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This is a brief tutorial on the information originally posted at Windows 7 Themes that shows the steps to enable a folder on your Windows 7 system that will allow you to quickly access many Windows 7 administrative functions and configuration settings all from one place. The steps to do this are pretty straightforward; you create a new folder by right clicking wherever you want to create it and choose the NEW FOLDER option from the context menu. From there you would right-click on the newly created folder and select the RENAME option and copy and paste the following (exactly as is) as the new name for the folder. GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} The properties of the folder show that it is still a file folder once the folder is renamed as listed above. Once the renaming action is complete you will be able to access the full list of items as shown below, all from this single folder. Action Center Change Customer Experience Improvement Program settings Change User Account...

by Jason Zandri Image-based deployments of Windows 7 and prior desktop operating systems like XP Profession and Windows Vista are done to streamline the roll out process and to better allow small to large businesses as well as OEM manufactures the ability to quickly build and deploy their systems in an assembly line fashion. After installing an operating system on reference system and setting it up with specific settings and configuring other applications they would leverage an imaging solution to capture an image based on a sector-by-sector copy of the reference computer. Sector-by-sector copying can be effective in only so many scenarios and has a number of limitations. Imaging systems with tools available in Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 that leverage image-based installations allow for easier initial setup, overall system deployment, and an improvement to image storage and management. Read my entire article online at the Petri IT Knowledgebase Technorati Tags: 70-68...

A MUST READ for anyone that uses Facebook, Twitter and / or LinkedIn. These sites are without a doubt very popular and very useful when used with care and thoughtfulness with respect to computer system security and data / information confidentiality. The popularity of social networking sites has increased at astonishing levels. There is no arguing the usefulness of sites such as Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn .  They can be used for professional networking and job searches, as a means to increase sales revenue, as a tool to keep the public informed of safety and other issues or as a way to reconnect with friends from way-back-when. However, as with any new tool or application, it is always important to keep a close watch on its security implications.  Each of these tools comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk. This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to hel...

Windows 7 has been released with a number of different editions of the operating system much in the same fashion as Windows Vista. With Windows 2000 Professional which was built off of the NT kernel technology that grew from Windows NT, there was just that release of Windows 2000 with respect to a client operating system aimed at the corporate environment. There were three versions of Windows 2000 Server that were released but these were designated for servers and workstations over desktop or laptop use. Windows XP released with a Home Version and a Professional Version with Home being targeted for the end user / consumer field and Professional being targeted for corporate environments. When Windows Vista released there were a number of versions that were made available for both consumers and corporate customers. Read the full article via Windows 7 Features Offered on each Edition of Windows 7 Technorati Tags: 70-680 Windows 7 , Windows 7 , MCTS , MCITP

by Jason Zandri Windows 7 has been released by Microsoft as the successor to Windows Vista and prior to that Windows XP. In most cases, consumers purchased their computers and notebook systems with Windows XP Home Edition preinstalled and then later when Vista was released they bought systems with Vista Home Basic or Home Premium installed. Some may have otherwise opted to have Windows Vista Ultimate installed. There were other versions of Windows XP and Vista that were aimed at the commercial computer space much like what we have today in Windows 7. This article will be an overview of some of the system requirements and included features of Windows 7 Starter Edition. Read the full article via Windows 7 Starter Edition Technorati Tags: 70-680 Windows 7 , Windows 7 , Starter Edition , MCTS

by Jason Zandri Windows 7 has recently been released from Microsoft as the newest desktop operating system available for computer users. Most end users will either purchase their system with Windows 7 pre-installed or will have an existing system running either Windows Vista or Windows XP and they will upgrade to Windows 7. The main difference is the completion of that upgrade task. Read the entire article - Performing a clean install of Windows 7 Technorati Tags: 70-680 Windows 7 , free , install , MCTS , MCITP , Perform a clean installation , training , Windows 7

Author : Greg Shultz Greg Shultz walks through the steps of setting up Windows XP system to dual boot with Windows 7 Read the entire article @ TechRepublic   Technorati Tags: Dual boot , multi boot , Windows 7 , training , install , Setting up Windows 7 in a dual or multi boot configuration