A humerous article appeared on slashdot today, with the typical Windows bashing that’s to be expected.
But for my own reference, and hopefully the benefit of others:
Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium cannot be ran on a virtual machine legally, whether that be Linux, Apple or even Windows 95.
Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium [...]

Following on from my guide on how to install Vista Upgrade onto a fresh hard drive, I’ve noticed that the internet has been rife with guides on how to install Vista without any other media at all, such as on the Windows IT Pro site.
I can confirm that this method works so here goes:

Install Vista [...]

I like simple scripts, and this one is so obvious – I wonder why I didn’t think of it:
First, create a folder on your server, and share it as logon$. Make sure that users are given read and write access in the share properties, and in the folder security settings.
Create the following logon scripts and [...]

Release 1 of the OpenXML Translator for Microsoft Word is now available through Sourceforge.
This tool allows MS Word users to open files saved in OpenOffice Write format (.ODF), make modifications and save the files.
Microsoft is due to release this through its website shortly, and apparently there will be Impress and Calc converters, too.
For people who [...]

A friend of mine was asking how to find the emails for Outlook Express on his hard disk drive. So I thought that I should post these instructions for him and others who may find it difficult to get at these files.
In Windows 2000 or Windows XP:
Open ‘My Computer’
Goto your C: drive (or wherever it [...]

After upgrading to IE7 in Windows XP, we found that non-admin users were once again seeing the Open File Security warning dialog box.
Once again, the issue can be resolved by visiting the group policy. Open up the appropriate policy file, and follow the path to:
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer [...]