June 2007 - Posts
This weekend I had to reinstall a Windows XP machine for my daughter, she got her first PC :). So she couldn't wait and it had to be installed right away. So I had to put in a new disk because the old one crashed and died. Installed Windows XP SP2 (Dutch
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One of my colleagues developed a tool called VMRC Plus which is an improved version of the VMRC client that is deployed together with Virtual Server 2005. As soon as I got the link I downloaded this tool, installed it on my machine. Unfortunately I didn't
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The VHD test drive program is growing I just found out that Citrix has made a "Citrix Virtual Appliance" VHD. The "Citrix Virtual Appliance" is a pre-configured Citrix Server Platinum Edition. This give you the opportunity to test Citrix Presentation
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Yesterday I had to give a presentation about Windows Server 2008. One of the roles that I must cover is IIS 7 because we made such great improvements on this web platform that it has to be included. Most of the time when I demo IIS 7 I show them the new
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You can now attend a free e-learning on SQL Server 2008 at this URL : https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/courseDetail.aspx?courseId=78337 Title: What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Description: In this clinic, you will learn about the new
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Jeff Jones released his security report about the Security Vulnerabilities found in Windows Vista during the first 6 months. His analysis shows that Windows Vista has less High severity vulnerabilities in the first 6 months compared to Windows XP and
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Remember my blogpost at the end of may about the Microsoft Research innovation called Surface . Let me refresh your memory, Surface is a 30 inch tabletop which allow people to work without using any mouse or keyboard but just their hands. Wouldn't it
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I have here two valuable resources about Virtualization and Licensing. Yeah I know it's not that easy to understand but with the first tool you will be able to calculate how many licenses your environment needs. The second resource is about how Windows
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Few weeks ago I received information about the VHDMount Tracing tool we added to the VHDMount into Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. I wanted to share with you how you can use this tracing functionality to see when something goes wrong when trying to mount
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Today we released Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005 R2 to the web. What's new in Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1? Support for Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Support for additional guest and host operating systems VHD Mount command-line tool and APIs
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Last week HTC announced their new phone, HTC Touch . This is a real nice phone based onto Windows Mobile 6 . It has been created for the customers who like to use touch screens to work with their phone. I just saw a video about HTC Touch in action which
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Want to get started with Operations Manager 2007? Go ahead and check the blog of Stefan Stranger an Microsoft MVP. He created a list of training Videos about System Center Operations Manager 2007. Technorati tags: Operations Manager 2007 , System Center
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The Belgian community has a very strong reputation internationally with many individuals making their mark in their fields of expertise. Lots of individuals, like yourself, are hungry for more information about the many Microsoft products and technologies.
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Last week I had the visit from Adam Carter and a camera crew (actually it was only one guy). They came over to Belgium to do an interview at the "Université Libre De Bruxelles" (ULB) which is a French speaking University in Brussels. Why did Adam come
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The Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs is a free Solution Accelerator from Microsoft, and the newest member of a suite of Windows Vista Solution Accelerators. The Toolkit provides tested guidance and powerful tools to help customers protect their
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Tomorrow June 12th we will release the Windows Server 2003 SP2 through the Automatic updates and Windows Server Update Services. We changed the way SP2 will be installed/delivered through our systems. You will now have more control on the installation
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IT-Talks organize another UG meeting On June 30th where they will talk about NTFS from A to Z. Topics of the day are: NTFS physical to logical configuration Active directory groups and NTFS security (AGDLP | AGUDLP) Role base vs resource based access
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I know that a lot of out customers and Partners find it difficult to understand all the different licensing models we have here at Microsoft. I think that even a lot of people at Microsoft find it difficult to understand all the different licensing models,
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Another announcement made at TechEd was the release name of our newest version of SQL server and here again no surprises here it will be Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Now you can also download the first CTP of SQL Server 2008. Note that most of the new features
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You can from now on download the System Center Service Manager Beta 1 from connect.microsoft.com site. Product documentation Beta Guide walkthrough of 50 different scenarios Quick Start Guide for setup and configuration of Service Manager SDK download
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Yesterday @ TechEd US we announced that we will add another role to the server core in Windows Server 2008. With the upcoming CTP and RC release of Windows Server 2008 you will be able to add the IIS 7 web platform as a server role onto our Server Core
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Last friday I received a mail to announce that System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Beta 2 is now available. What's new in DPM 2007: Support for Microsoft Exchange (E2k3 and E2007), including advanced configurations such as E2007 Cluster Continuous
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