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If you are looking for some themes for your version of Windows, be sure to check out the repository that Microsoft has. Some themes are available from the Microsoft Store, but there are a lot available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop-themes-94880287-6046-1d35-6d2f-35dee759701e There are themes available for Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 11.
At work we are kind of slow to adopt new technology. I’d like to move faster, but the general idea seems to be that if it isn’t broken, then leave it alone. We just moved to Windows 7 last year for a bunch of our users, and one of their biggest complaints was about the …
I know that the world is moving on to Windows 8, but I’m still learning lots in Windows 7. One of the “new” features is the taskbar preview. This is when you hover over an item in your taskbar, and you see a preview thumbnail of the program that is running. I find it kind …
If you work at a company with a more than a few computers, you are probably familiar with Terminal Services or Remote Desktop Connections. This is a way to connect to computers (workstations/desktops/servers) from another computer and control them as if you are in front of them. With Windows XP, Vista, and 7, the consumer …
Recently at work we installed Windows 7 Professional on our first PC. The user has one piece of software that won’t run in Vista or 7, so we are using Windows XP Mode. I was logged in as administrator and had everything working fine, but when the other user logged in, the Windows XP Mode …
I’ve had a draft for 21 months with these links in it, but never posted it… I know that people are moving away from Windows XP, skipping over Vista, and heading to Windows 7, but these are still some good links. You’ve probably had the opportunity to reinstall Windows on a computer and then go …
Jeff Alexander has some great instructions on how to setup a USB flash drive so that you can install Windows 7 from it. I wonder if the same instructions work for XP and/or Vista…?