Category Archives: Windows 7

Resolution: Can’t Open SharePoint 2007 Document Library in Explorer View with IE8 and Windows 7

After migrating to Windows 7 and IE8, our users were unable to open SharePoint 2007 document libraries in Explorer View.  There was not a problem with Windows XP and IE8.  We found two issuses involved here. First was Urlscan Filter … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Cannot Save Documents to SharePoint 2007/Windows Server 2008

After we began rolling out Windows 7 at the day job, we found our first issue–when people checked out documents from SharePoint 2007, the documents were opened as "Read Only", and the users could not save the edited document back … Continue reading

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Installing PHP on Windows 7/IIS 7 with Windows Platform Installer

Download the Web Platform Installer from http://www.microsoft.com/web/Downloads/platform.aspx.  Must do this when connected to the Internet, since the installers download the latest components from the web.  You also need to install PHP before you install the PHP-based applications, too. After you … Continue reading

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Be cautious reading “Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7” articles

I came across an article today, “Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7”, written by Troy Wolverton at the San Jose Mercury News,and distributed via wire service.  Although the author claims to have upgraded to Windows 7 twice, there are some … Continue reading

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Installing IIS 7 on Windows 7 for .NET Development

We’ll set up the basic features for developing in ASP.NET.  Most websites should be up and running with no problems. To start the installation, go to Start >> Control Panel >> Programs.  Under Programs and Features, click “Turn Windows features … Continue reading

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Installing Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7

To run SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7, you need to update it to SP1.  There are "known issues".  Also, SQL Server 2008 BIDS will not install on Windows 7 unless you have updated VS 2008 to SP1. If you're … Continue reading

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Windows 7 Readiness Resources

These are links to the resources on one of the cards handed out at The New Efficiency event recently. Windows Developer Center on MSDN – Develop for Windows 7 Windows Application Compatibility Developer Center Windows 7 Remediation Labs Windows 7 … Continue reading

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Laplink PC Mover Upgrade Assistant: Almost Perfect

I'm one of those people who skipped Vista, but upgrading from XP to Windows 7 isn't a supported path.  For some old XP to new XP migrations, I used Laplink's PCMover program, and it was flawless.  I was hoping Laplink … Continue reading

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Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 with new Laplink PC Mover version

I scored a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate from the MSDN "New Efficiency" show.  Microsoft doesn't support upgrading from XP to Win7, so I partitioned the hard drive on my laptop and now have a dual boot system.  Now … Continue reading

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Undoing a Windows 7 Dual Boot

If you want your full hard drive back, or are ready to go whole hog like Shaun did, there are two steps to recovering your partition. 1. Remove the Windows 7 partition.  You can do this simply with the free … Continue reading

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