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Drag and Drop to Command Prompt – It’s Back in Windows 7!

Last Update: Jul 07, 2025

Working with the Command Prompt is one of an IT Professional’s required skills. In previous Windows operating systems, one could drag and object to an open Command Prompt window in order to ease our work. Somehow, this useful feature wend away in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. In this article by Daniel Petri, we’ll see if we get it back in Windows 7.

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Upgrading Windows XP Professional SP3 to Windows 7 Ultimate (beta build 7000)

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn how to Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 Ultimate, step by step, from a Microsoft expert! There is more to it that you may think.

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Installing Windows 7 in VMware Server 2.0

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

In this article Christian Mohn shows you how you can install the Windows 7 beta in VMware Server.
Get in on the Windows 7 action now, and see what all the fuss is about!

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Windows 7 Editions Comparison

With its planned upcoming release of Windows 7, presently slated for release in early 2010, Microsoft has released some information as to the different editions of Windows 7 that may be available for use by consumers for purchase, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and corporations for use in their enterprise as part of their open and / or volume licensing agreements through their reseller. Learn all about these new versions of Windows 7 in this hot article by Jason Zandri!

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Low Budget Exchange Server Deployments; What Do You Really Need?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In the midst of the current economic situation, it may be more important than ever to keep close tabs on IT spending. Unfortunately though, deploying an Exchange Server organization is rarely cheap. In this article, Brien Posey explains why this is the case, and talks about some of the things that you can do to reduce the cost of your deployment.

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How to Model and Predict Changes to your VMware ESX Infrastructure using vKernel Modeler

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

In this article, Virtualization Expert (VCP) Gabrie van Zanten covers how to model changes to your VMware virtual infrastructure and test those planned changes before implementation by using VKernel Modeler.

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BitLocker To Go Walkthrough on Legacy Systems

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Windows 7 is the next generation of operating system due from Microsoft and it is now set for a planned release in the final quarter of 2009 which would be just a bit shy of the three years since the release of Windows Vista. This segment of the article series is an overview of BitLocker…

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Finding Unread E-Mails in Gmail

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Argghhh… another one of these nasty annoyances that can drive you nuts! I expect that most of you have a Gmail-based account. I do too. Having a Gmail account is nice because of the high availability it provides, the fact that I can access it from anywhere in the world (as well as from my…

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Walkthrough for BitLocker on Windows 7

Last Update: Jun 25, 2025

Windows 7 is the next generation of operating system due from Microsoft and it is still set for a planned release for early 2010 which would be three years after the release of Windows Vista. This article is a walkthrough of the steps for enabling BitLocker on your Windows 7 system. [NOTES FROM THE FIELD]…

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Windows 7 Cool Feature – Problem Steps Recorder

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

In Windows 7 (currently in beta), Problem Steps Recorder is a new feature that will record each and every step a user takes and document the entire operation in both screen captures and step-by-step details. It will save the resulting capture in a ZIP file allowing the user to easily send it by e-mail or file share to a support professional. In this article, MVP Daniel Petri will walk you through using this cool tool.

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