Tag: windows 7

  • Change Hard Drive Size in VirtualBox

    How to increase the size of a VirtualBox hard drive using a Mac as the host and Windows 7 as the guest virtual machine.

  • How to Run SQL Server Management Studio as a Different Windows User

    If you’re using Windows Authentication for your SQL Server database you’ll need to run SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as that Windows account to test queries.  SSMS normally runs as the user logged in to Windows, but there is a simple way to run it as the database access account. Just shift-right-click on a shortcut…

  • Open a CMD Window From Anywhere!

    Open a CMD Window From Anywhere!

    In Windows 7, hold down shift and right click a folder to see some additional menu items.  You’ll notice a few extra options like “Open command window here” and “Copy as path”. Open command window here Often when browsing folders in Windows Explorer you will want to open a command shell, using the directory being…