Category Archives: Windows Vista
Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista
Microsoft Releases Microsoft Security Essentials (Antivirus)
Finally, after a year-long development phase, Microsoft Security Essentials has been publicly released. If you can’t wait to get your hands on Microsoft’s latest security software, you don’t need to wait any longer.
Installing Telnet Client on Microsoft Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008
Missing the classic telnet.exe (Telnet Client) on Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2? Microsoft removed the Telnet Client starting with Microsoft Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008.
To get it back / install it, use pkgmgr on the Client Operating Systems and ServerManagerCMD on the Server Operating Systems..
Installing Microsoft Windows Vista / Windows 7 from a USB Stick
Today, more and more systems come without a CD / DVDROM (Netbooks, small Notebooks). If i buy a new system, i never equip it with a built-in CD / DVDROM. If i need to boot such a system from a ROM Media, i always attach one using USB. Or whenever possible, i put the content of the media on a memory card like an USB stick.
This is a quick tutorial about booting the setup and installing Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 from a USB Stick or a USB Harddisk / Harddrive. This procedure can also be used for other types of memory cards like SD, MMC or XD, as long as the system can be configured to boot from such a device (check out the BIOS bootable devices and boot order). Continue reading