Windows 7 Minimum Requirements Revealed

Labels: , Posted by CyberSt0rm on Thursday 09 July 2009


As we head closer to the official launch of Windows 7, you might want to make sure your PC meets the minimum requirements, as recommended by Microsoft, before splashing out on a copy. Those minimum requirements are as follows:

  • 1GHz processor (32 or 64-bit)
  • 1GB of RAM (32-bit); 2GB of RAM (64-bit)
  • 16GB of available disk space (32-bit); 20GB of available disk space (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Windows 7 does carry with it slightly beefier system requirements than Vista does, despite it being a better performer. From one incarnation of Windows to the next, Windows 7’s system demands do seem somewhat modest.

For reference, Windows Vista’s system requirements are:

  • 1 GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
  • 512 MB of RAM (for Home Basic); 1 GB of RAM for all other versions
  • 15 GB of available disk space
  • Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory (for Home Basic); 128 MB of graphics memory plus WDDM support for all other versions

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How to prevent the use of USB drives in Windows

Labels: , , Posted by CyberSt0rm on Friday 03 July 2009

If for some reason you want to prevent the use of USB drives (memory sticks) on your Windows computer then follow the simple steps outlined below:

Note: You need to be logged on to Windows Administrative or a member of the Administrators group

- Cick Start > Run (This brings up the Run dialog box)

- In the command prompt window type regedit (This will open the registry editor)

- Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

- Select the USBSTOR folder

- In the right hand window pane locate the Start DWORD [See pic below]

- Double-click Start and change its value to 4 [See pic below]

- Click OK

- Now close the registry editor and restart your computer

This will block all USB storage devices being detected by Windows. If you want to enable USB devices at a later date simple change the the string’s DWORD value back to 3

How to fix "Task Manager disabled" by Administrator

Labels: , , Posted by CyberSt0rm on Thursday 02 July 2009

If you're not part of domain environment and one day find that you're unable to access the Windows Task manager due to the error message below, there's a good chance you've been infected with a virus.



You can fix this using the following method:
-Click Start -> Run

- Paste the following command into the Run dialog box:
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

-Click Ok


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