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06 August 2009
Windows Virtual PC Links
A quick note to say that Windows Virtual PC has reached RC (release candidate) and is available for download . Ben has lots more information here , and I'm really pleased to see that Prasad has started a WVPC team blog where you can learn more about its Read More...
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21 May 2009
New in Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 2 – MAC Spoofing
Our Virtual Switch got smarter in Windows Server 2008 R2. In Windows Server 2008, VMs are susceptible to MAC spoofing. MAC spoofing is where a (generally) malicious machine pretends to be another machine on a network (there are legitimate applications Read More...
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06 May 2009
Using Hyper-V Manager "v1" against Windows Server 2008 R2
I had a couple of emails overnight asking whether it is possible to use Hyper-V Manager "v1" (as in KB952627 for Windows Vista SP1, or part of RSAT in Windows Server 2008) pointing to a machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 RC or Microsoft Hyper-V Server Read More...
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05 May 2009
Hyper-V RC Release Download Links
Today, the last of the download links for the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (Release Candidate) release, Windows 7 client and the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 RC have gone live. Windows Server 2008 Read More...
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05 May 2009
Hyper-V and in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate
A cautionary note for those of you performing an in-place upgrade of a machine running Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role enabled, to Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate. During the installation, you will see the following compatibility report Read More...
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04 May 2009
New in Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Part 1 – Dedicated Networks
I thought I’d start a series of posts highlighting some of the smaller changes in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2. There’ll be plenty of people covering the larger features such as Live Migration, so I figured someone needs to cover the other fun stuff! Read More...
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04 May 2006
Does Hardware Assistance make a difference?
The simple answer is a definite yes. However, it's sometimes useful to have a "finger in the air" gauge of how much. I therefore did some very unscientific measurements using my watch to compare timings for some basic functions. Of course, before reading Read More...
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28 April 2006
How to Enable Hardware Assisted Virtualization in VS2005R2 SP1 Beta
Once you install Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1, you'll notice a check box on the properties page for a virtual machine as shown below - it's as simple as checking the box (on by default). Have fun - and remember, this is Beta code - only install it Read More...
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28 April 2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1 download link and availability details
Although on the Windows virtualization team here, it's heads down working on the next generation of virtual machine support to be built into Windows Longhorn server with a " hypervisor " architecture, we're absolutely not sitting still on the Virtual Read More...
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21 April 2006
Hands-on Windows OS Internals and Advanced Troubleshooting
I received an email from David Solomon - author of Windows Internals this morning. By amazing coincidence, I happened to have a copy of it open and reading it just as the email came in. David & his colleage, Mark Russinovich regularly give courses Read More...
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07 April 2006
Windows Vista Webcasts Next Week
Just seen the list of webcasts for next week - there's a couple on the list worth mentioning. All times are PST (add 8 hours for UK time) Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Windows Vista for the Enterprise (Level 200) Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 9:30 Read More...
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13 March 2006
Exchange 12 CTP has arrived
So I've been a little light on blogging over the past couple of weeks while I've been over in Redmond for a house-hunting trip before moving over in a couple of weeks, so there was a fair bit of post waiting for me back in the office. The March TechNet Read More...
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03 March 2006
ISA 2006 Beta Available
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/2006/default.mspx is worth checking out - you can download the beta of ISA Server 2006. I can't download it myself as I'm off-site, but will be sure to install it at home in the next couple of weeks... Read More...
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23 February 2006
Find out more about Exchange 12
I have to share this one with you - in around three weeks time, there's a series of webcasts on Exchange 12 running over 4 days. The better news is (I'm guessing for US attendees only though) is that if you attend all four webcasts (can be viewed on demand, Read More...
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22 February 2006
SMS 2003 R2 Public Beta
Just thought it was worth mentioning this - another "R2" joins the fold, hot on the heals of Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Windows Server 2003 R2. This time it's SMS which gets a refresh. SMS isn't really a product I can hold my hand up and say I know well, Read More...
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