Now this may just be me, or it may be a beta2-ism.
But my Windows 7 laptop with Office 2010 beta installed will not stay asleep. No matter what I do (closing the obvious applications and even installing the “Microsoft Send a Smile” application) it wakes up, drains my battery, and makes Windows 7 complain about [...]
Archive for the ‘Windows 7’ Category
4 Nov
Office 2010 and Laptop Sleep Issues
4 Nov
VMware Workstation 7…..
So I downloaded it and tried it out.
I like it – a lot. And it’s the subtle differences that I like.
For instance – the added support for Windows 7 Taskbar
I have my taskbar vertical (as you can see) – and I like the way I get “Hover Previews” (what is their official name anyway?) [...]
4 Aug
Bug in Windows 7 RC1?
Having some issues recently with my RC1 laptop;
Whenever I try to open a program that has at some time accessed a network resource on my AD domain, my laptop hangs and I have to hard reboot
I will install RTM over the weekend and see if it persists
5 May
Windows 7 RC1 initial thoughts
Well, since I left my charger at work last week (GRR) and wasn’t able to install it when it was first available, I’m probably about a week (or so) behind.
However, I have been using it all day now, and do have some observations.
Firstly, I’m glad MS fixed the RDP client
The new one looks slick and [...]
5 May
Accessing Samba Shares from Windows 7 RC1
I had a problem accessing our FreeNAS box this morning (as did fellow colleagues) after updating to RC1. The fix is quick, and restored access immediately (no reboot required)
Fire up “Secpol.msc”
Expand "Local Policies" and select "Security Options"
Locate "Network Security: LAN Manager Authentication Level" in the list and double-click it.
Change the setting from "Send NTMLv2 [...]
