Forget about Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 is the new bad boy for your laptop.
It runs blazing fast ,uses less hardware resources and more robust. It also equips with lots of server features such as Hyper-V, IIS 7.5, PowerShell 2.0, etc.
Best of all, it is x64 bits OS (Don’t worry, your old faithful x86 apps will still run as normal).
To run Windows Server 2008 R2 as workstation on your laptop, some customizations are needed:
- Install graphics and sounds drivers after installation.
- Enable Wireless networking
- Enable Windows Audio, Windows Media Player and Windows Photo Viewer.
- Disable Internet Explorer enhanced security
- Enable hibernation
- Open a command window by typing ‘cmd’ in Run menu.
- Inside command window, type ‘powercfg.exe –h on’
- Click on power icon at lower right of your desktop (A.K.A systray)
. Click on More power options.
- Inside Power Options window, click on ‘Choose what closing the lid does’
- Choose ‘Hibernate’ from drop down for ‘When I close the lid’
- Disable Shutdown Event Tracker
- Enable image thumbnails preview in windows explorer
Now, stop drooling and start take action to give your old laptop a second life!
1 comment:
Pretty impressive!... Just don;t like the background image... too distracting. Can you put a solid color, or one more friendly to read? I know, I know... is yours so you do what you want but just asking.. :)
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