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Windows 7 Help |
0. How do I add a Windows 7 PC to a domain?
Open Control Panel, System, then click on Advanced System Settings link on the left. Click on Computer Name, then the Change button. If you have Windows 7 Professional, Business or Enterprise edition, you can then select Domain and enter the name of your domain (Home edition users cannot join a domain). Click OK and enter a domain username and password to authorize adding the PC to the domain.
1. How do I manage users, computers and so on in Windows 7?
You need to install the Remote Server Windows Administration Tools from Microsoft Downloads for Windows 7. This is add the tools to administer the following services in a Windows domain: Active directory, Network services such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, NLB, Terminal Services and so on. Once the patch is installed, you can add the consoles to the Administrative Tools menu buy using Control Panel, Programs, Turn Features on or off.
2. Can I manage SQL Servers on Windows 7?
A lot of companies use SQL Server for enterprise databases ranging from SQL 2000 to the new SQL 2012. These can be managed using SQL Server 20xx Management Studio or later tools which can administer SQL 2000 to SQL 2012 servers. Install the Management tools from the SQL CD or download the SSMS v17 version.
3. Can I manage Exchange Servers on Windows 7?
You can manage Exchange
2007 using the Exchange
2007 32 bit tools from Microsoft and install Exchange
2007 SP1 or later. See EOL docs.
You can manage Exchange 2010 on Windows 7 x64, but if you install Powershell 2.0 you can use its remote management features.
You can manage Exchange 2013 on any Windows PC using Internet Explorer to its web based Exchange Admin Center (EAC).
4. Can I deploy Group Policies?
Yes, Windows 7 has a whole new set of Group Policy Settings which can be
deployed from a Windows 2003 or a Windows 2008 domain. You can download the
new Group
Policy files from Microsoft which is in ADMX format, a new XML format for
group policy settings. More information about the settings are available in
Excel
Spreadsheets from here. You can also find the new Policy files in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions on any Windows 7 / 2008 R2 PC.
You can deploy printers using Group Policy using Windows 2003 R2 or later with the Printer Management tools. Also, you can use Group Policy Preference (GPP) Client Side Extensions to deploy drive mappings, setup start menus, copy files and so on from GPOs. See Group Policy Preferences Getting Started Guide.
5. Can I use scripts in Windows 7?
Yes, you can use Visual Basic Scripts (.vbs) in Windows 7. More information is available on here. If User Account Control (UAC) is enable, some scripts cannot continue unless some user intervention is required. If using a lot of these scripts, then either change UAC settings or turn it off. For management type scripts, use the new Power Shell. Ideally, avoid scripts where possible and use GPP policies or custom EXEs.
6. Can I run programs written with Visual Studio on Windows 7?
Yes, most programs written using .NET Framework should work fine. Visual Studio 6 programs should be upgraded to .NET to ensure they run on Windows 7 machines. For example, if you open a .vbp project in Visual Studio 2003/5, it will start the Upgrade Wizard and create a .NET project. Some additional changes may be required to the project to work such as changing drawing programs, Object/Variant types and so on.
7. File and Print Sharing with Windows Server 2008.
Yes, it is possible to use File and Print sharing with Windows 7. Make sure the printer drivers on the server are up to date to ensure compatibility (you can do this via the Printer control panel, Server Properties (right click in printer window to get to Properties). Also, make sure Windows 7 is set to use 'Network Access: LAN Manager - Use LM and NTLM - use NTLMv2 for security if negotiated' to ensure the machines can authenticate with Windows servers.
8. How can I run our legacy programs on Windows 7?
There are a number of techniques you can use to run legacy programs on Windows
7:
a) Use the Program
Compatibility tab to force it to use older OS APIs.
b) Dual boot setup. Install the old and new Windows Operating system on the
same computer.
c) Virtualisation. Run a virtual machine using Virtual PC, VMWare Player or
Workstation or VirtualBox and run the old OS and application in that. If you have Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate try XP Mode or Virtual PC for Windows 7.
d) DOS applications can be run using DOSBox or Virtual PC with MS DOS installed.
e) For web applications, I would make sure they are validated
(HTML, CSS, XML etc) to ensure
they render properly. Check here for IE
differences.
f) Update the applications where possible from the vender or update inhouse
with latest Development tools.
g) Try the Application Compatibility Toolkit.
9. Does Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) support Windows 7?
Yes, SCCM 2007 Service Pack 2 supports the latest OS versions including Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, 2008 R2 and 2008 SP2.
Go to Windows PE Environment.