool . Grab a copy, and keep it available on your general tools USB stick. Of course, if you haven’t got...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Wed, Mar 3 2010
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  • Fixing Dual Boot Problems with XP x64 and Vista x64

    I've been running both XP x64 and Vista x64 in a dual boot scenario on my Ferrari 4005 laptop. It runs well, and I love it. BUT, every time I re-install a new Vista build, I run into problems. Should I do an upgrade (usually not a good idea) or a fresh install. And if it's a fresh install, should I format...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Thu, Sep 28 2006
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  • ATI Fresh Install Problems

    We’ve seen this reported several times in the public newsgroup , but now that it’s finally happened to me, I guess I’d better write it up. The symptoms are this: ATI Graphics card Fresh install. Installation appears to be fine, hard drive visible, etc. The final boot, when you expect to be logging in...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Sun, Aug 20 2006
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  • Page File Size in x64

    My thanks to Darrell Gorter once again. He posted a link today to a really useful KB article on the Microsoft site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;889654 . Now it's true, the article doesn't give you a single "twice RAM" or other simple answer. But it does give you all the information...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Thu, Jul 20 2006
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  • x64 Vista Beta 2 and SBS

    You can’t join an x64 Vista computer to your SBS Premium network using connectcomputer, and you can’t even do it manually if you’re running the default ISA configuration. The solution is: Open the ISA Management GUI Scroll down to Configuration->Add-ins Highlight “RPC Filter”...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Thu, Jun 8 2006
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  • Removing x64 Edition

    Two common questions I get in email these days around Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are how to upgrade the eval version to the released version, or the reverse — how to remove it. As I’ve said before, XP x64 isn’t for everyone, so this second one doesn’t surprise me. Removing...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Sat, Jun 3 2006
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  • Upgrading x64 Edition from the Trial to the Full Version

    Microsoft makes a trial version of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition available free for the download, and many of you have taken advantage of the offer to test out x64 Edition. A great way to make sure it's really appropriate for you and that you are appropriate for it. :) However, once that decision...
    Posted to x(perts)64 by Charlie Russel on Mon, May 29 2006
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