Windows 7/Vista Tech Articles

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Windows 7/Vista Tech Articles
(from Microsoft unless otherwise noted)

Processes/Services/ Drivers/Startups Disaster Recovery/Backups Troubleshooting/Monitoring Service Packs/Updates/Installs
Startup/Shutdown Command Window/Scripting File System/Formats/Disk Login
Network Remote Access CD/DVD Video
Scheduler Printing/Queues Macintosh Services Foreign Languages
Registry Security Internals Misc/Other/General

System Processes/Services/Drivers/Startups

Vista Services Guide (by Steve Sinchak)

Disaster Recovery/Backups

Windows Vista Repair Options (by John Barnett)

Repair Install for Vista (by Brink)

Dealing with corrupt user profiles in Vista (by Aaron Tiensivu)

Troubleshooting/Monitoring

Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled

Service Packs/Updates/Installs

Deploying Windows Vista

Vista Hardware Planning Guide

Can You Upgrade to Vista? (from extremetech.com)

How to uninstall Vista SP1

How to Create a Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD (by Brink)

File System/Formats/Disk

Windows GPT Partition FAQ

Using GParted to Resize Your Windows Vista Partition (from howtogeek.com)

Login

How to enable CTRL-ALT-DEL for login on Windows XP or later

You receive a "The User Profile Service failed the logon” error message

Fix a corrupted user profile

Network

How to determine and to recover from Winsock2 corruption in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP and Vista

Troubleshoot Vista network and Internet connection problems

Troubleshoot and Resolve Windows Vista Network Problems (from softpedia.com)

Scheduler

Vista Home Versions save user credentials only for the current session

Foreign Languages

Windows Vista may not use the correct keyboard layout when you connect a USB keyboard to the computer

Security

New Security Features in Windows Vista

Vista’s UAC: 8 ways how to elevate an application to run it with Administrator rights (from 4sysops.com)

Internals

Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 1 (by Mark Russinovich)

Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 2 (by Mark Russinovich)

Inside the Windows Vista Kernel: Part 3 (by Mark Russinovich)

Misc/Other/General

Customizing The System Restore Options in Vista (from pctipsbox.com)

Applications that have earned the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo or the "Works with Windows Vista" logo

Windows Vista FAQ (by Paul Thurrott)

Windows Vista Editions

Windows Vista - Compare Editions

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