Windows Registry News Nov 10 2009

Getting into Windows Registry can be tricky

Last week's Good Boot generated quite a few questions concerning why I did not recommend novices use disk imaging backup software.

The News-Press:

http://www.newspress.com/article/20091109/COLUMNISTS18/911090312/1014/RSS02

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Windows 7 Planning Tools Ease the Upgrade Process

Businesses planning a move to Windows 7 need a more rigorous planning and assessment tool than the consumer-grade Upgrade Advisor. The early success of the operating system notwithstanding, you need to do some due diligence up front to determine if the existing hardware and software you rely on will work with the new operating system. If you only have a handful of systems to assess the Windows 7 ...

Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110909-windows-7-planning-tools-ease.html

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XP Quick Fix Plus Repairs Common Windows XP Errors [Downloads]

Windows XP: If your Windows XP installation is acting up, sometimes a fix is as simple as tweaking a registry key. Rather than muck about in your registry looking for it, use XP Quick Fix Plus to...

Lifehacker:

http://lifehacker.com/5399412/xp-quick-fix-plus-repairs-common-windows-xp-errors

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10 things I'd like to see in the next version of Windows

Now that IT pros have started kicking the Windows 7 tires, it makes sense to consider the next round of improvements. Alan Norton shares his list of the changes he hopes to see.

TechRepublic:

 http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1143

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He's tangled up in Windows partitions

Q: After building a computer with a 500-gigabyte hard drive, I loaded Windows XP Professional. Dur- ing the installation, Windows asks if you want to partition your 500-GB hard drive into two 250-GB drives and I clicked "yes," and Windows started to format the drive.

Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010221547_ptmrsh07.html?syndic  ation=rss 

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