Windows Vista - 64 bit

• Following applications will NOT run on 64bit Vista
  • Autodesk MapGuide Studio 2009
• Following application will run on 64bit Vista
  • Google Earth Pro
  • UltraEdit

Windows 7 Install

• Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
  • Image Mastering API v2.0 for Windows XP or alternative Image Mastering API
  • Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe
• Problem using Win7 USB/DVD download tool (concerning bootsect.exe)
• Use a USB Key to Install Windows 7 - Even on a Netbook

Microsoft Windows Tips

• A delay may occur before the contents of a folder are displayed in the Windows Explorer Folders pane in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP (Microsoft Article ID 873414). Need to send your email address (jjensen at gisengineering dott com)to Microsoft before they give you the link to download. Note, this fix is already included with Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Service Pack 2.
  • Another recommendation - disconnect network drives and floppy disk (Why Windows Explorer pauses and how to fix it)
• Open Windows Explorer at root level (c:\)
  • explorer /e,/select,c:\
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  • Results - Windows Explorer
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• Clean install of Windows Vista using upgrade DVD
  • Microsoft doesn't recommend installing Vista Upgrade on a blank hard drive. If you do using the steps on the internet ( Perform a Clean Install with a Vista Upgrade Disc), it still will not work after 60 days and get an error message saying you've done a clean install using an Upgrade DVD. (workaround is from the command prompt type slmgr -rearm which will run a script. Then msdt which will prompt you to enter a passkey 5597519171. Just call Microsoft techsupport at 800-642-7676 using case# 1059585569.
  • Best solution, have WinXP or another Vista version installed, then at the desktop perform a custom windows vista upgrade install. This will move all the previous OS install into a directory called windows.old which can be deleted after install. So in the end, you have a clean install.
• Unable to write to a CD when using Windows Write CD Wizard
  • When using another program such as Nero, able to write to a CD
  • When using Windows Write CD Wizard, get an error message, try the following tip from geekstogo.com/forum

  • regsvr32 ole32.dll

• Start Windows Desktop from the command line
  • mstsc

Microsoft Office

• Download Office Web Components - Office 2003 Add-in