I found a really neat little feature today, Windows 7 allows you to burn .ISO files to disk natively without any third party software.
Simply double-click the .iso image:
Select the appropriate drive and click “Burn”
And there you go..
It seems my friend Craig blogged about this a little while ago as well, click here to read his post
After rebuilding my trusty T61 with Windows 7 about a week ago, the only device that was not functioning correctly was the “biometric coprocessor”. I tried installing the software using ThinkVantage Productivity Center, but this did not work. After asking google, I found that the device was manufactured by UPEK and that they have released a Windows 7 driver on their site. Download it here.
The process of enrolling a fingerprint is fairly simple in Windows 7. Open Control Panel, select “Biometric Devices”
Select “Use your fingerprint to log on to Windows”
When prompted, enter your password
Select the appropriate finger (its probably a good idea to select more than one!)
Follow the instructions:
All done!, next time you log on, just use your finger!
So, managed to get everything installed and working great yesterday, really fought with the Cisco VPN client, but I eventually managed to get it working (or so I thought!) installed all windows updates before shutting down last night .. arrived at the office a little earlier this morning, turn my laptop on, BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!, happened a few times yesterday while I was fiddling with the Cisco VPN client so I figured I’d just repair it and try again, only, this time I was not so lucky..
To cut a long and frustrating story short: Windows 7 rebuilt and looking good again..
For the Cisco VPN client, I tried many things, this is how I managed to get it to work:
Many thanks to Aaron Tiensivu for posting this on his blog, read it here
While some of my “bleeding edge”” colleagues have been running and blogging about Windows 7 for a while now, its taken me a little longer to get my hands dirty. I decided to rebuild my Lenovo T61 yesterday and see what all the fuss was about.
The installation was seamless and quick, as you would expect. It found drivers for all my devices. I did have some trouble getting my Novatel Wireless 3G HSDPA card to work, the installation would not run at all, not even using Windows Vista compatibility mode. I downloaded the drivers off the Novatel website and managed to get the card installed that way. Works perfectly after I created a new connection through “Network and Sharing Center”
At the moment, I am very much of the opinion that it is Windows Vista with some cosmetic changes, but that’s probably unfair of me to say since I have only been using it for a few hours. I’ll be sure to report any cool new features.
Now I have to make it productive so I can get some work done when I get into the office tomorrow!
