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Problem: You open an attachment from Outlook, (word, excel etc), you make changes to it, you just hit “save”. Where did it go? In theory, if you exit out, and say “yes” to the two “do you wish to save messages”, the file/attachment should now be updated in th...

For those looking for ways to deploy and efficiently manage the full life cycle of Windows clients (and servers) you might want to try the two MS System Center products listed below.There is overhead involved in terms of setting up and maintaining a server to...

Microsoft has enhanced their security standards, in particular their aging Samba (SMB) Windows File Sharing protocol. By default, Win 7 only communicates with other file sharing clients and servers which are also using the new more secure version of the Samba ...

A mouse with a scroll wheel that works fine in Windows Vista, Windows XP, and other OS’es does not work properly in Windows 7.In some applications in Windows 7, it may work fine, in others, it either does not work, or does not scroll down (scrolling up still w...

Most Windows 7 licenses at UCLA should be deployed via UCLA’s KMS over the network.However, some users’ systems are offline and hence will require that you use a MAK.To convert from the KMS to the MAK, the steps are somewhat different than Windows Vista’s GUI....

Windows Vista and 7 under MCCA at UCLA are validated through a KMS (key management service) server on campus. If for some reason Windows doesn’t automatically validate through the KMS you can manually assign the KMS host to your client.Run the command prompt ...

Direct links to Dell’s & HP’s Windows 7 support areas – Dell’s Windows 7 online support center HP’s Windows 7 online support center.Also, Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program — Microsoft.Both areas have links to obtain free Windows 7 upgrades for select comput...

With the official Windows 7 release, MSDN virtual labs have been updated: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/ee862412.aspx.Topics include: AppLocker BitLocker BranchCache Microsoft Application Virtualization (APP-V) Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Vir...

A “clean install” for Windows 7 is preferred, but Windows Vista users have an option to upgrade the existing system to Windows 7.Time estimates from Chris Hernandez, a Microsoft Software Engineer, are:.from, Microsoft: Windows 7 upgrade can take nearly a day C...

There is much information on upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7 on the Internet.Note, Windows Vista editions are limited to what edition of Windows 7 they can directly upgraded:.see also, Windows 7 Upgrade Paths Windows 7 Editions — Comparison Chart Upgradin...

I found that Windows clients that were not part of our AD domain were not activating despite of pointing them to the correct DNS servers. The solution was to add our domain suffix to the client’s list of suffixes.To summarize and make this posting more clear, ...

On computers that have been upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7, iTunes always launches with an error iTunes.exe has been set to run in compatibility mode for an older version of Windows. For best results, turn off compatibility mode for iTunes before you...

In the Windows 7 taskbar, if you have lots of windows for the same application open, things may get confusing when you are trying to find the window you want.If you control-click on the application in question, the last window will show up. If you keep clickin...

To reset account passwords in Windows without an existing administrator account privileges, there are two choices:1) Do a repair install of Windows from your installation media, and after the initial reboot and “Installing Windows” screen, wait for Installing ...

If you are experiencing problems with clients connecting to the campus KMS servers and you have confirmed that your DNS has been setup properly, you can manually force activation of a license.HSSEAS has posted instructions.

The instructions for setting up AIS Remote Printing on XP still applies. I would recommend printing to a networked printer. Give the IP Address of the networked printer when filling out the form to AIS.

Windows 7 BackupDraft v0.1 — 6 April 2011Brian J. Won brian@ssc.ucla.eduUCLA Social Sciences ComputingGuide to basic setup and restore using Windows 7’s built-in backup.Setup:Start → Control Panel → System and Security → Backup and RestoreBackup → Set up back...

Crashplan Backup Guide17 May 2011, v0.1Brian J. Won – brian@ssc.ucla.eduUsing Crashplan 3.03, Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1For local backup on to an external harddisk directly connected to the user’s computer.Backup:After downloading and installing Crashplan fr...