Tag Archives: Windows 7

Installing Hyper-V manager on Window 7 or Windows 8

by

To manage your VMs from client machine on Windows 7 or 8 you need to install Hyper-V manager feature. To do so you can follow the below steps:

  • Download and install Remote Server Administration Tools  – http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887
  • Go to Start –> Control Panel –> Click on Programs
  • Click on Turn windows feature on or off link
  • Expand Remote Server Administration Tools –> Role Administration Tools
  • Select Hyper-V tools and click OK

  • You can access the Hyper-V manager from Start menu –> Administrative Tools –> Hyper-V Manager
  • Right click on the Hyper-V manager tree and click on Connect to server to connect to your Hyper-V Server

Windows 7 Cookbook – Unable to run .JNLP file (Java web start)

by

Java Network Launching Protocol, or JNLP, is associated with Java Web Start initiative.
To modify the file association to open JNLP files

  • Click on Start –> Control Panel
  • Change the Control Panel view to View By Category
  • Click on Programs link
  • Under the Default Programs select Make a file type always open in a specific program
  • Under the name column Select .jnlp and click on Change Program button
  • Click on Browse
  • Go to jre bin folder and select javaws application –> Click OK
  • Click Close button


Now JNLP file will open by default with Java Web Start

WINDOWS 7 Cookbook- How to check TPM compatibility in your device

by

Windows 7 has inbuilt encryption feature called BitLocker to encrypt your entire hard drive. If available, BitLocker seals the symmetric encryption key in a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 chip (available in some newer computers).
Few TPM equipped computers have TPM chip disabled in the BIOS. If you want to use this feature you must enable this from BIOS. After you enable the TPM chip, BitLocker performs the TPM initialization automatically.
However, to check whether your computer has TPM chip, you can follow the below instruction:

  • From Start menu click on Run
  • Type MMC and click on OK
  • In the MMC console windows – Click on File menu –> Add/Remove snap in..
  • From Available snap-in select TPM Management and click on Add button
  • Select local computer option and click on OK
  • Click OK to close the dialog box
  • Click on TPM Management on Local Computer
  • You will see the detail configuration if your device supports TPM

How to Install IIS 7.5 on Windows 7?

by

IIS will not install by default in your Windows 7 machine. To install IIS you can perform the below procedure:

  • Click Start Menu and then click Control Panel
  • From control panel click View By and select Small Icons
  • Click on Programs and Features
  • Click on Turn Windows features on or off
  • In the windows features dialog box click Internet Information Services and click OK