Windows 7 TECH TIPS & HOW TO's

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Windows-7 upgrade-advisor

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/microsoft-emancipates-digital-cable-tuners-with-second-media-cen/

sonicwall vpn workaround for Win 7 - Says it cant find the IPSec driver after rebootJust made the same post in the 64 bit windows 7 thread but for the 64 bit version at least, you can work around the issue by going into device manager, select view hidden devices and then go to non plug and play devices and manually start the sonicwall ipsec driver. Probably the same will work for the 32bit version.

Update - Good news, I have an update for the work around and it works like a champ. I have tested it. Still in the same Non-PnP Drivers, right click on the SonicWall IPSec Driver and go to Properties. Go to the Drivers tab and Change the Startup Type from System to Automatic. Click start to start up the service now. Click OK. On your next reboot it will stay started.

Speed Tips from 7 forums (mouse etc...)

Enable Quick Launch
1. First, right-click on the taskbar and turn off "Lock the Taskbar."
2. Right-click the taskbar, hover over Toolbars, and select New Toolbar.
3. When it asks you to select a folder, enter this string: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
4. Find Quick Launch (it may be on the right side of the taskbar), right-click the divider and disable "Show Text" and "Show Title." Make sure "Small Icons" is enabled.
5. Drag the divider to rearrange Quick Launch on your taskbar (using left-click).
6. Right-click and lock your toolbar again.

Change default RDP PORT to access 2nd PC on network via firewall: (i.e. 3390, 3391...)
Start > RUN> REGEDIT>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\
Open PortNumber, on the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.
Type the new port number, and then click OK. (default is 3389)
Forward new port (i.e. 3390) to internal IP now via router
Then from outside LAN PC use XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:3390 or MyXPPro:3390
*WIN7 - if you chacnge port to 55555 from 3389 you must manually allow those ports in the firewall rules as well (UDP and TCP) Add new Rule under FIREWALL > ADVANCED SETTINGS on left> > PORT > 55555 > TCP save as _RDP for 55555 TCP

Microsoft Remote Assistance (Vista can control win7)
Have user on Win7 hit START > in the search box type:
msra (and hit enter key)
Invite Someone You Trust To Help
Send Invite by either local email or webmail (or easy connect?) and open Outlook to "really" send.
Have them read or email 12 digit ket (all uppercase)
Have them click allow to connect once you run the recived file request
Then you click "Request Control" icon up top
Have them check the User Account Prompt box and hit YES
Can transfer files, chat