Microsoft Office Word 2007 Tip: How to Avoid Printing a Document Properties Sheet
November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Details: In Microsoft Office Word 2007, if an additional sheet of paper is printed with document properties specific to the file that you are printing then do the following to remedy the issue. Resolution: 1. Open Microsoft Office Word 2007 then click on the Microsoft Office button then “Word Options” 2. Select “Display” in the [...]
A Procedure for Slipstreaming Windows XP SP3
April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Purpose: Slipstream (integrate) Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) onto a base (or previous service pack) version of Windows XP (Home or Professional). Note: In order to ensure success with the slipstream process please perform all steps within this post on a computer running Windows XP (Home or Professional). Otherwise, as of April 27, 2008, [...]
Create a Bootable Windows Vista Installation USB Flash Drive (UFD)
February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Prerequisites: 1. Obtain a Windows Vista product DVD (any edition) 2. Purchase a USB Flash Drive (UFD) with a storage capacity of 4.0GB or more 3. Install Windows Vista on a local computer. Alternatively, you may boot from the Windows Vista product DVD and utilize the command prompt from the recovery console to format the [...]
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008
February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 is now available for download from Microsoft’s Download Center. It was released on February 21, 2008. The previous version Windows AIK was released over a year ago on February 13, 2007. The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate [...]
Users are Now Required to Enter a Password Hint During the Initial Setup of Windows Vista SP1
February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“Users are now required to enter a password hint during the initial setup of Windows Vista SP1. This change was made based on feedback from top PC manufactures that many customers frequently do not remember their password and because the administrator account is turned off by default on Windows Vista, these users do not have [...]
Switching Between Mac OS X and Windows Vista: Incorrect Display of System Date and Time
November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
If you have recently starting using both Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) and Windows Vista via bootcamp on your Intel-based Mac, then you may have noticed the incorrect display of the system date and time when switching between operating systems. After switching between OSes, if you don’t maintain an active internet connection, then you may [...]
Changing the Default Save Option in Microsoft Office 2007 Applications
June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For Microsoft Word 2007 1. Open Microsoft Word, then click on the “Office Button” (located on the upper-left hand corner of the application) 2. Click on Word Options, then select the category “Save” (located on the left hand side) 3. Click on the drop-down menu labeled “Save files in this format”, then select Word 97-2003 [...]
Limited Users Unable to Login in Windows Vista
June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
While using Windows Vista about two months ago I received a strange error. Afterwards, I could not login with my limited user account. Strangely, I was still able to login with different administrator accounts. I restarted the computer a few times, but each time the OS refused to follow through with the login process. I [...]
A few months ago someone asked me about the feasibility of managing Windows-based virtual machines (VMs) that can be launched from an Intel-based Mac. I thought about the possibilities for a few minutes then a flush of ideas started to swirl around my head. Management of computers in a cross platform environment can sometimes be [...]
Safari on Windows and What’s to Come
June 13, 2007 | 1 Comment
At WWDC 2007, Apple publicly announced the immediate availability of Safari 3 beta for Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard, Windows XP and Vista. Should it come as a surprise that Apple would release another application for Windows; let alone a web browser? Absolutely not. The reason. The most talked about device of 2007, the iPhone. [...]