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Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:39 AM

12 common Windows 7 problems solved

Nice posting from the guys and gals at TechRadar UK 12 common Windows 7 problems solved | News | TechRadar UK The post covers: The hanging at 62% during upgrade from Windows Vista – which i mentioned yesterday DVD drive not found Fix Aero problems using
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:59 AM

Fixit available for - Upgrade stops responding (hangs) at 62% when you upgrade to Windows 7

If that’s the case for you then there is a new Microsoft Fix it solution available    a.button { background: url(/library/images/support/KBGraphics/PUBLIC/cn/FixItButton.jpg) no-repeat 0 0; width: 139px; height: 56px; display:block; cursor:pointer;
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:51 AM

More free content from the Microsoft Learning Windows 7 Portal

Back in April i posted about the 5 free chapters from Windows 7 books via Microsoft Press.  Well yesterday they announced that you are now able to Download ten free Windows 7 chapters over at the Microsoft Learning Windows 7 Portal   From Windows
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Friday, October 30, 2009 9:58 AM

The Best Of - Windows 7 guide – Gizmodo

I have been thinking of creating a list of all the great Windows 7 guide type content but looks like Gizmodo has beaten me to it with Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of - Windows 7 guide – Gizmodo Covering content from Gizmodo 's official eight-chapter mega-guide
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:34 AM

10 great Windows 7 Tips and tricks videos from CNet

These are 10 great videos from cnet TV .   The top videos cover (plus some links to Windows help and how-to content) How to make a Windows 7 system repair disc Fix Ethernet driver problems in Windows 7 Using the Problem Steps recorder in Windows
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:48 PM

Windows 7: The Next Generation of Customer Support

Saw this great article on Microsoft Press pass: Windows 7: The Next Generation of Customer Support: Automated diagnostics, new online forums, and “Fix its” in Windows 7 help customers help themselves. “Traditional live support via the phone, e-mail and
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:57 AM

Free e-book: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips

Anything free is good? so this e-book from Microsoft press looks something worthwhile for anyone trying to troubleshoot Windows 7 Microsoft Press : Free e-book: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips “Mitch Tulloch, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM

Download Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7

If you want to be able to display and read the Windows help files , those that have a .hlp extension then you will need to install Download details: WinHlp32.exe for Windows 7 . “Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:50 AM

Windows 7 Second demo videos – Shake & Snap

I love these quick (in 7 seconds) demos of some of the Windows 7 features Shake Snap See more Windows 7 Videos Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Snap , Shake
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Monday, October 26, 2009 11:01 AM

Need some help with Windows 7?

You may be new to Windows 7 and need some help and assistance getting started with our latest operating system so we have created a  new Windows 7 Help and How-to web site which will help you get the most out of Windows 7.  There are literally
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:18 PM

11 great new articles on Windows.Microsoft.Com available as XPS / PDF download

To accompany some of the new content on Windows.Microsoft.Com we have them available as either XPS or PDF downloads. just click on the links in the right hand corner   Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:54 PM

Microsoft Help and Support site gets a makeover

Like the new cleaner Microsoft Help and Support site, i think it does a great job of helping to call out the most current and popular requests that our customers have when they need support.   What do you think, let us know?   Rob Technorati
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:14 AM

Download Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 2

Version 2 of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor has just been made available at Download details: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor   (8.3Mb) “… the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:00 PM

Deleting windows.old in Windows 7

Spurred on my Roberts post I thought I would explain how to delete the windows.old  folder in windows 7 as the KB article he discusses is for Windows Vista:   Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Disk Cleanup
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:43 AM

Accessibility in Windows 7 step by step training guide

These are really useful and easy to use step-by-step training documents for using the accessibility features in Windows 7 and other Microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer, Outlook, Word and earlier versions of Windows operating systems see the
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