Libraries attempt to address the problem of users’ content stored all over the PC, network, and Internet. Libraries are an integral part of the Windows Shell in Windows 7. Organizing and finding your files is quick and efficient with Libraries and the use of Window Search in Windows 7. Files in diverse locations are easy to locate (even when they reside in dissimilar folders or on diverse systems), and setting up Libraries allows you to quickly see sets of diverse files in a contiguous place. Onsite recommends reading Microsoft search tips for those who haven’t digested the material.

Microsoft has an online demonstration that will aid users in the process of creating comprehensive views of related files with Windows Libraries. The idea is to make files easy to find (even when they reside in different folders or on different systems). Setting up Libraries permits users to quickly see all of your files in one place. It also provides tips on how to use Window Search to find just the right file in your Libraries. Using Libraries informs Windows 7 where important data is. In many ways, a Library is similar to a folder. When users open a Library, they can see one or more files or folders. However, unlike a folder, a Library can display files that are stored in several different folders at the same time.

As one example a client of Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans utilizes libraries to remove the aggravation associated with back-up of data located in different folders or systems. Some may complain Windows 7 backup is basic and doesn’t offer compression; however Window 7 backup DOES backup libraries.

Windows 7 is promoted as being efficient and state-of-art. Onsite advises our clients to invest a few minutes to read the voluminous material regarding Libraries that is available on Microsoft’s sites. Many claim the use of Libraries will increase a user’s efficiency and productivity on the PC. What do you think?

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

Microsoft claims the easiest manner to activate an installation of Windows 7 Upgrade: install your previous version of Windows, and then reinstall Windows 7 Upgrade. For some additional help with the activation process, go to the Microsoft Support website.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

The taskbar is taller in http://gizmodo.com/5075340/microsofts-guided-tour-of-the-windows-7-taskbar than in Windows Vista / XP to accommodate touch screen technology.  However, you can’t please everyone and there are clients who are dismayed with the new Taskbar design.  For those who prefer the Windows Vista/XP design can have the senior blueprint with just a few clicks.

The design goals of the Windows 7 taskbar are to bring control back to the user and to minimize confusion, by supporting the following principles:
•    Single launch surface for frequent programs and destinations. This helps keep those applications and data that you use all the time right at your fingertips.
•    Easy to control, where switching between applications and windows and arranging windows are made easy and manageable.
•    Clean, noise-free, simple.

Taskbar buttons provide the gateway to access the functionality of the new Windows 7 taskbar. This is a unification of the Quick Launch concept and the standard Windows taskbar.  The Taskbar is a significant improvement in the evolution of Windows and Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans suggests we embrace this productivity enhancement.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

Contact Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans today with your Microsoft Windows 7 questions and problems.  Windows 7 WILL improve your productivity certainly more than Windows XP.  Ask Onsite for a demo of the Windows 7 operating system and your improving productivity at your business.
If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

Although the core features of the assorted Windows Server 2008 are the same, there are important differences between Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation and other editions of technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd459137.aspx that you should be aware of before you deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation.

Some of the Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation differences from other editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 are best described in this table.

There are a plethora of other differences in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation operating system, especially when considering the active directory limits.  One important fact is the server must be a member of a workgroup or, if joined to a domain, joined at the root of the forest as a member server or domain controller.

A brief discussion of other key issues Onsite Computer noticed:

Supported users</strong>

X86 sockets

X64 Sockets

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Failover cluster nodes

Server Message Block connections

Onsite Computer Services recommends if you need to support more than 30 simultaneous inbound connections, than install either Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or one of the other Windows Server 2008 editions.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

To learn more about the synergies of Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows 7 and how this dynamic duo will increase productivity and reduce expenses at your business contact Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans today.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

Onsite recommends Microsoft products because Microsoft products perform. And when their products don’t produce, service and repair is comparatively easy. Microsoft produces end-to-end business computing solutions. By end-to-end, we mean Microsoft produces a system of products that are designed to specifically work together. Plain and simple – Microsoft products work with Microsoft products, and if there is a problem, Microsoft repairs the problem.

At Onsite Computer in New Orleans, we believe in the most computing for the least expense. When examining the overall cost of ownership during the life cycle of software, Microsoft products are far superior to the low-cost or ‘free’ systems available today. How’s your system?

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans 504-469-6991.

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website at http://www.onsitenola.com.

• Disconnect UPS devices. If you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to your destination computer, disconnect the serial cable before running Setup. Setup automatically attempts to detect devices that are connected to serial ports, and UPS equipment can cause issues with the detection process.
• Back up your servers. Your backup should include all data and configuration information that is necessary for the computer to function. It is important to perform a backup of configuration information for servers, especially those that provide network infrastructure, such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers. When you perform the backup, be sure to include the boot and system partitions and the system state data. Another way to back up configuration information is to create a backup set for Automated System Recovery.
• Disable your virus protection software. Virus protection software can interfere with installation. For example, it can make installation much slower by scanning every file that is copied locally to your computer.
• Run the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool. You should run this tool to test the RAM on your computer. To use the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool, follow the instructions in the Windows Memory Diagnostic Users Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50362).
• Provide mass storage drivers. If your manufacturer has supplied a separate driver file, save the file to a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive in either the root directory of the media or in one of the following folders: amd64 for x64-based computers or ia64 for Itanium-based computers. To provide the driver during Setup, on the disk selection page, click Load Driver (or press F6). You can browse to locate the driver or have Setup search the media.
• Be aware that Windows Firewall is on by default. Server applications that must receive unsolicited inbound connections will fail until you create inbound firewall rules to allow them. Check with your application vendor to determine which ports and protocols are necessary for the application to run correctly.For more information about Windows Firewall, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=84639.

In the humble opinion of Onsite Computer, following these steps should increase your chance of a successful migration to Server 2008 RC.  If you have any further questions regarding a Server 2008 RC installation, please contact the experts at Onsite Computer via this blog or at info@onsitenola.com.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at 504-469-6991. Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website for New Orleans Computer Service.

As the heart of a true local area network, Windows Server Foundation lets employees exchange data securely, without requiring e-mail or the Internet access. From our experience, worker productivity generally improves in IT environments without email or Internet access. In anticipation of future upgrades, Windows Server Foundation provides an easy upgrade path to higher-end versions of Windows Server, so your IT solution can grow as your business grows.

Windows Server Foundation can expand along with your business, providing the ability to upgrade to a higher-capability edition of Windows Server as needed. A genuine Windows-based server helps you achieve the highest return on investment through easy availability of skilled manpower, compatibility with most hardware devices, and the peace of mind gained from running a tried-and-true, workhorse server.

Contact Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans for the entire story of how Windows Server products can assist the profitability of your business. You’ll be glad you called.

If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at 504-469-6991. Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans

You may also be interested in Onsite Computer’s Blog.

This New Orleans On-Site Computer Service post was provided by Eli Lucas. Eli can be reached at eli@onsitenola.com. Onsite Computer serves the Microsoft computing needs of small businesses throughout the Greater New Orleans area including Uptown, Lakeview, Broadmoor, Mid-City, Metairie, Jefferson, Kenner, Westbank, French Quarter, and the Warehouse District. Please visit our website for New Orleans Computer Service.