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Hyper-V 3 which is built into both the Free Hyper-V Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 (Standard and Datacenter) which you can evaluate for free ( free ISO , free VHD ), has some really awesome capabilities.  You can read more about Hyper-V in the overview of the Server Virtualization Series :...

  On the Keyboard Press the WindowsKey + X then click System in the popup menu Tap or click Advanced system settings . You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. On the Advanced tab , under Performance , tap or click Settings . Tap or click the Advanced tab , and then, under...

1) Click Start – Right-Click Computer – Select Manage {Authorize the elevation if prompted} 2) Expand Storage – Select Disk Management – Right-Click Disk Management – Select Attach VHD 3) Browse to select the VHD – Click OK

  I have a prior post where I offered suggestions and very high level steps to setup your private cloud.  I just updated that post with pretty detailed step by step instructions.  You can get to the new post at http://aka.ms/lab It includes links to all downloads (including sysprep images...

The Auto-Play features are changed in Control Panel Open AutoPlay by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel , clicking Hardware and Sound , and then clicking AutoPlay . From this screen you can change the action for different devices and types of media.  Hint: This is particularly interesting...

I was looking for a really good and thorough post on network configuration via PowerShell and could not find what I was looking for. There were many out there but none of them gave me the complete story. DNS is a bit more complicated so they left off DNS . So, I decided to create one myself. I hope you...

To run any application with elevated privileges (as Administrator) simply right-click on that program from the menu and select Run as Administrator . An example of this would be if you wanted to run a PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on...

To run the PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator . Shortcut: Start Type PowerShell Press Shift-Control-Enter

TechNet Video: Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud Download WMV Download | WMA | MP3 Before benefitting from the higher levels of the cloud, you’ll need a firm understanding of virtualization as a foundation. For those that do not have virtualization experience, this webcast describes...

Where in the world did the “Organize” feature go in outlook? In earlier versions of Microsoft Outlook, the Organize feature enabled you to create conditional text formatting rules for email messages. In Microsoft Outlook 2010, conditional text formatting is now accessed in the Advanced View Settings...

Several Ways to Enable the Hyper-V Role… Command Line: DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V Startup ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V PowerShell: Add-WindowsFeature Hyper-V GUI: Server Manager – Add Role – Hyper-V May use remote management to install via GUI on Server Core SCVMM – Add...

Bios Requirements for Enabling Hyper-V.  Short video to show exactly where you might find these settings.   *X64 Server with Hardware Assisted Virtualization (Likely found under Configuration then “Virtualization” or “Processor” Intel: Intel VT AMD: AMD-V   *Hardware enables Data Execution...

Have you ever wanted to share your corporate calendar or email with someone outside your organization and found it is not so easy to do. Well, you can do some really cool things by synchronizing your calendar or other parts of outlook with Office.com.  Office 2010 ROCKS!!!! The Microsoft Outlook...

Resources: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-outlook-hotmail-connector-pack Manage all your email accounts with ease – From Inside Outlook! Outlook Hotmail Connector provides a free solution for managing your Windows Live Hotmail email messages, calendar, and contacts from within Outlook 2003, 2007...

I went looking for documentation to setup a blog engine on IIS and found a ton of stuff.  Starting walking through this very convoluted process and thought there must be a better way.  I then went to see if I could find someone that created a video on the topic and stumbled on an automated...

70-659 Certification Series Blog Series Home: http://aka.ms/70-659   Download 70-659 Certification Series Overview Audio File Download 70-659 Certification Series Overview Video File Embedded Video 5 min 53 seconds   Silverlight is not installed or a later version is required. Brought...

  Happy New Year!  Do you have certification on your New Years Resolution list?  If so, you are going to LOVE This!  The Microsoft East Region ITE’s (IT Pro Evangelists) will, over the next couple months, be putting out a blog post series to give you all the information you need to...

To look at what is on the machine click Start - and type in the path to the assembly folder which is C:\windows\assembly and press ENTER.  This will bring up a folder that shows a list of installed components.  Simply Right-Click on the one you want to check and select properties.

TechNet Virtual Labs enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft's newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can complete in 90 minutes or less. There is no complex setup or installation required, and you can use TechNet Virtual Labs online immediately...

IT Camp - Systems Management - Free Training Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) Microsoft Office's - 201 Jones - Road Sixth Floor - Waltham, MA 02451 Register for Free Training@: http://itcamp-waltham.eventbrite.com/ You are not going to want to miss this event. Notice the hands on...

In a prior post, Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From Microsoft On Just About Any Topic–Virtualization, Cloud, Phone, Server, Client, SharePoint, SQL, Many, Many More , I shared a massive amount of information on where you can get great and FREE training on Microsoft...

Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part (6) BONUS of 5+ Step By Step instructions for opening firewall ports for your SCOM DB Server. Please see my full blog post for more information including a list of all ports that should be opened for different...

Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 5 of 5+ Part 5: Keys To Success / Next Step TechNet Video: (Part 5) Keys To Success / Next Step (Level 200) Download video WMV Download | Zune audio WMA | MP3...

Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 4 of 5+ Part 4: Responding to Alerts Monitoring is great but let’s see it in action. Let’s see what happens where there is a failure. In this session we will look at some “Management”...

Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 3 of 5+ Now that Management packs are installed, let’s see what is in them and what SCOM “sees” as a result of installing these management packs. TechNet Video: (Part 3) Review Management...