Tag: Step-By-Step
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Outlook Email Message Change Background Color Font and More
I got an HTML email today that I had to forward to someone. I found that the background was a dark green. When I forwarded the message it automatically made my background this same color. Worse yet, the text font was the same color as the background. I could not type a (readable) message in…
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How To Modify Timeout, Change Default or Delete Boot Menu Item From Windows 7 or Later Using MSConfig To Modify Boot Configuration Data
Change Default Selection and Timeout Using MSConfig 1) Start | type msconfig | Press <ENTER> 2) Click on the Boot tab 3) Click to select the option you want to set as default 4) Click the Set as Default Button 5) Turn on the checkbox “Make all boot settings permanent” 6) Click OK – on…
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Remotely Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 and More with Remote Server Management and Administration Tools for Windows 7
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows 7 with SP1. You can download from the…
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Part 3 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour–Enable Hyper-V Role
Several Ways to Enable the Hyper-V Role… Command Line: DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V Startup ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V PowerShell: Add-WindowsFeature Hyper-V GUI: Start – Server Manager – Add Role – Hyper-V
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Part 2 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour–BIOS Settings
Step 1: Part 1 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour (includes sysprep images) You should have your server up and running. Step 2: Install your network drivers. If you need help with the network driver see: Network Trashed on My Lenovo W510 And The…
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Part 1 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour (includes sysprep images)
Overview: In this series we will teach you how to setup a cleanly installed Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 machine to run Hyper-V. We will create a new virtual machine and make that machine a domain controller. Then we will make the host a member of the newly created domain. Upon completing this Test Lab…
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Private Cloud Is The Future of IT, Free Training Coming Soon–Registration Open
Private Cloud is the future of IT, and the future is now. Spend the day at our IT Camp and learn about Microsoft’s virtualization solution, Hyper-V, the first step on your path to mastering Private Cloud. You’ll embark on an interactive journey as you learn the foundation of cloud services, Hyper-V, through architecture, networking, virtual…
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Edit Using Excel 2010-Add, edit, find, and delete rows by using a data form
When a row of data in a worksheet is very wide and requires repeated horizontal scrolling, consider using a data form to add, edit, find, and delete rows. Learn about data forms A data form provides a convenient means to enter or display one complete row of information in a range or table without scrolling…
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How To Turn On or Off AutoPlay Features in Windows 7–Change What Programs and Media Are Used In AutoPlay
The Auto-Play features are changed in Control Panel
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Using PowerShell to Get or Set NetworkAdapterConfiguration-View and Change Network Settings Including DHCP, DNS, IP Address and More (Dynamic AND Static) Step-By-Step
I was looking for a really good and thorough post on network configuration via PowerShell and could not find what I was looking for. There were many out there but none of them gave me the complete story. DNS is a bit more complicated so they left off DNS . So, I decided to create…
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How to Run Any Program Including PowerShell with Elevated Privileges (aka Administrator Permissions)
To run any application with elevated privileges (as Administrator) simply right-click on that program from the menu and select Run as Administrator. An example of this would be if you wanted to run a PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator. …
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How To Run PowerShell with Elevated Permissions
To run the PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator.
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70-659 Certification Series – 1.1.3-Enable or Verify BIOS settings (i.e. DEP & VT) For Hyper-V
Bios Requirements for Enabling Hyper-V. Short video to show exactly where you might find these settings.
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Share Corporate Calendar-Contacts-Email or Whatever With External People Using Outlook and Publish to Office.com Cloud Services
Have you ever wanted to share your corporate calendar or email with someone outside your organization and found it is not so easy to do. Well, you can do some really cool things by synchronizing your calendar or other parts of outlook with Office.com. Office 2010 ROCKS!!!!
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How To Tame Windows 7 and Outlook Search Syntax–Knowing The Syntax Makes All The Difference
I have seen a lot about complicated searches but nothing explaining my problem. I have a lot of files with names containing the string 2.6 but Windows Search will not find any of them. What is the problem. Thanks!
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Check Version of Assembly or DLL on Your System
To look at what is on the machine click Start– and type in the path to the assembly folder which is C:windowsassembly and press ENTER.
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Launch (Run) Internet Explorer From Command Prompt or Batch File
It is super simple to launch IE from a command prompt. But hey, if you do not know how, it may not be so easy to find. Went looking online for the answer and was surprised it was not a well documented process. So here is the process.
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Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1
I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. Hope this is helpful. First lets look at the system requirements. If you want to setup your environment with multiple servers or you want to do a custom install you can find…