How to set environment variables in Windows 7 for Java

Environmental variables are used by the operating system to save settings (default values, locations of resources) to be used by Windows or by processes launched by users.There are two types of environmental variables: user variables that are specific to a particular Windows user account; system variables are always visible, regardless of the used user account.

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How to install IIS on Windows 7 and Vista

This solution describes installation of IIS 7 (Internet Information Services) on Windows 7 Ultimate, Vista using the Windows Features Wizard. An alternative to this solution is to use Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI). It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx.  The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple […]

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How to determine the IIS version

This solution is for Windows 2K, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. IIS is the web server developed by Microsoft for all their OS platforms, both desktop and server. In order to determine the IIS (Internet Information Services) you must open the MMC (Microsoft Management Console) for IIS. This can be done:

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Activate Windows Security dialog box

This solution is for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. In certain situations (through installation or modifying settings) Windows Security dialog box is not displayed when pressing the key combination CTRL + ALT + DEL. Only the Windows Task Manager dialog box shows up.

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