Hyper-V RC1 is available for download

Windows 7 Release Candidate gets new features

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Esta build (7100. 0. winmain_ win7rc. 090421- 1700) foi compilada na passada Terça- Feira e ao que parece já começou a ser distribuída a parceiros OEM.

re: Hyper-V RC1 is available for download

John Howard -MSFT — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:37:09 GMT

Fred - the Q9450 processor itself should work. It usually comes down to a combination of full BIOS support and the correct BIOS settings. Have you also turned on NX/XD (I can't give a simple answer to what it might be described as in the BIOS as each vendor tends to call it something different - it may be under a "Security" menu). Also, make sure you HARD power the machine off after turning on VT for it to take effect. If no luck after that, can you provide details of the motherboard and the Hypervisor launch failure error code fro the event log.

Thanks,

John.

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Fred Oliveira — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:35:30 GMT

I seem to be having a similar problem to Bill Kastner above; ie I have a Q9450 that Hyper-V says doesn't have the vmx capability. I have verified that I have the latest BIOS and the VT is turned on. Any help for this?

re: Hyper-V RC1 is available for download

John Howard -MSFT — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:24:26 GMT

Murat - Can you provide some more information on the bugcheck code and the driver if you can see that information on the screen? Can you boot the VM into safe mode? What OS is running in the VM and were Integration Services previously installed, if so, the RC0 components. Feel free to drop me a mail using the email link at the top of this page.

Thanks,

John.

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Murat Eraydin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:16:14 GMT

BSOD after importing VMs from RC0!?

After importing RC0 VMs click start and BSOD! is this a known issue?

re: Hyper-V RC1 is available for download

John Howard -MSFT — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:24:04 GMT

Barry - we're looking at various approaches for future releases. WU for 2K8 VMs will update the guest components. It gets significantly more complex to put "down-level" operating system integration services up on WU. But thank you for the feedback.

Cheers,

John.

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Barry — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:49:40 GMT

I'm sure it's been asked before, but why have the various guest components not been available on Windows Update? If the interface between guest and host really looks like virtual hardware, it should be pretty easy.

it would seem to me a very easy way to address the update process. Granted, it would probably require a looser coupling of the host and guest componenets, but it sure would make things easier on those of us with multiple guests.

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John Howard -MSFT — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:55:15 GMT

Dean - you have done actions\insert integration services setup disk from Virtual Machine Connection and run setup.exe (autoplay or manual) inside the VM?

Thanks,

John.

re: Hyper-V RC1 is available for download

John Howard -MSFT — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:38:17 GMT

Dale - sounds like you got it. The default location isn't any different regardless of "full" or "core" installations. Yes, we are working on documentation, and what there is available is generally in blogs and forums. Official documentation will generally be available when we reach RTM.

Thanks,

John.

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John Howard -MSFT — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:35:58 GMT

Gary -

See

http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2008/03/30/how-to-add-the-hyper-v-role-to-a-windows-server-2008-server-core-machine.aspx

and

http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2008/03/29/idiots-guide-to-server-core-aka-server-core-installation-option-of-windows-server-2008-step-by-step-guide.aspx

To upgrade to RC1 on core, you just need to run the .MSU package you download for KB950049.

Thanks,

John.