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Windows 7 Anti-Virus Packages
Monday, 18 January 2010 | Jason Slater
After installing Windows 7 on your computer the first thing you should do is install protection software, especially anti-virus and anti-spyware, as base level anti-virus and anti-spyware is not provided as part of the Windows 7 software. Fortunately, a number of solutions are available – many of which are free for home and non-commercial use – these are highlighted in this article.
Quick Tip To Restore Show Desktop On Notepad
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | Jason SlaterI found this quick tip on the Microsoft support website and it is really quite handy. Under Windows XP and on the quick launch toolbar on the taskbar – if the Show Desktop icon disappears (probably due to an over … Read More
Removing WebFldrs from Windows Servers
Tuesday, 8 September 2009 | Jason SlaterI have been working through the software inventory, as reported by SpiceWorks, and noticed two entries for WebFldrs and WebFldrs XP, which is as its name suggests is the Web Folders component for operating systems running Microsoft Windows. From Knowledge … Read More
Computer installation with XP Professional
Friday, 14 August 2009 | Jason SlaterWhen receiving a new computer we always replace the default install the computer was shipped with- with a new build based on the recovery discs. We do this to ensure we know exactly what is on the computer prior to issuing it to an end users. When installing a number of computers it can be useful to list down the configuration points to ensure consistency and to make sure you don’t miss anything important.
These are notes we use for ensuring a consistent install of new computers using the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Platform.
Preparation
- Locate and store recovery CD/DVD
- Locate and keep additional Drivers handy
- Locate the Microsoft Office CD
- Locate additional software required including Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Backup, VPN
- Identify Serial Numbers/License Information/Activation Codes and record them on the log sheet
Dealing with a missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys error under Windows XP
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 | Jason SlaterI talked some time ago about ways of getting round a BSOD on NTFS.SYS with Stop Error 0×024 and a similar message you may experience in Windows XP may be the “Missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys” start error upon boot. If … Read More