Hot Add Storage was added to Hyper-V at version 2008 R2. From the Hyper-V Manager Right-click the machine you want to add storage to, select Settings . This will bring up the settings window. Click On SCSI Controller in the left...

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 is available for download using your MSDN or TechNet Subscription or from http://Connect.Microsoft.com .  You can also download a trial from http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/virtual-machine...

For those not lucky enough to go to MMS this year, you can get access to the keynote presentations here. If you want much more information about System Center make sure you attend one of our TechNet Events on Management and Deployment . Keynote Day...

Many people have told me they have lots of problems with BCDEdit. Others have told me they are afraid to do it for fear of making a mistake. To simplify the process I have created a batch file that takes a few parameters to “install” the VHD...

Slides and other resources available for download from: Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter - TechNet Events - Resources If you missed the national Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) last week, you can still get the highlights by attending the TechNet...

Explore the different options for deploying Windows 7 in a small or midsize organization. This print-ready poster from the Springboard Series for Windows 7 features an overview of each method, details on advantages and limitations, basic requirements...

When you are using Boot to VHD you must have enough capacity on the underlying disk to fully expand the VHD.  If you do not have enough capacity you will get a blue screen (aka Screen of Death).  If you have this problem, try booting to a windows...

If you want to use Windows Server 2008 R2 on your Desktop or Laptop, there are a few things you will likely want to do… 1) Enable the “ Desktop Experience ” Feature  (Start – Administrative Tools – Server Manager – Features – Add Features) 2) Enable...

I have been working with Microsoft for several years and in that time I have been amazed at how high they set the bar in terms of ethical behavior.  Behavior that is expected in all situations and across all segments and business units.  Even...

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Check out the latest features for IT professionals, then visit the Springboard Series for Internet Explorer 9 to get guidance to help you pilot and deploy this enterprise-ready browser in your organization. If you want to download IE 9 and deploy to your...

SharePoint administrators, end users, architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies will meet for the 4th SharePoint Saturday Boston event on Saturday, April 9th, 2011 at the Microsoft Office located...

My colleague and friend, Jim O’Neil did a post on an issue he and others were facing with IE 9 performance.  I want to share so you can tweak your machine to get the best performance possible out of IE 9. “Like many, I installed IE9 today (on two...

As an IT Professional I have been working with the predecessor to the cloud for many years. The predecessor of course is virtualization.  We (IT Pro’s) have been taking advantage of many virtualization technologies including: Server Consolidation...

Have you ever wanted to change some settings for all users in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Services Session environment?  Do you know there is a really cool command line tool that is used to install application called “Change User” that can...

It is kind-of mind blowing how much IT has changed in the last 5 –10 years.    Where were we in terms of virtualization 10 years ago?  There were virtualization products on the market but they were pretty much focusing on workstation...

PowerShell is an incredible tool that will allow you to run scripts or commands on your server.  PowerShell is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 but it has to be added to Windows Server 2003.  I recently had a customer who got their server...

Slides and other resources available for download from: Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter - TechNet Events - Resources If you missed the national Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) last week, you can still get the highlights by attending the TechNet...

Tips and Tools for Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server Infrastructure Like everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it deployed throughout your organization. Let’s take a look at the many tips and tools available today...

Revised 4/2/2011 to add merge change instructions link and link to simple way to do this using diskpart. I documented the process at: How To Expand and Extend To Increase Capacity On A Virtual Hard Disk The Easy and Fast Way–Solve the problem of...

First if you have any domain controllers that are on Windows Server 2000 make sure they have SP4 installed.  You can download from here . I also recommend you have all of your 2003 domain controllers fully patched via WSUS or Windows Update. You...