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Windows 7 is the Microsoft PC operating system released in October 2009, and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. It is the successor to Windows Vista and has been succeeded by Windows 8. It shared the same UI style as Windows Vista, but was based on an incrementally newer version of the NT kernel (6.1, from 6.0) and was released in 6 major editions for both home and professional use.

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PXE a W7x64 Task Sequence on a Lenovo X250 with SCCM 2012 SP1 & Windows ADK

My purpose is to PXE boot a Windows 7 (x64) Task Sequence on a Lenovo X250 with : SCCM 2012 SP1 Boot Image 4.0 x64 / WinPE 6.2 generated with Windows 8 ADK With these Lenovo drivers for SCCM , I ...
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Allow clients to run a server-installed program without being prompted by UAC

I'm trying to allow clients to run a program that's installed on our server. I've made a share of the complete installation folder and shared this with all users in our domain. However, when a user ...
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Remote Desktop Connection to user on VPN

Scenario: Support is at work location. User is at home, connecting to work via VPN. The support person then get's user's IP via logged in users on VPN. He uses Remote Desktop Connection to connect ...
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Migrating web site from local PC to Windows 2008 R2 (IIS 7.5)

The company I work for is interested in moving a local Intranet web site I made for them from my test box to one of their servers. My testbox is running Windows 7 64x, and the server is running ...
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Windows 7 versus 8 Access CNAME'd Share

Here's a situation that came up yesterday: we have a share on a machine we have to access using an alias (CNAME). The machine is running Windows Server 2012 R2, and services Windows 7 and 8 clients. ...
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Cannot provide permission to IIS_IUSRS on C:/Windows/Temp

I have an ASP.NET Web Forms Application which has some reports created using SAP Crystal Reports Runtime for .NET Framework 4. The C:\Windows\Temp folder contains my Report files of the application. ...
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Does Windows support IPComp?

The title says it all. I've configured an IPSec IKEv2 connection between a Strongswan server and a Windows 7 workstation and I'd like to use compression if possible. The config on both sides is dead ...
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Why would command line parameters not be recognized?

I have a small console application written in C# for .NET 4.0. The application takes 2 parameters, either "-run" or "-clr". So it would be called via command line like this MyConsoleApp.exe -run I'...
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Is it possible to store a credential for Windows Authentication to an Analysis Services server?

SQL Server Analysis Services uses Windows authentication for server connections. Typically, you assign your domain account to a role (or the server administrator list), and then connect to the server ...
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GPO: Applying a home page to Win7 and Vista Clients running IE9

I am trying to set the homepage on several Windows 7 and Vista machines via Group Policy Preferences. Both are running Internet Explorer 9. The "apply once and do not reapply" option is enabled, as i ...
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Trigger task on USB insert instead of insert and removal

i'm using Windows' task scheluder to trigger a task when a specific USB device is plugged to the computer, problem is the task is also triggered on USB removal. I used custom XML trigger for this ...
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How do I properly configure Internet Explorer Connection Settings via Group Policy?

I've configured the location of our automatic configuration script under "User Configuration > Preferences > Control Panel Settings > Internet Settings > Internet Explorer 8 > Connections > LAN ...
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Clients slow to login with cached credentials off-network

Frustratingly enough, I can't remember what to search for online to fix this issue. So I humbly ask ServerFault to help slap the knowledge back into me. I have a few users (not all) that tend to ...
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Console application is shown as "Running" when it has actually completed

I created a task in Task Scheduler to run the following C# Hello World program. When I trigger it wait for it to complete, I can confirm under in its history that the console application have ...
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Audit access to USB drives

Is there a way to audit access to USB drives with built-in windows logging? We already do GP based auditing on our server's NTFS file system, but how do we extend that to workstations? There are no ...
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Mac 10.9 Server + Windows Foundation 2012 Server + VPNing in = Is it possible?

I need to be able to connect to both a Mac 10.9 server and a Windows Foundation 2012 Server at the same time through a single VPN login... Alright so here's the skinny on the setup. Running OSX ...
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What constitutes a large WMI repository and what can cause it to grow?

Our organization is experiencing lengthy startup times after improper shutdowns that seem to be tied to the size of the WMI repository. For example, a repository folder size of 50 megs might result ...
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Point'n'Print setup in Windows 7 x64 on Samba server

I've done a Point'n'Click setup on Samba/CUPS for Windows 7 Clients. The following things are done: CUPS Activated Raw printing support by dpkg-reconfigure cups SAMBA Added to the smb.conf the ...
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Windows 7 Professional Cannot Connect to Share - Wrong password

I know that this question has actually been asked a few times before, but every solution I found didn't yield any results on my end, I can't get my head around it: When I am trying to connect to a ...
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Configuring Corporate Windows Error Reporting On Windows 7

Is there any good documentation out there explaining how to setup Corporate Error Reporting (CER) on Windows 7? I found some information in Advanced Windows Debugging but the book targets Windows XP ...
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Windows Installer GPO - "Prohibit user installs" value is missing on Windows 7

The old Windows XP GPO template had three options for "Windows Installer\Prohibit user installs": Allow user installs Hide user installs Prohibit user installs The new Windows 7 template has only ...
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Permissions within Windows symlink to a Samba share

I have a Samba shared folder on an Ubuntu box which I can access from my Windows 7 PC and within which, as a non-administrator Windows user, can create and update files and folders. However, when I ...
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Windows XP not mapping drives after logging into a windows 7 PC

Bit of background. We map out network drives via GPO. This works fine for both XP and windows 7 clients. The GPO’s are served by a Win2008R2 DC. I have a user that has to works in 2 departments. The ...
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How to install a program remotely using Zentyal server and Windows7 clients

I'm using Zentyal in order to use it as Domain Controller. All the clients are Windows7. I, as domain admin, need to install, in several computers, one application that requires admin privileges. ...
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Windows 7 / Windows Vista won't connect to 802.1x RADIUS Server

I've deployed Radius and have no problems connecting with TTLS, PEAP, or MD5 using linux, mac, and windows xp. For Windows 7 and Vista, I'm never prompted with the dialog box to enter username & ...
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PKI user certificate credential roaming works on Windows 7, but not on XP SP3

We have implemented credential roaming for user certificates on our domain. Everything is set up per Technet in Certification Authority and Group Policy. User certificates are roaming correctly, but ...
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Trying to install PEAR (running go-pear batch file) - getting "php_pdo.dll is missing" error

I need PEAR installed. So, I tried running the go-pear batch file inside by PHP extract. But it gives this error - The program can't start because php_pdo.dll is missing from your computer. Try ...
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ADFS acting like it has a Relying Party Identifier blacklist?

In our development environment, we're having a problem with our configured Relying Parties in ADFS 2.0 that is baffling me. It's acting as though there is a blacklist of identifiers. We have 3 ...
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View Mac files on Windows server 03 and Windows 7

I wanted to know if this is possible at all. Here's the scenario I have a location in New Jersey that is using a Mac Server, with one windows server there for file replication we will call this (...
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Exchange 2007/Outlook 2010 Clients not auto-updating inbox

Recently uesrs have been complaining that they are not getting new emails. Upon investigation i realized that the last updated time on the inbox was from a while ago and users now have to manually ...
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'The rpc server is unavailable' or 'access is denied' error when using Remote desktop Services Manager on Windows 7 (but mstsc.exe works!)

I am trying to connect to a Windows XP workstation from a Windows 7 Ultimate workstation using Remote Desktop Services Manager. I am able to do a Remote Desktop (mstsc.exe) session from the Win7 ...
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Administering IIS 6.0 on XP 64 bit from Windows 7

I have IIS 6.0 running on an XP professional 64 bit machine that I would like to administer from a Windows 7 machine. Is there an MMC Snap-In I can use for this? I've found solutions for Win 7 to ...
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StrongSwan - Windows 7 0 IPSec IKEv2 connection problems

I am trying to configure a roadwarrior scenario between a linux box with StrongSwan and a Windows Box with Agile VPN. I successfully configured my StrongSwan and my Windows box to connect. The Windows ...
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SQL Server Bulk Insert Issue on Windows7

I’ve got an application that uses SQL Server Express 2005 SP3. This application is distributed to several hundred users, each of whom is running XP. However, our company will be moving to Windows7 ...
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Configure windows firewall for pinging and RDP

2 Windows 7 desktop A and B at home network. A's firewall on, A ping B = OK, B ping A = Request timed out. A's firewall off,A ping B = OK, B ping A=OK. What I need to configure for A's firewall.I ...
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MDT2010 setup for controlling multiple languages on OS and software

I'm setting up an MDT 2010 server with LTI for deployment of Vista and later on Windows 7 where I'm supposed to control atleast 8 different languages of OS and software. I'm also building a ...
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WIM2VHD failing with "Cannot derive Volume GUID from mount point."

I'm trying to use WIM2VHD according to the instructions on Scott Hanselman's blog post to create a Sysprepped VHD image to boot from. I've installed the WAIK, and I have my Windows 7 sources mounted ...
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Login timeout for domain-connected laptops

I have Windows 7 laptops that are in the domain network, but are brought home with techs in case they need to work remotely. Login times for those laptops are extremely slow when they are not ...
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Possible to disable smart card PIN change in Windows 7?

I'm looking for a way to disable the smart card PIN change ability provided with Windows 7's native minidriver. It doesn't allow us to enforce any PIN complexity requirements such that users could ...
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Smaller chunk size or disabling Zeroing?

On a CentOS 7 server with 4X Samsung 800 SD with hard raid 10 I am using KVM for virtualization. I created a thin LVM storage for VMs and using "lvcreate -l 100%FREE --type thin-pool --thinpool ...
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PPTP VPN Error 807 using OpenVPN

Am struggling with the Windows error 807 when connecting to PPTP VPN using OpenVPN to a Windows Server 2012. Am not sure where the problem lies and tried so many things in vain. I should not need to ...
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Allowing non admin user to run a specific software updater without admin password

I need to allow a non-admin network user to run a specific exe as local administrator on Windows 7. Basically what I need is not to be prompted for admin credentials when I run that specific exe which ...
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iscsi target shows up with multiple partitions - why?

We've been using CentOS 7 for a couple of years now to serve up iSCSI targets to our TigerStore metadata server on our SAN. We've used the same procedure to create the targets, detailed below. I just ...
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Schannel event 36888 fatal alert 48 when connecting to wireless network from a Windows 7 laptop

One of our users has a laptop running Windows 7 which cannot connect to our wireless network. When the connection attempt is made we get an error in the System event log, Schannel event 36888, which ...
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Finding GPO speeds

Our Windows 7 computers are spending 50 seconds on the computer configuration portion of our GPO's each time they boot. (I turned on Verbose info). Is there a benchmark or profiling tool I can use ...
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MDT Captured Win7 Image Crashes on Boot once Deployed

I am trying to get MDT set up for Windows 7 machines so that my life can be less hellish until we finish getting these machines out the door. MDT Server: Windows 2008 R2 MDT 6.3.8450.1000 WDS 6.1....
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how to make Windows 7 have website access through VPN connection

I am still struggle with my Windows 7 VPN client’s internet access. My OpenVPN client-server works great for my Windows 10 laptop and my Android phones. But my Windows 7 laptop cannot gain internet ...
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IE 10 not authenticating Cross Realm (Window AD to Unix/MIT Kerberos) via SPNego

Setup: Domain1 - Win Server 2016 DC - PATRICA.COM Win 7 Client is joined to Domain 1 - viewing shares on the DC work fine. www.thomas.com is added to 'local network' in IE 10 Domain2 - MIT Kerberos ...
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Wireless Hosted Network client isolation

I would like to know if there is an option to enable/disable client isolation when using the Wireless Hosted Network feature, present in most windows 7 laptops with a capable wireless adapter, and ...
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Windows 7 logs out completely when RDP session is disconnected

I have a Windows 7 PC that I RDP into when I work remotely. I'm having an issue where this machine logs me out completely whenever I end the RDP session. I am not initiating a logoff. This happens ...
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