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Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system is finally here. Windows 10 is a realization of Microsoft's big dream to have a single Windows that runs across all its products. Does it succeed?

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windows 7

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In this video from StormWind.com, Anthony Sequeira presents a methodology for Troubleshooting that can be used for just about anything!

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Normal, Incremental, Differential

Type | Definition | Benefits | Drawbacks
Full Backup: | A complete backup of everything you want to backup. | Restoration is fast, since you only need one set of backup data. | The backing up process is slow.
High storage requirements.
Differential Backup: | The backup software looks at which files have changed since you last did a full backup. Then creates copies of all the files that are different from the ones in the full backup.

If you do a differential backup more than once, it will copy all the files, or parts of files that have changed since the last full backup, even if you already have identical copies of those files in a previous differential backup.

For restoring all the data, you will only need the the last full backup, and the last differential backup. | Faster to create than a full backup.

Restoration is faster than using incremental backup.

Not as much storage needed as in a full backup. | Restoration is slower than using a full backup.

Creating a differential backup is slower than creating an incremental backup.
Incremental Backup: | The backup software creates copies of all the files, or parts of files that have changed since previous backups of any type (full, differential or incremental).

For example if you did a full backup on Sunday. An incremental backup made on Monday, would only contain files changed since Sunday, and an incremental backup on Tuesday, would only contain files changed since Monday, and so on. | This method is the fastest when creating a backup.

The least storage space is needed. | Restoring from incremental backups is the slowest because it may require several sets of data to fully restore all the data. For example if you had a full backup and six incremental backups. To restore the data would require you to process the full backup and all six incremental backups.

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Updates, Task Scheduler,

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Demonstrating Windows XP mode in Windows 7

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http://windows7center.com - Demonstrating the new Windows XP mode in Windows 7. XPM was designed my Microsoft to ease the transition from XP to 7 for small businesses. It allows users to run their XP apps virtually in the same desktop as their host OS - Windows 7.

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Run Calculator | calc
Run Command Prompt | cmd
Run Firefox (if installed) | firefox
Run Internet Explorer | iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed) | winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed) | excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed) | outlook
Run Notepad | notepad
Run Wordpad | wordpad
Open Control Panel | control panel
Open Program Files folder | %programfiles%
Shutdown Windows | shutdown
Restart Windows | shutdown -r
Log Off Windows | logoff
Registry Editor | regedit
Task Manager | taskmgr
Windows Update Launches | wupdmgr

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Basic Usage of Windows Command Line PT 2 -Navigation -Pipe -Output Redirection -Variables Additional Information: http://ss64.com/nt/

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contains tools for system administrators and advanced users

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Gui has icons on the interface of an OS

CLI (command line) have to give text commands to make the OS Work

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is a security component that allows

an administrator to enter credentials

during a non-administrator's user

session to perform occasional

administrative tasks

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-System Security -User Accounts -Network and Internet -Appearance and Personalization -Hardware and Sound

-Clock, Language, and Region

Programs

Ease of Access

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explore and manage the drives,folders, and files on the computer

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Alternatively referred to as File Explorer or Windows Explorer, Explorer is a file browser found in every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. It is used to navigate and manage the drives, folders, and files on your computer.

Note: Don't confuse the File Explorer with Microsoft Internet Explorer, which was the default web browser on Windows 8.1 and earlier versions of Windows.

Tip: Users familiar with Apple computers can think of Explorer as the Windows equivalent of the OS X Finder.

How to open Windows Explorer

There are several ways to open a new Explorer window, which vary slightly depending on which version of Windows you are running.

Tip: If you repeat any of the options below, you can open two or more separate Explorer windows.

In all versions of Windows:

In Windows 10:

Press the Win + X to open the Power User Tasks Menu, then select File Explorer (or press E), or

Click Start, select Programs, select Accessories, then Windows Explorer or Explorer.

In Windows 8 and 8.1:

Right-click the bottom-left corner of the screen to open the Power User Tasks Menu and choose File Explorer (or press E).

In Windows 7 and earlier versions:

Right-click the Start button and select Explorer or Open Windows Explorer.

Examples of how Windows Explorer could be used

Below are examples of what can be done in Explorer.

Open a document

Microsoft has made it easier to find your documents in Windows by creating a My Documents folder. Once in Explorer, you can open My Documents and double-click the document file to open the document.

Open a program

Although most programs create a shortcut to programs in the Start Menu or Start Screen after it has been installed, you can also open a program through Explorer. To open a program in Explorer, browse to the Program Files folder by opening the C: drive and then double-clicking the Program Files folder. In the listing of folders, find the program you want to open and double-click its folder. Finally, once in the program folder, find the executable file and double-click that file to run the program. Since file extensions are disabled by default, you can determine an executable by looking for a file with the same name of the program or that has an icon representing the program.

Search for a file or folder

Within the Search tab you can find files or folders on your computers. Press the F3 shortcut key to open search at any time while in Windows Explorer.

Other system tasks and functions

Using Windows Explorer, you can also perform any of the system tasks listed below:

My computer, Operating system terms, Views button

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Alternatively referred to as File Explorer or Windows Explorer, Explorer is a file browser found in every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. It is used to navigate and manage the drives, folders, and files on your computer.

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http://spywarepreventionguy.com Just another brief How-To video about how to use the Windows Event Viewer to check for application and system warnings and errors.

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A brief introduction on the workings of the Windows Task Manager

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http://win7en.blogspot.com Aero Shake + Aero Snap + Aero Peek + Taskbar Thumbnails + Windows Flip 3D

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A free open-source OS based off of UNIX

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No this is not a medical condition!

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An extension at the end of a filename

usuallly seperated with a dot or space

that shows the encoding for file format

of the contents.

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Create a New Partition on a Windows 7 Hard Disk

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File System Sets the file system type as FAT, FAT32, or NTFS. NTFS is selected by default in most cases. If you create a file system as FAT or FAT32, you can later convert it to NTFS by using the Convert utility. You can't, however, convert NTFS partitions to FAT or FAT32.

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Hard Disk repartitioning using Disk management tool

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There are many tools that perform this operation like Norton Partitioning tools, Partition magic software .etc, also you can implement it by using the Windows Built-in Disk Management tool (which can be approached by right clicking the My Computer icon then Manage then Storage and then Disk Management).

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How to edit the boot manager in Windows 7  & XP

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How to edit the boot manager in Windows 7  & XP

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How to change your windows 7 bootloader screen

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Here I will be showing how to change your Windows 7 Boot Loader Screen. Download the Application : http://www.coderforlife.com/projects/win7boot/ Read my full post here : http://thegeekin.com/change-boot-loader-screen-windows-7/ My Blog: http://thegeekin.com/

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How to Dual Boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 by Britec

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How to Dual Boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 by Britec in this video I will show you how to dual boot Windows 8 with your current Windows 7 installation so you can run them both side by side. If you've ever wanted to dual boot a machine then this is the time because its never been this easy before.

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are container objects similar

to folders inside the registry

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Different types of Safemode

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Windows 7 Boot Process and Configuration

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Windows 7 Boot Process and Configuration

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System Restore, Image Recovery

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Description of Safe Mode, how it works and the different safe mode booting options

With the invention of computers, speed and efficiency became an immediate requirement to human beings. At a time when now really means "RIGHT NOW", we expect instant booting up on computers, instant music retrieval from IPODs and internet messages to traverse the entire globe in nanoseconds!

So it's a shock when our computer stops behaving in the manner we expect. No one has the time to sit and fiddle with it and try to make it work. Some people prefer to throw out the old computer and buy a new one! No wonder Microsoft is minting money.

With proper planning, we can use our computer for many years and safely transfer our information into a newer computer before shutting down the old one or donating it to a charity.

If the computer will not start up, try the most obvious checks such as broken power connections, loose cables, malfunctioning hardware etc. When we power up the computer, we may only see the desktop as it comes up with our background and our logos and files etc. And for shutdown, we choose the shutdown option from the Start button menu and it takes the computer through a set of programmed routines which shuts down each application or service in an orderly manner without losing data or corrupting any valuable system files in the process.

Sometimes, as in the case of a power failure, the computer is shut down abruptly without going through its proper shutdown procedure. In such an instance, during the restart, we are given many options so that we can "go back to a previous configuration" to negate any changes that may have corrupted the system during shutdown or to start the system as-is and thus risking an unstable situation.

One of the safer choices is re-booting in safe mode. When the computer is booting up, pressing the key F8 (for Windows systems) or F0 (for HP and Compaq systems with VISTA) or F1 (for HP Pavilions with XP). The menu looks different for each version of the Windows Operating System.

A typical Windows Advanced Options Menu is displayed below :

This state is called the "Safe Mode" because it allows Windows users to safely correct any problems in the system. This mode uses the default drivers and settings with which the computer operated in its initial configuration. As we use the computer, we make changes to the configuration, and somewhere along the way, we may have corrupted a file or changed an important value that caused a crash or is now preventing the computer from starting up.

Windows gives us many safe options depending on our circumstances. By using the arrow keys, we can highlight our option and by pressing the Enter key, we choose the option that the computer will use to start up. We will go through each of the options in the Windows Advanced Options Menu.

Safe Mode

In this state, there is no networking and the system uses the graphical user interface (GUI) or Windows mode while trying to restore the files and start up the computer. In this mode, we can access the basic files and drivers (mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system services). If the computer starts up easily in this mode, without any intervention, then we can assume that the basic drivers and files are not corrupted. If the computer does not start up or indicates that some files are corrupted or missing, then we have to move on to the next few modes and see if we can re-install those files back on the computer.

Mode with Networking

Sometimes, the computer will not start up because a system file has somehow become corrupted on our computer. During "Safe Mode", we may get an error message that some file (say, win.dll) is unreadable and the computer cannot complete the start up without it. When we are in "Safe Mode", there is no way to get a file over the network so that we can repair our computer since we have only the basic files and drivers up and running at that point. So we can use this second mode where we can quickly find a file on the Microsoft webpage or through the network we can find it at a friend's computer and quickly transfer it to our sick computer for relief! So this mode is used mainly when we want to transfer files, re-install drivers or other applications that are displayed as missing or corrupt when we use the "Safe Mode".

Safe Mode with Command Prompt

This mode enables an MS-DOS expert to use the Disk Operating System commands to enable the different options given in "Safe Mode". To use this option, the user needs to have some knowledge of DOS commands and what files or drivers they are looking for in the directories. If "Safe Mode" is chosen without the command prompt option, then the graphical user interface or GUI is used for user interaction. In this option, Command.exe is started instead of Windows Explorer.

Enable Boot Logging
For most of the above "Safe Mode" Options, logging is enabled. This causes the system to write the details about all performed startup operations into a text file named Ntbtlog.txt in the %systemroot% directory. Usually, the system root is C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT

Enable VGA Mode (or low-resolution video)
This mode enables the computer to startup using the basic VGA driver. This mode is useful when you have changed any parameter or installed a new driver for the video card that is not allowing Windows to start up. Using the basic video driver that was present before you made the changes, we can find out if the Windows will start up. This obviously tells us that the new driver needs to be un-installed or repaired before restarting Windows again.

Last known Good Configuration
The registry is a key file that stores information about the installation of products, the directories where they are installed, and sometimes the license information and expiration information. This registry is changed when some applications such as drivers are installed or removed. This may cause other programs to fail if they are inter-related. The "Last Known Good Configuration" mode takes the system back to the previous registry state before the recent changes were made to it. If this mode works, then it indicates that the changes to the registry corrupted or deleted some files that the system needed for startup.

Directory Services Restore Mode
This mode is used mainly on server operating systems. It restores the SYSVOL directory and the Active Directory directory-service on a domain controller so that any changes made to it can be avoided in an attempt to see if they created any problems to the startup routines. If this mode does not bring the system up, then we know that the directory services may not be the culprit.

Debugging Mode
While the system starts, debug information is sent through a serial cable into another computer so that we can find any "bugs" or mistakes in the booting up procedure. Remote Install Services users may see more information in this mode that may help in restoring the system.

Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure
Sometimes the system boots up and then when it hits a snag, it tries to reboot itself. When this happens, depending on the problem, it can get into a loop from which it will not recover without our intervention. When we return to the Safe Mode screens, we can use this option so that the next time the system runs into a problem; it will give us a prompt asking us for more instructions. At that time, we can choose any of the Safe Mode options to debug our computer and avoid the "restart forever" loop.

Disable Driver Signature Enforcement
Microsoft provides a "digital signature" to device drivers and operating system files which indicates that this file has met certain criteria and is not a threat to the system. Sometimes, during certain startup routines, it may be feasible to ignore this signature endorsement just to see if the computer will start up without it. If it starts up in this mode, it indicates that some device driver or file was labeled "unfit for use" and was ignored by the boot process. This happens when a file is overwritten by a newer version during installation of a device driver or other application.

Start Windows Normally
Most of the "Safe Mode" options start windows with only the bare essential drivers and files are initialized. This option starts up Windows as it does usually, by initializing all drivers and applications that are in the Start-Up list. This mode is used when the safe Modes come up without problems and we would like to see whether the computer can come up as it does normally on a regular "Restart".

Recovery Console

The Recovery console is an application created by Microsoft that may be installed ahead of time on some computers. The function of this application is to help us when our computer runs into trouble. If we forget to install this ahead of time, we can also access it via a network if we run the "Safe Mode with Networking" option.

Recovery Console specifications and set of commands can be viewed at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

Notes: Computers seem to run forever, but only when it crashes do we think of how many things we could've backed up and how many restore points we could've saved! Periodically, do the following when our computers are in top running condition:

a. Make backups regularly
b. Schedule daily restore point creation.
c. Make a boot disk (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314503 for instructions for XP)
d. Make copies of your favorite files and software
e. Create DVDs of your favorite photos and videos.
f. Save important financial/tax information on CDs etc.
g. Store copies of your favorite music on CDs or export them into other media.
h. Install Recovery console so that it may be used when computer crashes! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654
i. Make sure that your computer has updated anti-virus software and spyware. This will detect any attempts to install viruses that could destroy our entire system in one second!
j. Make sure that you place the computer in a well ventilated room to avoid overheating

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One of the options for installing windows. also referred to as a "Clean Install"

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How to Install Windows 7 Operating System, Drivers & Folders

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In this tutorial I show how to install Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit Operating System, Drivers, Setting the BIOS in a New Computer and Folder Management.

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New Technology File System (NTFS) - Supports partition sizes up to 16 exabytes, in theory. NTFS incorporates more file system security features and extended attributes than the FAT file system.

File Allocation Table, 32 bit (FAT32) - Supports partition sizes up to 2 TB or 2,048 GB. The FAT32 file system is used by Windows XP and earlier OS versions.

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Physical Structure of Hard Drive - Eassos Free Partition Manager

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Get to know physical structure of hard drive like sector, cylinder, head, etc. and you can see all these parameters via PartitionGuru - professional and free partition manager.

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User State Migration Tool

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Migrate WinXP to Win7 Using USMT (User State Migration Tool) [Upgrade XP or Vista] 1/3

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In this 22 Minute video we walk through the process of upgrading a machine from Windows XP to Windows 7. There is no direct upgrade path from XP to Windows 7 so we are using the User State Migration Tool to migrate user data and settings.

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This helps transfer your files,

email, pictures, and settings when

switching to another computer.

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Installation Requirements for Windows OS's

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Network Operating System (NOS)

refers to software that implements an

operating system of some kind to

computer networking.

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is a list of computer hardware

(typically including many types

of peripheral devices) that is

compatible with a particular

operating system or device

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Different architectures 32 or 64 bit