SSD's and Office 2007

Microsoft have posted an article relating to Office 2007 performance on SSD's (Solid State Disks). If you are having trouble as I am with Office 2007 (on the Dell Mini 9). You can rest assured that they are aware of it now.

Please review the KB artcile here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940226

Windows 7 - Blue Badge Tool

This article is worth checking out if you want to unlock all the Windows 7 features in the current pre-beta.

http://bink.nu/news/blue-badge-tool-available-unlocks-all-known-windows-7-protected-features.aspx

Thank you Nicki, I look forward to sharing our gadget obessional findings on here.

Welcome to Neilo

Dellmini9 welcomes another contributer with a mini 9 wanting to share his experience.

Welcome Neilo.

Windows 7 - Unlocking the new taskbar and Aero Features

Download the exe from this here for x86 machines http://www.withinwindows.com/files/upf/upf_x86_rev0.zip

Then follow the instructions from this guy here :-)
http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/11/02/flashy-windows-7-bits-protected-by-elaborate-scheme-workaround/

Windows 7 Update BSOD

I can confidently say that it is one of the 14 Office 2007 Patches that are waiting to be installed. There are no hidden updates anywhere, I have applied system updates from Intel systematically with no Operating System crash occuring thus far.

When I try to apply the Office 2007 patches one at a time and in order of patch date I get the "you lost connection with windows update" error.

Stay tuned

Windows 7 updates and the Dell Mini 9

A word to the wise, after installing, hold off on appyling any windows updates, there is one that kills the machine entirely and you have to restore back from the latest system backup.

I will post more when I determine which patch is the offending one

rock'n'roll

Neilo

Windows 7 on 9

You will be glad to know that Windows 7 happily installs on the Mini-9. All drivers are recognised using the same methods in the Vista install. It is very snappy and pretty impressive for a beta product.