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Ask 404TS: How do I find out a Windows 7 Password and other passwords?

Jason — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:47 +0000

An interesting question has come up in the 404 Tech Support forums that I have answered to the best of my abilities. It expands on several topics that I've discussed before such as using Kon-Boot to get logged into the machine (or other means), viewing saved passwords in browsers, and circumventing some security measures by using the target hard drive as a secondary hard drive in a second system. Having a legitimate reason, I hope this information is useful to Ajay, who originally asked this question.

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Windows 7 Is Coming!

Jason — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:43:19 +0000

Windows 7 is set to be released October 22nd.Be prepared by running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. This 6.3 MB download can install on your computer and check devices and programs for potential problems with upgrading to Windows 7 if you didn't install the Beta/Release Client to test for yourself. After running it on my Windows Server 2008 box, it looks like I'll need to update the driver for my NIC and my Canon LiDE scanner drivers. Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (weird) and Stardock Impulse are the only two programs flagged as having potential problems.

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Windows 7 RC Available

Jason — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:53:26 +0000

The Windows 7 RC is now publicly available. Go check it out and get a preview of the next Windows operating system. 32-bit and 64-bit options are available again in multiple languages.

It seems the roll-out of this 3.05 GB iso and product keys is going a little smoother than the Windows 7 beta. It looks like Microsoft has outsourced much of that work to Akamai Technologies. A Java downloader is now being used to smooth out the deployment. It only took me a few minutes to get the full download after signing in with my Live ID.

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A Smorgasbord of SysInternals Tools

Jason — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:39:38 +0000

SysInternals offers a lot of useful tools for Windows computers. These can either add more functionality, work-around different quirks, or gather more information for debugging. This article is divided into two sections. I tried to separate the utilities into General use and IT use. Those in the General use category might have a larger interested [...]

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How to Add Virtual Machines in Server 2008's Hyper-V

Jason — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:03:12 +0000

If you’re running Windows Server 2008, there’s a cool feature that you might not be taking advantage of yet. Microsoft’s answer to VMware’s success is it’s own hypervisor for virtual machines called Hyper-V. Hyper-V is included in Server 08, but you’ll want to run Windows Update before you install the role as there is a [...]

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Windows 7 Public Beta Available

Jason — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:17:18 +0000

The Windows 7 Public Beta is available for download now. Following the Microsoft keynote speech by Steve Ballmer, the Windows 7 Public Beta is available here for preview and testing by the public. I think Microsoft is doing a good job generating hype and publicity for this release to recover from Vista’s marketing failure. We [...]

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