Archive for the ‘Windows 7’ Category
Turbo Charge Your PC with TuneUp Utilities – Version 2011
TuneUp Utilities – Version 2011 can help speed up your PC with a new collection of tuning features that is powerful yet extremely easy to use.
Price: $49.95 for three PCs, upgrades for $29.95.
Download a free, 15-day trial here: http://www.tune-up.com/download
Running legacy apps on Windows 7 using InstallFree
InstallFree 7Bridge can virtualize and isolate applications from the rest of your desktop, so you can run older, legacy apps on more modern operating systems.
InstallFree 7Bridge
http://installfree.com
Pricing: $25 per endpoint with the first application included, additional applications are encapsulated by InstallFree at $5,000 per application plus an18% annual support/maintenance contract. There is also an enterprise edition that includes the ability to encapsulate your own applications. Volume discounts available.
Running IE v6 on Windows 7 with Symantec Workspace Virtualization
If you are looking for a way to run IE v6 on Windows 7 desktops, take a look at Symantec’s Endpoint Virtualization technologies. In less than three minutes you can see how this product works.
The software includes two different modules that are free of charge, including Workspace Virtualization administration and the Browser Selector tools. They are fairly simple to setup and flexible enough to isolate individual applications from the host Windows 7 OS.
Symantec Endpoint Virtualization
http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-virtualization
Entry level pricing starts at $45 per node
ITexpertVoice screencast: Microsoft Software Inventory Analyzer Comes Up Short
Software inventory is one of the most important steps in migrating desktops to Windows 7. This video — posted on ITexpertVoice.com — shows you the promise — and limitations — of Microsoft’s Software Inventory Analyzer.
http://itexpertvoice.com/ad/microsoft-software-inventory-analyzer-comes-up-short/
ITExpertVoice screencast: Viewfinity Can Solve Multiple-User Windows XP Migrations to Windows 7′
Viewfinity User Migration is another XP to Windows 7 migration tool. It doesn’t
automatically move the applications, you have to reinstall them yourself or use
another deployment tool. It does handle XP desktops that are used by multiple
users quite elegantly. This screencast shows you how it works.
http://itexpertvoice.com/home/viewfinity-can-solve-multiple-user-windows-xp-migrations-to-windows-7/
ITexpertVoice: Prowess SmartDeploy Eases Windows 7 Migration
SmartDeploy is a software tool that converts virtual machine disk files into Windows Image files that can be used to deploy new OSs, including Windows 7, across an enterprise. This screencast demonstrates its features. SmartDeploy is easier to use than Microsoft’s WAIK, and Kbox, both of which we reviewed earlier on ITexpertVoice.com.
You can watch the video here:
http://itexpertvoice.com/home/prowess-smartdeploy-eases-windows-7-migration/#more-1781
ITExpertVoice screencast: Using Windows AIK to Automate Windows 7 Deployment
If you are looking for a way to do massive Windows 7 migration, Microsoft has updated its own tool sets for this purpose, called the Windows Automated Installation Kit or WAIK. It has a lot of new features for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This screencast shows how it works:
http://itexpertvoice.com/home/using-windows-aik-to-automate-windows-7-deployment/
Kace Kbox: Best Way to Massively Migrate Windows XP Desktops to Windows 7
Kbox (which recently was acquired by Dell) is used to manage and control desktop system images that contain user files and applications and — with its Systems Management Appliance, sold separately — to do PC inventory and audits. It also works with both virtual and physical machines too. Unlike the PC Mover and Zinstall approaches, they are designed for large-scale deployments of hundreds or more PCs.
You can watch my screencast review here at ITExpertVoice.com.
Using Windows 7 Remote Server Administration Tools
RSAT makes it easier to manage your collection of Windows 2003 and 2008 servers remotely and securely from your Windows 7 desktop. This screencast shows how it works.
There’s plenty to learn, including setting up new file shares, managing the built-in Internet Information Server Web services, handling group policies and other sophisticated features. The installation is somewhat convoluted and you’ll want to spend some time reading the help files too.
See my screencast video at: http://itexpertvoice.com/home/using-windows-7-remote-server-administration-tools/
Using the Windows 7 PowerShell Scripting Environment
PowerShell ISE is a visual command-line editor that used to be called Graphical
PowerShell. In this video, we show you how to become familiar with its extensive
command set which can be used to automate common tasks.
You may view the latest post at ITExpertVoice here:
http://itexpertvoice.com/home/using-the-windows-7-powershell-scripting-environment/