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• My Favorite Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

  The following list of Windows 7 enhancements I find especially useful. After searching for their official names, I realized there are quite a few Windows 7 Features that I haven't even tried yet. Play To, Snipping Tool, and Sticky Notes sound pretty... Posted Feb 03 2010, 11:36 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: 7, Windows, Software, Tricks, Tips

• Create A Windows Right-Click Context Menu Shell Integration Item

  I just installed Notepad++ on my win7 box and despite checking the 'Context Menu Entry' option during setup it fails to appear when I right-click files. It's easy enough to add yourself (on Windows 7, XP or Vista) with a few registry entries... Posted Nov 10 2009, 10:53 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Vista, Software, XP, Registry, Win7

• Windows 7 Juniper Remote Desktop Error

  If you use Juniper and you've recently upgraded to Windows 7, you might receive the following error: Windows Terminal Server Proxy. An internal state error has occurred. The remote session will be disconnected. Your local computer might be low on... Posted Oct 27 2009, 03:31 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Error, 7, Windows, Software, RDP, Juniper, Remote Desktop

• Windows 7 Domain Client Login Error

  I added my Win7 laptop to my new domain and was prompted to reboot. After restarting, I entered my domain credentials and my logon failed with the following error: "The security database on the server does not have a computer for this workstation... Posted Oct 25 2009, 11:17 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Error, 7, Windows, Software, Networking, Domain

• Windows 7 SSD Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) 0x0000007b

  I've got a Lenovo Thinkpad T61p running Windows 7 on a newly installed G.Skill Falcon 128MB SSD. If that wasn't cutting edge enough, I was trying to run triple monitors while it was docked in a Lenovo Advanced Dock with a PNY Quadro FX 570 PCI... Posted Aug 24 2009, 05:33 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Hardware, BSOD, SSD

• Asus Eee PC 1000HE Windows 7 Installation

  Asus Eee PC 1000HE Windows 7 Installation Update BIOS - I first updated the BIOS from Windows XP. They say updating the BIOS improves video quality at the expense of turning the Dolby surround sound to regular stereo. Sounds good to me, unfortunately... Posted Aug 20 2009, 08:39 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Hardware, Software, 1000HE, Asus

• Thinkpad T61p G.Skill Falcon 128GB SSD Installation

  With the release of Windows 7 available on MSDN, I decided to upgrade to a solid state disk to really bring my Lenovo laptop up-to-date. I went with the G.Skill Falcon 128GB SSD from NewEgg because of the price, favorable reviews, and the fact that it... Posted Aug 12 2009, 08:30 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Hardware, SSD

• Set Default OS for Windows XP/Vista/7 Dual Boot

  Let's say you've installed Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 on separate partitions. During the boot process you'll see the following choices: Earlier Version of Windows, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista Now let's say your beta... Posted Jun 25 2009, 11:15 AM by Matt Williamson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Vista, Software, XP, Boot

• Asus Eee PC 1000HE Review

  Happy birthday me, and a big thanks to my lovely lady! My Asus 1000HE netbook was finally delivered yesterday and I've been playing with it almost non-stop. Overall, it's exactly what I thought it would be and I'm very satisfied with it. I'd... Posted Feb 28 2009, 05:48 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: 7, Windows, Hardware, Software, Netbook

• Renew a GoDaddy SSL Certificate in IIS 7

  At some point your SSL certificate will expire, as mine just has after 1 year. Your credit card was most likely billed a renewal fee, and your certificate was renewed automatically, but you're not done yet. You need to re-issue your certificate from... Posted Sep 26 2008, 08:27 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: 7, GoDaddy, SSL, Certificate, IIS

• Publish a .NET 3.5 Website to Windows Server 2008 IIS 7

  Install the Web Server Role In Role Services, select ASP.NET and continue. Install the .NET 3.5 Framework On your webserver, install the .NET 3.5 framework . Publish Your Application In Visual Studio, publish your web project to a local folder, like on... Posted Jun 18 2008, 07:42 PM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: 7, Server, Windows, IIS, Software, SQL, ASP.NET, 3.5, .NET

• Install a GoDaddy SSL Certificate on IIS 7

  Enable Re-key on your Certificate If you have a new certificate, you can probably key it immediately, but if you're using an existing certificate you need to contact GoDaddy Customer Support and ask them to allow you to re-key your certificate. They... Posted Jun 05 2008, 02:41 PM by Matt Williamson with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: 7, GoDaddy, SSL, IIS

• Creating a Custom Favicon

  The favicon is the little image that appears in the address bar of your web browser. Community Server comes with a default favicon (the tree-man icon) in the web root directory. To use your own, just replace the default with an icon named favicon.ico... Posted Oct 16 2007, 10:29 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Community Server, Internet Explorer, 7, IE, Favicon, FireFox, 2.0

• IE 7 Prompt - Do you want to display the nonsecure items?

  I've switched back to Internet Explorer after setting up Exchange 2007 because OWA runs with the most features only on IE 7. On the plus side, I think it looks better than FireFox in Vista, but I still think it's slightly slower. There's usually... Posted Oct 01 2007, 10:16 AM by Matt Williamson with | with no comments Filed under: Internet Explorer, prompt, 7, IE, setting