1. R

    Windows 7 how to stop computers from sleeping/hibernation/etc for remote support

    Hi guys. New to Windows 7 and have a question. It seems my test machines keep going into some kind of sleep/hibernate state that prevents me from VNC'ing to them. All I want is for the monitors to go to sleep after 15 minutes, but the machines to stay on. We do a lot of work during off...
    • rj98
    • Thread
    • computer management group policy hibernate monitor remote support settings sleep test machine vnc windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. P

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial

    Windows 7 Installation Guide / Tutorial The Windows 7 is finally here. It's released for beta testers a few days ago and I am here with a small step by step picture guided tour through the installation process. I downloaded the x86 version of the M3 build ( build No: 6801) from Microsoft...
    • phanthach
    • Thread
    • bios boot order burning cdburnerxp configuration disk image dvd guide hardware installation iso nero performance setup test machine tutorial upgrade virtual machine vmware windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  3. tommy2k8

    Windows 7 Installing Windows 7: IDE Disk Detection Issues and LSI Logic Driver Needed

    I am trying to install Windows 7 on my test machine. However, I can't get it to detect any drives - three are 3 disks in the system - it is an IDE disk. When I try and install, it can't detect any disks, but when I try and install through Windows Vista, it detects them. However, then it says...
    • tommy2k8
    • Thread
    • device recognition drivers ide drive installation lsi logic pci scsi test machine windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. kevin from Chi-town

    Windows 7 Win 7 RC expiration date

    This is from Microsoft " Shutdown Schedule for Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC To avoid interruption, it’s recommended that you and your customers rebuild test machines by using a valid Windows operating system before Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC expire. Windows will automatically...
    • kevin from Chi-town
    • Thread
    • beta expiration microsoft notifications schedule shutdown software test machine windows 7
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Windows News
  5. R

    Windows Vista Windows 7 Build 7000 won't complete install

    I have download and made a ISO image of Build 7000 and installed it on my spare marchine i use for testing. P4 3.2Ghz 2 Gb 677Mhz Geforce 8600 GT 80Gb PATA But for some reason my installation gets to 'Completing installation' and the screen goes black with just the 'Windows 7, For testing...'...