Comments on: Windows 7 to revolutionize PC troubleshooting http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:47:02 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Manuk http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-82483 Manuk Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:32:23 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-82483 How can you leave out "Problem Steps Recorder Tool" in Windows 7 out of this post on troubleshooting options? Yes PSR does not allow users to fix anything, but it is a boon for system administrators who need to understand what causes an error before they can fix it. Especially when the user who is reporting the error is a novice and unable help the admin reproduce it. Not goign to reinvent the wheel, read about it here : http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/using-problem-steps-recorder-psr-windows-7/ How can you leave out “Problem Steps Recorder Tool” in Windows 7 out of this post on troubleshooting options? Yes PSR does not allow users to fix anything, but it is a boon for system administrators who need to understand what causes an error before they can fix it. Especially when the user who is reporting the error is a novice and unable help the admin reproduce it.

Not goign to reinvent the wheel, read about it here : http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/using-problem-steps-recorder-psr-win dows-7/

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]]> By: Episode 51 - Doug Finke « PowerScripting Podcast http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-67631 Episode 51 - Doug Finke « PowerScripting Podcast Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:31:38 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-67631 [...] 7’s got a troubleshooting tool that’s going to be based on [...] [...] 7’s got a troubleshooting tool that’s going to be based on [...]

]]> By: Terry http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-67379 Terry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-67379 This sounds like a good idea on the surface, but the more I read, the less I like it. Especially when you come to the part: "not just limited to the select few the manufacturer (Microsoft) has defined, but any problem a third-party developer wishes to write the script for" Alot of these third party developers can't even write a good install / uninstall script, and we're going to give them more complex scripts to write? In the hands of Microsoft, this may be OK, but when every freeware program you install adds a few powershell scripts we'll be in for trouble. This sounds like a good idea on the surface, but the more I read, the less I like it. Especially when you come to the part:
“not just limited to the select few the manufacturer (Microsoft) has defined, but any problem a third-party developer wishes to write the script for”

Alot of these third party developers can’t even write a good install / uninstall script, and we’re going to give them more complex scripts to write?

In the hands of Microsoft, this may be OK, but when every freeware program you install adds a few powershell scripts we’ll be in for trouble.

]]> By: Windows 7 to revolutionize PC troubleshooting - istartedsomething | WinSe7en http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66527 Windows 7 to revolutionize PC troubleshooting - istartedsomething | WinSe7en Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:22:49 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66527 [...] it easier for novice users to diagnose and fix many critical components. See the original post at: Windows 7 to revolutionize PC troubleshooting - istartedsomething Tags: Features, [...] [...] it easier for novice users to diagnose and fix many critical components. See the original post at: Windows 7 to revolutionize PC troubleshooting – istartedsomething Tags: Features, [...]

]]> By: Jetztream » Blog Archive » WinHEC 2008 - Windows News Roundup http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66417 Jetztream » Blog Archive » WinHEC 2008 - Windows News Roundup Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:40:27 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66417 [...] Long really likes the new troubleshooting – Long Zheng [...] [...] Long really likes the new troubleshooting – Long Zheng [...]

]]> By: Windows Troubleshooting Feature in Windows 7 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66413 Windows Troubleshooting Feature in Windows 7 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:42:37 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66413 [...] Full Article [...] [...] Full Article [...]

]]> By: Windows 7 lo arregla todo http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66402 Windows 7 lo arregla todo Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:01:32 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66402 [...] y software. Algunos los hemos podido leer en el manual para el análisis de Windows 7 y otros los hemos podido ver en el blog de Long Zheng [...] [...] y software. Algunos los hemos podido leer en el manual para el análisis de Windows 7 y otros los hemos podido ver en el blog de Long Zheng [...]

]]> By: marahathoda http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66393 marahathoda Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:19:17 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66393 Second half of this PDC training video explains the Trougleshooting platform: http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC50/ Also, security is taken care of, and yes, there is an authoring UI too, in the SDK. And there are helper cmdlets in powershell made public. Second half of this PDC training video explains the Trougleshooting platform:

http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC50/

Also, security is taken care of, and yes, there is an authoring UI too, in the SDK. And there are helper cmdlets in powershell made public.

]]> By: William Dowell http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081106/windows-7-to-revolutionize-pc-troubleshooting/#comment-66386 William Dowell Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:02:23 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3282#comment-66386 As someone who is forever getting calls for help from friends, and elderly members of the family (like anybody over the age of 30!), i hope this will help. However.. - rather like the device stage - will the community building apps for printers etc actually make it all work, or will they mess things us like they always do with cr@plets that serve no purpose other than pervasive branding and slowing computers down with start-up items, providing conflicting messages and possible additional problems?! on my system, i always just find the actaul drivers, but everybody else i know just shoves in the disk As someone who is forever getting calls for help from friends, and elderly members of the family (like anybody over the age of 30!), i hope this will help.

However.. – rather like the device stage – will the community building apps for printers etc actually make it all work, or will they mess things us like they always do with cr@plets that serve no purpose other than pervasive branding and slowing computers down with start-up items, providing conflicting messages and possible additional problems?! on my system, i always just find the actaul drivers, but everybody else i know just shoves in the disk

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