Windows 7: Crystal Meth for Geeks Q*A

Question: What version of Windows 7 is running on the Dell Mini?
Answer: I’m running the basic business version.
Question: Nice!
Answer: yeah, it’s very cool. Works great and cheap!
Question: Microsoft didn’t even keep the best Ultimate Extra from Vista, Tinker. Any idea if they are going to do any real Extras for 7? VIsta Ultimate Extras was a joke.
Answer: Microsoft has discontinued Ultimate Extras.
Question: please repeat the url for lowest-cost W7 upgrades.
Answer: We can ask Susan to repeat hers later. I use www.nextag.com to price search the Internet.
Question: Will slides be available for download?
Answer: The session is being recorded and will be available but not the slides separately. You’ll find the webinar at www.thirdtier.net/store
Question: Late breaking news! For non-profits…Windows7 upgrades are exempt from the annual purchase limit on TechSoup.
Answer: Windows 7 Upgrade licenses for $8 for Professional or $9 for Enterprise,
Question: Microsoft Games says that Tinker is coming back, soon, for free!
Answer: WHOOT
Question: Substitute for Windows Mail?
Answer: You can download Windows Live Mail from Microsoft.com
Question: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/community/newsarticles/pages/tinkercomingsoon.aspx
Answer: Link for Tinker
Question: Substitute for Windows Mail?
Answer: It’s Windows Live now. You’ll get a whole package of cool Live apps
Question: Do the new group policy settings require Win 2008 R2 or will they work on SBS 2003?
Answer: Most will work. You will not get Group Policy Preferences. You will need to import the group policy .adm file seperately. They are available for download.
Question: Can I upgrade directly to W7 from XP64?
Answer: There is no inplace upgrade option for any version of XP. However, use the file and settings transfer wizard on the Win7 DVD. It’s does a great job at helping you move apps.
Question: Can you do XP64 to Vista64 to W7 inplace upgrade?
Answer: Yes, I suppose you could.
Question: psr.exe tool makes a .zip file how do you get around having the user send this type of file?
Answer: It only saves as this type of file. No around that I’m aware of
Question: Is this Problem Recorder a feature of 7 only?
Answer: Yes
Question: What are the security risks of using the new Homegroups feature – taking your domain-joined notebook home and connecting it to your home network via Homegroups?
Answer: They’ve got you covered on that.
Question: Home Groups security and Domain Joined PC’s.
Answer: You can join, but can’t create shares on it. You can only look out. Homes users cannot look in. From the MSDN Blog: The only difference is that sensitive content on the corporate laptop is never shared to the other HomeGroup computers. In essence, the domain-joined computer can see out (and consume) but no one can see in. We believe this meets the need for corporations to maintain security over documents while enabling our customers to enjoy a fun and interesting work environment at home, with access to all their media and home printers while they work. All you need is an existing HomeGroup, a domain-joined computer, and you can be rocking to your favorite tunes on your home network, while you catch up on all your important work.
Question: Is easy xfer really needed on an SBS 2003 network since all docs are on the server?
Answer: All docs aren’t necessarily there. Depends on your environment.
Question: More about Home Groups.
Answer: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/12/30/at-home-with-homegroup-in-windows-7.aspx
Question: How to for GoDaddy for SBS 2003
Answer: Use the IIS certificate wizard direct from IIS in SBS 2003.
Question: Can we get this slide deck put up for downloading?
Answer: Normally we just put up the recording. But there’s a lot of links in here, so we’ll find a place to post it. Looks for a notice on our blog
Question: Please mention the virtualization thing Tim spoke about again?
Answer: Here’s the link. This is the new P2V tool from Microsoft SysInternals. (best purchase they ever made) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx
Question: The ability to print at home is convenient, but how easy is it to copy company data to your home computer or be infected by your home network? Could the corporate notebook user copy data to a share on the home network? Can this feature (Homegroups) be limited to printing only somehow via group policy?
Answer: Yes you can control Home Group use by domain members in Group Policy.
Question: XP Mode site http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
Answer: Thanks!
Question: What was the blog site just mentioned?
Answer: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx
Question: For those of us that downloaded Windows XP Mode RC and Virtual PC RC for Windows 7, will we be able to "upgrade" the 2 of them to the released versions, or will we need to start over again, making sure we copy data out of the existing XPMode VPC?
Answer: No upgrade. You’ll have to reload to the RTM.
Question: Does XP mode pickup the domain user credentials? also, network printers?
Answer: Yes it does. Very cool
Question: costco has a ‘family pack’ of 3 home prem at $134
Answer: sweet
Question: If you’re a computer studies student, MSDNAA makes almost everything but Office available for free, including Windows 7.
Answer: Sweet
Question: I have Win 7 64-bit Ultimate and two eVGA video cards with NVIDIA chips. It **ALWAYS** BSODs on waking from sleep.
Answer: NVIDIA makes me cry.
Question: slide deck not available
Answer: yes it will be. watch our blog
Question: Will this slide deck be available for download?
Answer: Yes, watch our blog
Question: Just a comment. We have done multiple in-place Vista to Win 7 upgrades, both Professional and Ultimatre and while they do take 4 hours, they all work perfectly
Answer: Good to know. I’ve been hearing the same. But old habits dies hard.
Question: Winnners of our Exchange Defender for 10 users for a year drawing are:
Answer: Jerry Hotho and Ray Smith
Question: nVidia just released new video drivers in early October.
Answer: New drivers are always a good thing.
Question: I’ve used it… Great post
Answer: Thanks
Question: Is there a way to strip 7 down to an XP looka’like easily?
Answer: Not that I’ve seen personally.
Question: MS has killed Classic View
Answer: Yep
Question: Couldn’t hear the winners for the three-year-old in my lap… please repeat!
Answer: Jim Hotho and Ray Smith
Question: Handy Windows7 URLs:
Answer: <http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/10/21/windows-7-cannot-access-shadow-copies-in-sbs-2003.aspx> <http://blogs.technet.com/petergal/archive/2006/03/23/422993.aspx> www.techsoup.org <http://www.techsoup.org>
Question: What size Video Card would you recommed for 7? Is 256MB enough or should we be targeting 512MB and up?
Answer: Normally 256 will be fine. 512 is dual monitors. 1GB for CAD and other high use.
Question: one heads up is if you have a ‘picture’ folder on the SBS 03 share and you add it to a W7 picture library it renames it to My Pictures
Answer: Thanks
Question: What’s the best end-user-facing video you’ve seen that we could show to our customers to get them excited about Windows 7?
Answer: We’ll look but haven’t really noted any yet. Suggestions anyone?
Question: Thanks Tim! Can Libraries be setup/controlled by GPO?
Answer: I think so. But we’ll get something up for sure on the blog.
Question: Please remember toPost link for Win 7 Group Policy
Answer: Will do. We’ll blog it.
Question: Great Webinar!! Super
Answer: Thanks!
Question: You went so fast through parts – where is the replay of this going to be posted ?
Answer: www.thirdtier.net/store
Question: Great job – well worth the time.
Answer: Thanks!
Question: Thanks Amy!
Answer: Welcome