77 Windows 7 Tips

[Ian]

The latest Technet newsletter has an interesting article which features 77 short tips for those upgrading to Windows 7. For the casual user, it gives a good guide to some of the interesting things you can do in Windows 7 that you may not have known about:

1. Pick Your Edition. Most business users do not need the more expensive Ultimate Edition; stick with Professional unless you specifically need BitLocker.
2. Upgrading? Go 64-bit. As the second major Windows release to fully support 64-bit, the x64 architecture has definitely arrived on the desktop. Don't buy new 32-bit hardware unless it's a netbook.
3. Use Windows XP Mode. Yes, it's only an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of WinXP—but it's an embedded Virtual PC with a full copy of Windows XP! This is the first profoundly intelligent use of desktop virtualization we've seen—and a great way to move to Windows 7 without giving up full Windows XP compatibility.
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You can read the full list here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx

 

[clifford_cooley]

That was a perfect run through of Windows 7

 

[Cookieman]

Well spotted Ian, a great article worth reading.

 

[draceena]

It says 77 tips but I only see 63 listed. Great article otherwise

 

[clifford_cooley]

It says 77 tips but I only see 63 listed. Great article otherwise

I thought the same thing to until I noticed the last few numbers half way the article with the "Windows Logo + keys"

 

[Veedaz]

Great post Ian, thank you :top:

 

[draceena]

LOL, thanks for pointing that out Clifford, theres a image that I need to print and stick to my wall,

 

[Ken]

Great list. I have a number of friends and clients that will be migrating before the end of the year and there were some items in this list that I will add to my deployment plan. Thanks!

 

[catilley1092]

Windows 7 - 77 Windows 7 Tips

I was doing some reading this morning, and thought I'd post this article to share. In it are instructions for deploying, maintaining, and how to choose the right edition of Windows 7 for your needs.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx

There is plenty of good, solid advice here for every Windows 7 user. Including installing from USB rather than DVD.

Enjoy & Learn!

Cat

 

[clifford_cooley]

I thought I remembered seeing this before, so I went looking through the old threads.

https://www.w7forums.com/77-windows-7-tips-t1649.html

Good time for a bump though.

 

[Ducarmel]

Great Tips, we need for windows 7, thx for sharing

 

[courageous999]

This very supportive for all, thanks Ian!

 

[moses21]

Thanks for the effort of sharing it. This would really help

 

[Hamzan]

Even though this was made a long time ago, it's very useful for consumers. Thank you for sharing this information with us. Really supportive.

 

[Xavier George]

Thanks - good stuff. Very useful!!!

 

[ermba7]

Even after all this time, still useful ...... a job well done and well appreciated !