For a persistent MED-V workspace, you have the option of configuring a MED-V VM setup script to run at the initial workspace launch. This is referred to as FTS (First Time Setup.) One of the script functions available is the option to join a domain. Among...

The following post describes how to configure an image repository using IIS. An image repository is an optional server that is used for image distribution (where administrators upload new images and client computers check the server every 15 minutes...

No, not mad as in angry, but mad as in “Wow, MED-V is awesome.” Yung recently began a series of posts talking about everything there is to know about MED-V so if this is something you’re thinking about using or if you’re already there, this is something...

There has been a significant amount of buzz and hot discussion regarding the forthcoming Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 and how it will relate to future versions of MED-V.  The Windows Team recently posted a blog post regarding the integration of MED...

When you attempt to start MED-V a workspace using a test image or a deployed image, the Virtual PC engine may crash and generate a Fault Report using Windows Error Reporting. Subsequently, the MED-V Workspace will fail to start. The Virtual PC engine...

Microsoft Press offers complimentary book “Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions“. This guide will teach you about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions...

In case you missed it over on the MDOP blog, they just announced that Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 will be released in late October 2009 and will add Windows 7 support for all components except for MED-V. Regardless, they are working...

The Tech.Ed Australia Live Meetings have now concluded but it's not completely over as you can still view many of the recorded sessions.  One in particular you may be interested in is Ben Armstrong’s presentation titled Windows 7 XP Compatibility...

As was mentioned last week on The Official MDOP Blog, MED-V will support Windows 7 in the first quarter of calendar year 2010 via MED-V 1.0 SP1 . We’ve been getting a few questions about what exactly SP1 brings to the table so I thought I’d take a minute...

While reporting is technically an optional feature of MED-V version 1.0, it is valuable in tracking errors, client events, and workspace usage statistics. You may encounter issues at various stages of setting up and using the reporting feature. I have...

How can an integrated virtualization strategy that brings server, desktop, and application virtualization together provide significant benefits to your business? Join this webcast to learn about the Microsoft end-to-end virtualization strategy, which...

Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 are currently in RC.             Please check out the blog here: Windows Virtual PC blog

I was looking around Facebook the other day and thought “Wow, there sure are a lot of companies out here, sharing information and whatnot” and then I thought hey, why not me too.  After all, if there’s another avenue that can be opened up that might...

The Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) documentation library has recently been published to TechNet! This is the first time that MED-V documentation has been made available online and you can now see the newly published MED-V Planning...

In most cases it is recommended to use the MED-V Server Configuration utility (%PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization\ServerSettings.exe) to make configuration changes to the MED-V Policy Server, but there are some circumstances in...

Many organizations want to use variables to simplify the naming and manageability of MED-V workspaces. While regular operating system environment variables cannot be used inside the workspace policy, MED-V has variables that can be used for persistent...

I know this isn’t MED-V specific but I thought it was something you’d appreciate hearing about nonetheless.   The Solution Accelerator team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5...

This is a little off topic but I thought you all would enjoy a heads up.  One of our Windows team bloggers published a list of useful Windows 7 links that cover deployment (MDT 2010 and SCCM), USMT 4.0, activation, application compatibility and boot...

When you try to run a report in the Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization tool, the dates that you enter in the Reporting column of a report can be entered in the English (United States) date format only. For example, you cannot enter the date in...

The MEDV Reporting database is very basic as it is only used by the server for logging events, errors, and status messages. This makes the portability of the database all the more easy and the process to move a MEDV database from SQL server to another...

Have you ever wanted to configure a remote database instead of using a local one in Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) but couldn’t find the steps on how to do it? If so this one’s for you: 1. First you have to make sure the SQL installation...

I just came across this so hopefully it’s not too late, but if you’re in or around the New York City area tomorrow we’re hosting an in-person event on Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) tomorrow at 12:00pm local time. It’s only an hour long so...

Today marks the inaugural post on the MED-V support team blog with our announcement that Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) version 1.0 is now available through the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack release for 2009 (MDOP 2009.) MDOP...

This guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that are crucial to a successful implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). The reader is guided through the four-step process of designing components, layout...

Here’s a potential gotcha that can sneak up on you if you’re not expecting it.  If you install the MED-V server and discover that it won’t start and logs 0x8007000B errors then this may be your issue: Issue: After server installation, the MED-V server...