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ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service Interruption

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1- Did You Know You Could Do This

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

MMS 2011 Keynote (Day 1 and Day 2 Keynote Video Recording)

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

How To Automatically Create BCDEdit Data For A Boot2VHD File On Your Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Machine

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Management and Deployment Firestarter –Must Attend Event

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Windows 7 Deployment Options Poster Ready For Download

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Blue Screen Booting to VHD–You May Be Out Of Space On The Underlying Drive

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Running Windows Server 2008 R2 on Your Desktop or Laptop

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Forbes Names Microsoft as One of The World's Most Ethical Companies

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

New TechNet Subscription Promotion

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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From now until June 30, 2011 purchase a new TechNet Subscription Professional and receive an additional three (3) months of service at NO EXTRA CHARGE!! Microsoft ® TechNet Subscriptions is a subscription program that provides premium technical...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Internet Explorer 9 Ready to Rock Your World

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

SharePoint Saturday Boston Registration Open

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Problems with IE9 Performance-Here Is The Solution

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Cloud For The Masses–The ITProGuru Answers Is the Cloud a Fad or a New Paradigm

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All Users

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Cloud is HUGE– Presentation Skills Are A MUST So Do Yourself a Favor And Get Smart on How!

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell Management–All Servers Should Have This Done

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Management and Deployment Firestarter Must Attend Event

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7–Part 5- Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server Infrastructure

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual Machine Running Windows Server 2003

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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 “Out...
ITProGuru Blog by Systems Management Expert Dan Stolts

Upgrading a Windows 2003 Domain to Windows Server 2008 R2 Functional Level Domain

Posted over 1 year ago

by Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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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...

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How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service Interruption

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1- Did You Know You Could Do This

MMS 2011 Keynote (Day 1 and Day 2 Keynote Video Recording)

How To Automatically Create BCDEdit Data For A Boot2VHD File On Your Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Machine

Management and Deployment Firestarter –Must Attend Event

Windows 7 Deployment Options Poster Ready For Download

Blue Screen Booting to VHD–You May Be Out Of Space On The Underlying Drive

Running Windows Server 2008 R2 on Your Desktop or Laptop

Forbes Names Microsoft as One of The World's Most Ethical Companies

New TechNet Subscription Promotion

Internet Explorer 9 Ready to Rock Your World

SharePoint Saturday Boston Registration Open

Problems with IE9 Performance-Here Is The Solution

Cloud For The Masses–The ITProGuru Answers Is the Cloud a Fad or a New Paradigm

Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All Users

Cloud is HUGE– Presentation Skills Are A MUST So Do Yourself a Favor And Get Smart on How!

How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell Management–All Servers Should Have This Done

Management and Deployment Firestarter Must Attend Event

Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7–Part 5- Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server Infrastructure

Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual Machine Running Windows Server 2003

Upgrading a Windows 2003 Domain to Windows Server 2008 R2 Functional Level Domain