Different ways of finding Windows uptime 18 September 2009
Posted by it2tp in Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista.Tags: uptime
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1) Using Event Viewer
Filter on Event ID 6005.
The date and time when the Event ID 6005, The Event log service was started, is logged is the time when the Windows system was started.
Advantages:
- You can see all startup times
- Can also be used on remote systems.
2) From command line
Go to Start, Run. Type Cmd (Enter). On the command prompt type: net stats srv
Look for the text: Statistics since … For example: Statistics since 18/09/2009 9:34:09, meaning the Windows system was started on 18/09/2009 at 9:34:09.
You can also use the FIND command to retrieve only the line containing the time when the machine started.
net stats srv | find /i “statistics since”
Upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 (RTM) 18 August 2009
Posted by it2tp in Windows 7, Windows Vista.Tags: Vista Windows 7
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I just upgraded my Windows Vista Business 64-bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I made some screenshots of the upgrade. It took a long time (between 3 and 4 hours, on an HP notebook with an Intel Core Duo CPU T8300 2.40 GHz with 4GB RAM), but besides from the time it took, it went more or less smooth. I only had to uninstall an unsupported McAfee VirusScan (and replace with another antivirus product); the rest were minor compatibility issues.
I downloaded the Technet DVD ISO file, requested a key, and burned the DVD. Then from within Vista started setup.exe.
Most of the time when you are already running Vista you won’t have that much compatibility problems, so I skipped the compatibility check, and clicked Install now.
Upgrading Windows 7 RC to RTM (Final Release) 7 August 2009
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If you are running a Windows 7 pre-release copy, you’ll end up with the error below when you try to upgrade to the Final Release.
See the article from The How-To Geek for a solution.
Windows 7 RTM available for MSDN, TechNet Subscribers & Volume License (VL) customers 7 August 2009
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See Windowsteamblog.com for more info.
Windows 7 beta in VMware Workstation 14 January 2009
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I was wondering if it would be possible to run Windows 7 (beta) in VMware Workstation, so I did the test. VMware Workstation version 6.5.1 was installed. There is no options for Windows 7 as operating system, so I selected Windows Vista as OS, and installed Windows 7 (32bit version). I found out that it was not a problem to install and work with Windows 7 as guest OS in VMware Workstation.
