While teaching a Configuring Windows 8/8.1 (20687D) course last week, one of my students exclaimed the very title of this blog – “Hey, why does my Numlock key keep resetting?” Just the type of trivia that can gain an instructor’s attention. Thus, during their first long lab, I began my research. The symptoms: Student M … Continue reading Why does my Numlock key keep resetting?
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Windows 7 XP Mode: New Download Processes
Continuing a series of articles in support of virtualization on Windows 7… For the previous post, see: Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Drives. The method to acquire Windows XP mode for Windows 7 has changed, and can be both confusing and challenging, since several pieces have moved and have been added. The goal of … Continue reading Windows 7 XP Mode: New Download Processes
Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Drives
Microsoft supports virtualization on the Windows 8 Client solely through Client Hyper-V, on slat enabled systems. We reviewed the related requirements in a prior blog post: How to enable and Use Windows 8 Client Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a far more robust solution that Windows Virtual PC. In fact, Microsoft continues to redirect Windows 8 Client … Continue reading Windows 7 Virtual Environments: Supporting Floppy Drives