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- Install, troubleshoot, and repair a Windows desktop operating system
- A desktop support technician must have expert knowledge of the hardware and software components involved in installing an operating system and of how they work together at each stage of the installation process. This is because understanding how an operating system is installed is the first step toward understanding how...
- Tags: Desktop, Operating System, Installation, Sybex, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2006-11-22
- Professional Services Firm Saves on Desktop Management With New Operating System
- Beca Group needed to reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining an ageing desktop operating system. The company also needed a more stable, secure desktop operating system for its many mobile employees. Beca Group is upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system to reduce the time IT staff spends deploying...
- Tags: Desktop Management, Operating System, Professional Services, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beca Group, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2006-11-07
- Telecommunications Company Cuts Fulfillment Costs With New Operating System
- As an integrated communications provider, Telekom Austria realizes revenue through several lines of business, including IT fulfillment services desktop management for other businesses. The company needed to upgrade its desktop operating system in order to cut the cost of IT fulfillment services, provide employees with better access to information on...
- Tags: Line Of Business, Operating System, Telecommunications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Case studies
- Multifaceted Manufacturer Meets Business Goals Using New Desktop Operating System
- Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Fu Sheng Group is a diverse manufacturing company. The Fu Sheng Group believes up-to-date operating systems that support real-time access to business information are required to boost its competitive edge. However, the company's desktop operating environment had not kept up with corporate growth, and procurement staff...
- Tags: Desktop, Operating System, Procurement, Pricing Strategy, Fu Sheng Group, Purchasing & Procurement, Pricing, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-12-15
- IT Services Firm Empowers Mobile Employees With New Desktop Operating System
- Integr8 IT is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in customized infrastructure integration. Integr8 IT has 200 portable and desktop computers. The company needs to know about the latest product features so they can upsell it to a client. Integr8 IT deployed the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007...
- Tags: IT Services, Mobile, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Desktop Computer, Integr8 IT, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware
- Case studies
- Desktop operating systems
- Polling Place examines the results from TechRepublic's Quick Poll:Which desktop operating system does your enterprise rely upon most?
- Tags: Desktops, TechRepublic Staff, desktop, operating system, Polling Place
- Technical articles 2000-06-04
- Time for a new desktop OS
- Time for a new desktop OSOver the past 10 years, I have seen a certain disdain for any desktop operating system other than Microsoft. Windows 95 kicked it off with making the user interface more "intuitive" than many of the other operating systems. At the time, many of...
- Tags: desktop, desktop OS, hardware, operating system, re-done os's not helping in virus fight, The Admiral
- Discussion threads 2005-08-22
- 5 of the best desktop operating systems you never used
- Bill Gates' original dream when he created Microsoft was to have "a computer on every desk and in every home, all running Microsoft software." Clearly, he accomplished that goal. Depending on whose statistics you want to believe, Windows has a market share in the high 80% - low 90% range....
- Tags: Desktop, Steve Jobs, BeOS, IBM OS/2, DOS, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., NeXTSTEP, NeXT Computer Co., DESQview, GEOS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Weigh in with your opinion on Linux's desktop readiness
- Linux has had a tough battle toward acceptance in the workplace. Though it has made inroads in the server market, its next big fight is to make it onto the desktop. Has your company considered it? Are you ready to support it? Join the debate.Over the past few years Linux...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Mike Walton, Linux, desktop
- Technical articles 2002-06-05
- 10 things that can go wrong when you upgrade your operating system
- Upgrading to a new operating system -- whether it's one personal computer at home or an office full of workstations -- can be a stressful experience. You do it to take advantage of new features or to be able to run new applications, but you approach it with trepidation because...
- Tags: Operating System, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Hardware, Computer, Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Debra Littlejohn Shinder
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Windows 2000 Pro: Microsoft's best desktop OS ever?
- When I asked if a 10 year old operating system such as Windows 98 was still an option as a desktop operating system for business today, many TechRepublic members argued quite rightly that although Windows 98 wasn't a viable choice, Windows 2000 Professional certainly could be. Others added that Windows...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software, John Sheesley
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- How do I build my Own Operating System by just using Assembler and NOT Win?
- Hi!I'm working and researching Operating Systems OS, but I really want to build my own from scratch without Microsoft Components or Linux COM files. Is there tools which could compile 16-bit files and let me build an BOOT and OS-loader.Could somebody tell me where I could find the tools which...
- Tags: Operating systems, C/C++, operating system, BIOS, tool
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- TechNet Webcast: The Managed Desktop Environment (Part 2 of 2): Refining the Desktop Environment and Planning for Future Operating System Deployment (Level 200)
- This webcast on the managed desktop environment return to the standardized desktop image created in the previous webcast, and apply it consistently to the internal client computers at Contoso, the fictional company. The webcast examines the resulting benefits of the standardized desktop image, including a reduction in the number of...
- Tags: Webcast, Operating System, Update Management, Microsoft TechNet, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2007-01-12
- Palm Desktop SDK
- The Palm Desktop software provides 1:1 mirroring of data on Palm OS handhelds. Users can enter, print, import, and export their data from their desktop operating system. Palm Desktop software can also act as a window to the handheld, drawing in information from resources on the desktop or from the...
- Tags: Operating System, Palm Inc., SDK, Palm Desktop Software, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads
- TechNet Webcast: Agility Now (Part 05 of 10): Refining the Desktop Environment and Planning for Future Operating System Deployment (Level 200)
- In part five, the presenter returns to the standardized desktop image created in the previous session, and apply it consistently to the internal client computers at Contoso. The presenter examines the resulting benefits of the standardized desktop image, including a reduction in the number of deployed operating systems, simplified support,...
- Tags: Webcast, Operating System, Update Management, Microsoft TechNet, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Webcasts 2006-10-04
- Create and deploy a system image with RIPREP
- Several years ago, when Windows 98 was king, I found myself having to deploy way more Windows 98 machines than I care to think about. Symantec's Ghost made the job much better than installing Windows 98 by hand on multiple machines, as long as all of the new workstations had...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Remote Installation Service, Brien M. Posey MCSE, computer, Microsoft Windows 2000, RIPREP, SID
- Technical articles 2004-06-16
- Create and Deploy a System Image with RIPREP
- Several years ago when Windows 98 was king, I found myself having to deploy way more Windows 98 machines than I care to think about. Symantec’s Ghost made the job much better than installing Windows 98 by hand on multiple machines, as long as all of the new workstations had...
- Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows, Remote Installation Service, SID, Microsoft Windows 2000, RIPREP
- Technical articles 2004-06-16
- IT Firm Upgrades Operating System to Reduce Costs, Enhance Security and Productivity
- Getronics is a leading global provider of information and communication technology solutions and a long-time Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. While this Netherlands-based global workspace management company wanted to be prepared to help customers adopt the Windows 7 operating system, it also aimed to take advantage of new features in that...
- Tags: Security, Getronics N.V., Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Magic Desktop 2 (Windows)
- Magic Desktop - Operating System for Kids. The world's best software for kids ages 2 to 10. Magic Desktop provides a safe way to share computers with children. It functions as an operating system on Windows-based PCs that is both child-proof and child-friendly. Magic Desktop's key features include: Parental Control,...
- Tags: EasyBits Software, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2007-06-07
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