May 29, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Install WMF 4.0 and PowerShell 4.0 on Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7

So you want to try out PowerShell 4.0 on your Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7 system. In this post we will do just that. Install the latest PowerShell version on your system. To use PowerShell 4.0 you need to have .NET 4.5 or higher. You can get the offline version here. Install .net 4.5 update NDP451-KB2858728-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe and reboot. Next download WMF (Windows Management Framework) from here.... read more

Apr 30, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to Handle Windows XP Lockups after EOS

Recently I have had several systems come to me that are running Windows XP and have started to lockup shortly after the April 8, 2014 end of service. The customer was complaining about the popups they received at login about end of life. Upon digging into the systems found that Microsoft Security Essentials was causing the system to lockup, even though according to Microsoft the product is supported on... read more

Apr 26, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How to Windows P2V Using VMware vCenter Converter for Virtualbox

Download and install VMware vCenter Converter for Windows and install it on the physical Windows XP or higher machine to be converted. Run the VMware Converter on the physical host. It will take sometime to run and possibly may create multiple vmdk files. Transfer the converted virtual machine files to the destination host from the external drive. The Windows   7 physical machine is no longer needed. The... read more

Mar 27, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Span Volumes on Windows 2008 R2 Using Dynamic Disks

This how to explains how span volumes using SAN attached drives on Windows 2008 R2. When using SAN drives and you want to extend the space you can span the volume, but this is only available to Dynamic Disk’s. If the disk is basic, you need to convert it to dynamic. Open Disk Management and right click on the new drive and select Convert to Dynamic Disk.   The disk you need to convert will be... read more

Mar 10, 2014 Posted by newlife007

How To Remove syskey Windows 7 bootup password

Recently had a client who accepted one of the calls from “Windows Microsoft” and allowed them to access their computer. They gave them access to their computer and cancelled the support shortly afterwards.  During the process they installed a startup password which begins prior to the windows login screen. Luckily they were given the password to access their system but wanted the password... read more