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Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2: Console Host

Happy Monday everyone.  It’s Day Five of our Launch Series.  Today, we’re going to cover a new feature in Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 – Console Host (ConHost.exe).  A good number of companies and individuals out there still run “console” Read More...
Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments

Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2: Fault Tolerant Heap and Memory Management

Hello, and welcome to our second post in the Windows 7 launch series. This post is going to be a long one, so buckle in. We’re going to start with an overview of Fault Tolerant Heap, which is a new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and then Read More...
Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 5 Comments

Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Virtual Roundtable with Mark Russinovich (Part 2)

On September 24th, Mark Russinovich will be hosting a Virtual Roundtable for IT Pros on Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Virtualization. Mark and a panel of experts will be discussing virtualization tools and how they can help you tackle application Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
Attachment(s): Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable - Windows 7 AppCompat Part 2-Virtualization_P.ics

Working on an Application Compatibility Issue? Let us Help!

Windows 7 is only a few weeks away! The buzz is building! However, if your applications aren’t quite ready for Windows 7 (or even Vista) and having you’re having issues, then maybe you’re not quite as excited as I am. But – there is good news - we may Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Virtual Roundtable with Mark Russinovich

On June 18th, Mark Russinovich will be hosting a Virtual Roundtable on Windows 7 Application Compatibility. This is a chance for IT Pros to learn all about Windows 7 Application Compatibility and get answers to any management or deployment questions for Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 2 Comments
Attachment(s): Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable - Windows 7 Application Compatibility.ics

Two Minute Drill: Application Verifier

Happy Friday AskPerf.  My name is Syed Yusuf, and I am a Support Engineer on the Performance team.  Application crash issues can be somewhat tricky to resolve – especially if we’re dealing with a third party application.  Today we’re going Read More...
Posted Friday, May 22, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments

TS: Installing and Configuring Applications

INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING APPLICATIONS Description: On a Terminal Server, installing applications refers to the installation of a program that will be deployed to users using Terminal Services. Configuring applications refers to application compatibility Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:06 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

APP: Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

DATA EXECUTION PREVENTION: DEP Description: Data Execution Prevention, commonly known as DEP, is Microsoft's software implementation that takes advantage of hardware NX or XD support. This functionality marks physical memory locations as being used for Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:44 PM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

APP: Application Compatibility - Session 0 Isolation (Windows Vista +)

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY - SESSION 0 ISOLATION Description: Session 0 Isolation is a feature of Windows Vista and later operating systems. In previous versions of Windows, services run by default within the same session as the first user logon, called Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:43 PM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

APP: Application Compatibility - User Account Control (Windows Vista +)

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY - USER ACCOUNT CONTROL (UAC) Description: User Account Control (UAC) is the functionality within Windows Vista that allows a user to run under a safer, less privileged context, but switch to an Administrator context when needed. Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:43 PM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

APP: Application Compatibility (General)

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY (GENERAL) Description: Application compatibility is one of the most common issues seen in an enterprise environment. This term is used to describe an issue where an application does not work, or works incorrectly under certain Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:42 PM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

APP: Application Compatibility Toolkit

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY TOOLKIT (ACT) Description: Description: The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) enables software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and IT professionals who work in a corporate environment to determine, before Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:42 PM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Help! My Application only runs on a Single Processor system!

Given that multi-core / multi-processor systems are the way of the future, this might seem like an odd post for us to be writing. However, we have run into a few instances where 32-bit applications run with no issues on single processor systems, but fail Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 5 Comments

What OS / Service Pack Am I Running?

Hello AskPerf readers.  My name is Scott McArthur and  I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the Setup & Cluster team.  I know you’re probably thinking that one of us has somehow found our way to the wrong blog!  I recently ran Read More...
Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 7 Comments

To DEP or not to DEP …

In my previous posting on Access Violations, I briefly mentioned Data Execution Prevention (DEP).  I have recently had the opportunity to work on a couple of customer issues that caused me to dig a bit deeper into the workings of DEP, so I figured Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 4 Comments
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