GES on Windows 7

Focusing on Enterprise and OEM Deployment and App Compat Issues

Allowing Standard Users to Install Network Printers on Windows 7 without Prompting for Administrative Credentials

Have you ever wondered if there is a way to allow a Standard Domain User to install network printers...

Date: 07/11/2011

Enabling Printing for DOS Applications within Windows XP Mode VM on Windows 7

You may find that your older DOS Applications will not work when installed on Windows 7. This can be...

Date: 11/30/2010

Debugger Extensions Tips

Windows Debugger Extension Tips. Windows debugger is a powerful tool for diagnosing and examining...

Date: 06/07/2010

The space bar is the new F8 when it comes to WinPE, Vista and Windows 7.

In Windows operating systems starting at Vista or greater and including WinPE you now have an...

Date: 06/02/2010

System Image Recovery – When I have identical drives, how do I know which one to restore to?

The other day we ran into an interesting customer issue.  The customer had 4 identical drives...

Date: 06/02/2010

Two Escalation Engineer positions available. Apply now!

We Are Hiring System Center Escalation Engineer Want to debug the most difficult problems against...

Date: 06/01/2010

Windows 7 introduces a new KMDF 1394 driver.

The Windows 7 1394 has a new default driver. The default binary is 1394OHCI.sys (KMDF) driver....

Date: 05/12/2010

Enable Debugging in WinPE3.0 when booting from a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Server

Steps to enable debugging in WinPE 3.0 when booted from WDS. You will need access to the folder...

Date: 05/11/2010

Year 2038 problem

This is a short blog aimed at bringing together a lot of great content already published by many...

Date: 03/15/2010

Creating an Application Compatibility Shim

If you are trying to run an application that was created for XP or Vista and had problems running in...

Date: 01/22/2010

Set Network Location automation during Windows 7 Audit mode.

When automating installation of Windows 7 and booting to Audit mode you may see the “Set Network...

Date: 12/02/2009

Why won't my notebook resume from sleep for a scheduled task or event?

You may have noticed that after installing Windows 7 on your portable computer, it will no longer...

Date: 10/22/2009

ReadyBoost Changes in Windows 7

ReadyBoost is a feature that was introduced in Windows Vista, allowing a flash memory device (such...

Date: 10/09/2009

DiskPart.exe and managing Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs) in Windows 7

In Windows 7, new commands have been added in DiskPart to allow for the creation and management of...

Date: 10/07/2009

Windows 7 to say Hello World! on October 22nd.

In preparation for the general availability of Windows 7, the OEM team has been preparing a new blog...

Date: 10/06/2009