Windows 7 – How to use Windows Anytime Upgrade
Posted on November 20, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | Leave a Comment
So you decided to try out Windows 7, but didn’t want to blow up any extra money in case it wasn’t worth it right? Most people will buy either the Home Premium or the Professional edition of Windows 7 at first.
However, you may decide later to upgrade to a higher version of Windows 7, like the Ultimate edition. You can read my previous post on 6 reasons to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate.
So if you have decided to make the move from Starter to Home Premium, Home Premium to Professional, or Professional to Ultimate, how do you go about doing it?
How to Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7
Posted on November 19, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | Leave a Comment
We have previously shown you how to create system restore points in Windows 7 and now we will show you a way to recover from a more serious error – like when you can’t even access the System Restore screen.
System recovery options can help you repair Windows if a serious error occurs, such as corruption of the OS. To use system recovery options, you’ll need a Windows installation disc or access to the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer. If you don’t have either of those choices, you can create a system repair disc to access system recovery options.
How many computers can you install Windows 7 on?
Posted on November 18, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | Leave a Comment
One common question that I get all the time is “How many computers can I install Windows 7 on?”. If you read around, you’ll hear everything from 3 copies on 3 different computers to nothing!
Well, it all depends on what version on Windows 7 you have! You can either have a pre-installed copy that came with your computer, you can buy a retail version, or you can buy a Family Pack.
How to Run a Power Efficiency Report in Windows 7
Posted on November 17, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | 6 Comments
Windows 7 has some pretty cool new features and one of those is the energy efficiency report. What’s that you ask? It basically lets you find out what is eating up all your battery power and analyze the efficiency of your computer.
So how can you run this report? Well, first you need to make sure you run it when your computer is idle and you have exited all programs. Now start an elevated command prompt in Windows 7.
Windows 7 Cannot Connect to Internet
Posted on November 16, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | Leave a Comment
Having problems connecting to the Internet on your new Windows 7 machine? Windows 7 is great and can automatically fix a lot of common problems related to connecting to the Internet, but not all!
The first thing you should try if you having Internet problems is to try and connect from both a wireless and wired connection. You first want to try and narrow down the problem to Windows 7, to your network setup, or to your Internet provider.
Windows 7 – How to burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
Posted on November 13, 2009 - Filed Under Windows 7 | 2 Comments
Windows 7 comes with it’s own Explorer integrated CD/DVD burner. We have shown you before how to create DVD movies using Windows 7 movie maker, but this time we will look at it’s capability to burn generic files. Creating data discs in Windows 7 is very intuitive.
Pop-in a blank DVD or CD and it will automatically prompt you with the “burn a disc” window. The default disc title appears as the current date and you will have two options to choose from – like a USB flash drive or with a CD/DVD player.
