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Optimise Windows 7 with SSD drives

Posted on by BoonTee
Jakub at www.klaslo.com has posted a blog on how to optimise Windows 7 when installed on SSD drives. He lists 9 tweaks that

Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise Hotfix Rollup (KB 2775511) is released

Posted on by BoonTee
It appears that Microsoft are now moving towards a new way of deploying service packs. KB 2775511 is a hotfix rollup for

Using DISKPART to create a Bootable USB of Windows 8

Posted on by BoonTee
Windows 8 was released today on MSDN and Technet. It will soon be released publically. With that comes the many GBs of

Error: Cannot connect the computer to the server because either another software installation is in progress, or, the computer has a restart pending.

Posted on by BoonTee
I have been seeing quite a number of systems coming up with this error message when attempting to install the Client

WIM2VHD tool to convert images with support for Windows8 and Server 2012

Posted on by BoonTee
A new tool has been released to quickly convert WIM images into VHD and the new VHDX format. The tool is completely written

HP Laserjet P2035 prints multiple copies of pages on Windows 7

Posted on by BoonTee
I recently resolved a problem which occured on jest about every Laserjet P2035 printer when printing from Windows 7. When

Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running

Posted on by BoonTee
I've noticed this issue cropping up more often recently. When you go to update Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the

Use your iPad as an extra monitor

Posted on by BoonTee
There are a number of programs available to turn your iPad into an external monitor in Windows. The most recent of these was

Fix File Associations following Malware cleanup

Posted on by BoonTee
This scenario has been coming up fairly often recently. A PC becomes infected by a Fake-AV software. MalwareBytes

PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line

Posted on by BoonTee
There is a great 31 part blog post on PowerShell that is in developement (part 23 of 31 at this moment). Everything you