Open IT Forum: Windows 7 Security – Differences? Shortcomings?
What are some of the additions or improvements with Windows 7 that you’ve been enjoying or looking forward to? Are there improvements you’d still like to see, or feel are lacking? Share your Windows 7 security insight and opinion, and we’ll share 50 knowledge points!
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| March 27, 2011 5:28 PM
Open IT Forum, Security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows 7 security update, Windows Security, Windows security updates
What are some of the additions or improvements with Windows 7 that you’ve been enjoying or looking forward to? Are there improvements you’d still like to see, or feel are lacking? Share your Windows 7 security insight and opinion, and we’ll share 50 knowledge points!
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| March 27, 2011 5:28 PM
Open IT Forum, Security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows 7 security update, Windows Security, Windows security updates
Administrative function capabilities in Windows 7 and Windows server 2008
What types of administrative functions can I automate on a Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 domain using Powershell scripts? Can I create applications that will allow junior admins to create users with the fields we need filled in mandatory? Can I integrate these features with a website so the work can be done remotely?
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| March 24, 2011 9:00 PM
PowerShell, PowerShell Scripts, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Domain
What types of administrative functions can I automate on a Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 domain using Powershell scripts? Can I create applications that will allow junior admins to create users with the fields we need filled in mandatory? Can I integrate these features with a website so the work can be done remotely?
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| March 24, 2011 9:00 PM
PowerShell, PowerShell Scripts, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server 2008 Domain
Preventing Windows mobile device center from working on Windows 7 laptops
Can we prevent the Windows mobile device center from working on Windows 7 laptops?
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| March 25, 2011 8:53 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile Device, Windows Mobile Device Center
Can we prevent the Windows mobile device center from working on Windows 7 laptops?
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| March 25, 2011 8:53 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile Device, Windows Mobile Device Center
How can domain Windows XP or Windows 7 clients report issues?
How can domain Windows XP or Windows 7 clients report issues to an administrator?
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| March 24, 2011 8:52 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
How can domain Windows XP or Windows 7 clients report issues to an administrator?
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| March 24, 2011 8:52 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
Uninstalling flash from connected domain computers running Windows 7 Enterprise
Can we uninstall flash on a bunch of connected domain computers running Windows 7 Enterprise? Can this be done as a group policy to remove it on login or even instantly?
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| March 25, 2011 8:44 PM
Domain Administration, Flash, Group Policy, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Group Policy
Can we uninstall flash on a bunch of connected domain computers running Windows 7 Enterprise? Can this be done as a group policy to remove it on login or even instantly?
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| March 25, 2011 8:44 PM
Domain Administration, Flash, Group Policy, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Group Policy
Using bluetooth to log into Windows 7 machines
If users have bluetooth on their mobile devices and on their laptops, can we use their mobile devices to securely log them in to their laptops running Windows 7?
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| August 10, 2011 8:40 PM
Bluetooth, Bluetooth Devices, Mobile access, Mobile security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security
If users have bluetooth on their mobile devices and on their laptops, can we use their mobile devices to securely log them in to their laptops running Windows 7?
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| August 10, 2011 8:40 PM
Bluetooth, Bluetooth Devices, Mobile access, Mobile security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security
Windows 7 rights
Dear Sir, How to give c drive full control rights for Domain user in windows 7
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| November 2, 2011 11:08 AM
C drive, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
Dear Sir, How to give c drive full control rights for Domain user in windows 7
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| November 2, 2011 11:08 AM
C drive, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
Adding NICs to my machine to run VMs from my Windows 7 computer
If I want to run multiple VMs from my Windows 7 computer, I will need 6 NICs. How can I add 6 NICs to my machine? Are there ethernet banks or a single PCI card with lots of ports?
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| March 24, 2011 1:56 PM
NIC, NIC Ports, PCI, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
If I want to run multiple VMs from my Windows 7 computer, I will need 6 NICs. How can I add 6 NICs to my machine? Are there ethernet banks or a single PCI card with lots of ports?
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| March 24, 2011 1:56 PM
NIC, NIC Ports, PCI, Virtual machine manager, Virtual Machines, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
Windows 7 backup without software purchase
How can I backup my entire Windows 7 system for disaster recovery without buying any software?
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| March 31, 2011 1:54 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, windows 7 backup, Windows Backup
How can I backup my entire Windows 7 system for disaster recovery without buying any software?
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| March 31, 2011 1:54 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, windows 7 backup, Windows Backup
Getting an error from client’s Outlook in Windows 7
We are getting this error on one Windows 7 client’s Outlook: “Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.” How can we fix it?
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| March 25, 2011 1:39 PM
Outlook error messages, Outlook Errors, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
We are getting this error on one Windows 7 client’s Outlook: “Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window.” How can we fix it?
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| March 25, 2011 1:39 PM
Outlook error messages, Outlook Errors, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration
Testing for Windows 7 migration
We are moving from Windows XP to Windows 7. What do I need to test before starting out pilot program?
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| March 26, 2011 1:36 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 migration, Windows installation, Windows Upgrades, Windows XP
We are moving from Windows XP to Windows 7. What do I need to test before starting out pilot program?
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| March 26, 2011 1:36 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 migration, Windows installation, Windows Upgrades, Windows XP
Why does Internet Explorer 9 crash on certain web pages?
I recently upgraded from Internet Explorer 8 to 9 on a Dell Vostro 230 desktop but the new browser crashes on certain sites (eg. MSN.com, Yahoo.com and some others). The error message reads “Internet Explore has stopped working …A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you [...]
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| April 18, 2013 6:15 PM
IE 9, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Professional
I recently upgraded from Internet Explorer 8 to 9 on a Dell Vostro 230 desktop but the new browser crashes on certain sites (eg. MSN.com, Yahoo.com and some others). The error message reads “Internet Explore has stopped working …A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you [...]
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| April 18, 2013 6:15 PM
IE 9, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Professional
Interacting with file system on virtual machine from Windows 7
I want to be able to interact with the file system on a virtual machine from my Windows 7 desktop. How can I do this?
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| March 18, 2011 7:41 PM
Virtual Machine File System, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 desktop, Windows Virtualization
I want to be able to interact with the file system on a virtual machine from my Windows 7 desktop. How can I do this?
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| March 18, 2011 7:41 PM
Virtual Machine File System, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 desktop, Windows Virtualization
Setting up DYNDNS with Windows 7
How can I set up DYNDNS with my Windows 7 desktop to automatically update my host name to DNS address?
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| March 17, 2011 7:39 PM
DNS, DNS management, DNS server, DYNDNS, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 desktop
How can I set up DYNDNS with my Windows 7 desktop to automatically update my host name to DNS address?
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| March 17, 2011 7:39 PM
DNS, DNS management, DNS server, DYNDNS, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 desktop
Setting up administrative access in Windows 7
We have two groups of users. Execs and end users in a Windows Server 2003 domain. We want the execs to have full administrative access on the Windows 7 desktops. We want the end users not to have admin access. How can we set this up?
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| March 17, 2011 7:36 PM
Administrator account, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
We have two groups of users. Execs and end users in a Windows Server 2003 domain. We want the execs to have full administrative access on the Windows 7 desktops. We want the end users not to have admin access. How can we set this up?
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| March 17, 2011 7:36 PM
Administrator account, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
Resoting GRUB bootloader for Windows 7/Ubuntu 10.10
Is there a way to restore GRUB bootloader for Windows 7/Ubuntu 10.10 Dual Boot System?
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| March 18, 2011 7:19 PM
Dual Boot, GRUB, Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Configuration
Is there a way to restore GRUB bootloader for Windows 7/Ubuntu 10.10 Dual Boot System?
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| March 18, 2011 7:19 PM
Dual Boot, GRUB, Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Configuration
How to change compatibility options for an exe file in a batch file on Windows 7?
Is there a way to change the compatibility options on an executable file in a batch file? I’d like to be able to set it to run as “xp sp2″ or run as administrator. Is there a way to do that?
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| March 17, 2011 6:25 PM
.exe, Batch files, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Batch Files, Windows XP SP2
Is there a way to change the compatibility options on an executable file in a batch file? I’d like to be able to set it to run as “xp sp2″ or run as administrator. Is there a way to do that?
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| March 17, 2011 6:25 PM
.exe, Batch files, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows Batch Files, Windows XP SP2
Mapping network drives in Windows 7
when i map network drive on windows 7 but shared application very very slowly open
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| March 14, 2011 1:12 PM
Network mapping, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Networking
when i map network drive on windows 7 but shared application very very slowly open
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| March 14, 2011 1:12 PM
Network mapping, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Networking
Windows 7 Restoration Features
Does Microsoft provide any registry repair software or virus recovery software to repair critical Windows components that may be damaged or missing? Or am I missing the obvious ones like SFC, CHKDSK, etc.? The reason I ask is because I will encounter issues that are being caused by changes made in the registry by a [...]
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| June 14, 2011 4:07 PM
CHKDSK, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Professional
Does Microsoft provide any registry repair software or virus recovery software to repair critical Windows components that may be damaged or missing? Or am I missing the obvious ones like SFC, CHKDSK, etc.? The reason I ask is because I will encounter issues that are being caused by changes made in the registry by a [...]
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| June 14, 2011 4:07 PM
CHKDSK, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 Professional
Disabling automatic sharing of the root of the C drive in Windows 7
Is it possible to disable the automatic sharing of the root of the C drive on all Windows 7 desktops? This is a huge security risk in my book. Suggestions if not? Reasons for not? How can I disable it?
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| March 8, 2011 8:14 PM
C drive, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows 7 security software
Is it possible to disable the automatic sharing of the root of the C drive on all Windows 7 desktops? This is a huge security risk in my book. Suggestions if not? Reasons for not? How can I disable it?
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| March 8, 2011 8:14 PM
C drive, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 security, Windows 7 security software
