Windows 7 Questions


cannot access using cisco vpn from win7 laptop to anything on the iseries
win7 laptop i take home to be able to get on our network to resolve issues away from work. everything works great except anything related to getting to the iseries. it tries but comes back with an iseries firewall or timeout message. cannot telnet either from a cmd prompt as it tries to go through [...]

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2010  7:03 PM
Cisco VPN, HTTP, iSeries, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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5 pts.

Can I connect two Windows 7 machines via wifi with no router?
Can I connect two windows 7 machines together via wifi without using a router? I need to copy files both ways and the only connections in common on both machines are wifi 802.11 N.

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2010  3:55 PM
Routers, Wifi, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Wireless networking, Wireless routers
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485 pts.

Outlook Exchange 2003 connect Vista Win 7
I am trying to get either of my new laptops, Vista and Win7 to connect with mySBS Exchange Server 2003. Can you provide any assistance?

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2010  4:19 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, SBS 2003, Small Business Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Vista
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15 pts.

Help logging into my Windows 7 machine
I cannot log in to my Windows 7 machine. Is there a method to undo my last registry settings without logging into the machine as I cannot in regular mode or safe mode. I have other machines on my network and can burn a disk to boot to.

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2011  1:50 PM
Login error, Registry settings, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Login
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16,755 pts.

Major differences between Outlook 2007 and 2010?
What are the major differences between Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010? Is there a need to upgrade if we just did last year? We have Windows 7 on the desktop and office 2007. If there are big differences, we will want to upgrade. Is there a matrix somewhere? I could not locate one.

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2012  1:46 PM
Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, Outlook Upgrade, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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16,755 pts.

Pushing out Office 2007 via group policy
How can I push out Office 2007 via group policy to my Windows 7 users? I have the installation disk and our corporate serial number. I do not want to have to manually install this across the board. Please help me automate my roll out!

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  9:15 PM
Group Policy, Office 2007, Office 2007 deployment, Software installation, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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16,755 pts.

Can I downgrade from SP1 on Windows 7 to no SP?
Can I downgrade from SP1 on Windows 7 back to no SP? I had much better performance then. Is there a reason for this? I have 4 gb memory and I am running a 64bit operating system.

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  9:08 PM
64-bit (x64), Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 SP1
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16,755 pts.

Backup and Recovery Of Hard Drive in Windows 7
Im wondering if someone can help with the following question? I would like to take a backup of the computer in its working state after windows 7 has been installed and then have a backup on a dvd that a user can then boot from the bios and click just a few simple buttons that [...]

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  7:38 PM
Backup, Backup and recovery software, Windows 7, windows 7 backup, Windows 7 in 2010
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15 pts.

PST files from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007
How do you transfer the outlook 2000 .pst file into outlook 2007?

Answer Question   |  October 23, 2011  10:35 AM
.PST files, .PST migration, Outlook, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2007, Outlook Upgrade, PST folders, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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15 pts.

Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2007
I currently have Office 2000 running under Windows XP. I plan to buy a new pc with Windows 7 and Office 2007. Will the new version of Outlook read my existing Outlook 2000 .pst file? This file has reached 2Gb and is causing a problem in Outlook 2000. Some blogs say I will need to [...]

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2012  9:02 AM
Office 2007, Office 2007 deployment, Outlook, Outlook 2000, Outlook 2007, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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15 pts.

Cannot Save Document In Microsoft Word 2003
I back up my files with Carbonite. Recently, I have noticed that I cannot save documents useing Microsoft Office,particularly Word 2003. Also, I cannot add anything to an original document. Can someone offer an solution?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2010  5:30 PM
Microsoft Office, Office 2003, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Word 2003
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10 pts.

Help with perl script to add information to AD user profile
I need to use Perl script to create a script that will add some information to an active directory users profile. The client is on Windows 7 and the AD server is 2003. Where can I find script examples? Can someone help?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2010  2:07 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory User Profiles, Perl, Scripting, Scripting languages, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
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16,755 pts.

My Windows 7 machine is infected. How do I track down IPs?
My Windows 7 machine is infected. How can I tell what IPs my machine is connected to and what it is transmitting or has transmitted? Do I need to change all of my passwords and credit card numbers?

Answer Question   |  July 25, 2010  6:26 PM
IP address, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 security
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16,755 pts.

Decrease hard drive use by system restore on Windows 7 laptop?
Is there a way to decrease the size of the hard drive that my system restore uses on my Windows 7 laptop? I need all the space I can get right now. I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot and disable it but can I make it take up less of a footprint?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2011  2:09 PM
Hard drive space, System Restore, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 System Restore
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16,755 pts.

deskjet 1180c printer driver for windows 7
Hi, i am unable to install the driver for my deskjet 1180c printer driver on windows 7 OS, has HP got any support to install the drivers for deskjet 1180c printer for windows 7 ?. I have browsed through support & drivers at hp website but they have not yet released the driver for this [...]

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2010  5:40 AM
HP Printer, HP Printer Drivers, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 Printing
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5 pts.

Can I inject drivers for proprietary hardware into my Windows 7 installation disks?
Can I inject drivers for proprietary hardware into my Windows 7 installation disks so I do not need to copy the files after the install? Can the devices be configured and the drivers installed automatically when the device is plugged into the machine?

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  7:56 PM
Drivers, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 installation, Windows installation
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Group policies to assign to Windows 7 versus Windows XP
What new group policies can I assign to a Windows 7 machine vs. a Windows XP machine? Any good administrative features for locking down the machines? Will I have to upgrade my schema from a Windows Server 2003 AD network?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  2:06 PM
Active Directory, Windows 7, Windows 7 Group Policy, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP Group Policy
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Can I upgrade from Vista Professional to Windows 7?
Can I upgrade from Windows Vista Professional to Windows 7? Is it a safe upgrade path or am I better off backing up my files, formatting, doing a clean install and restoring? I do not want to lose any files or applications.

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  2:01 PM
Vista, Windows 7, Windows 7 deployment, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 migration, Windows Vista migration
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16,755 pts.

Can’t access files or resources on my Windows Server 2003 from my Windows 7 machine
When connecting to my Windows Server 2003 from my Windows 7 machine (we are on the same domain), I cannot see any files or resources on the machine and I am told it is not accessible. Using a Windows XP machine with the same username and password, I can access it. What could be preventing [...]

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2011  7:42 PM
Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 connectivity, Windows Server 2003 error messages
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250 pts.

Multiple OSes showing up in boot menu
When booting up Windows 7 it shows 2 other operating systems on the boot menu including Windows XP and another Windows 7. Only the first option for Windows 7 does anything. How can I remove these options and why are they there?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2010  7:40 PM
Boot manager, Operating systems, Windows 7, Windows 7 Booting, Windows 7 in 2010
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16,755 pts.