Que Nguyen's Microsoft techology blog

Hyper-V Scripting

quenguyen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:18:00 GMT

* Dung K Hoang (HP USA) blog: http://dungkhoang.spaces.live.com/default.aspx * Hyper-V remote management configuration: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/HVRemote...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core

quenguyen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:58:00 GMT

* Windows Activation steps: - slmgr.vbs -ipk [product key here]. This step is only needed for MAK keys. - slmgr.vbs -ato - slmgr.vbs -dli - slmgr.vbs -dlv More info: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows-Server-License-Manager-Script-slmgrvbs.html...(read more)

Exchange 2010: Getting Started

quenguyen — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:13:00 GMT

* Exchange 2010 RC1 Typical installation on a single Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller: If you use the WS08R2 Server Manager GUI to install IIS and W3SVC... you may still receive errors saying that the metabase database cannot be accessed. The...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 R2 overview

quenguyen — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:47:00 GMT

* WS08R2 overview slide download (6M) * Live Migration demo video (short version, 3M) * Live Migration & System Center POC demo video (8M) . The video is from http://www.caosonblog.com and was done by Son Vu (MSVN HCMC) and HPT HMSC HCMC....(read more)

Windows 7 Introduction

quenguyen — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:06:00 GMT

* Windows 7 Enterprise introduction slide (2.8M)...(read more)

Hyper-V tips and tricks

quenguyen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:24:00 GMT

* Want to copy files from the host to VMs quickly? I have been so comfortable with drag-and-drop support in Virtual PC so I find it frustrating when Hyper-V VMs do not support it. Here you are the solution: create a virtual private network in the host,...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2007 client deployment using WSUS

quenguyen — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:04:00 GMT

* If you have not done so, configure the client workstations (both domain-joined and workgroup) to use the WSUS server (by using Group Policy or registry files) * Enable Client SUP installation method in Site Database / Site Management / <site code>...(read more)

ForeFront Client Security: standalone (agent only) 120 day evaluation guide

quenguyen — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:20:00 GMT

What is ForeFront Client Security (FCS) then? This is a client/server solution that helps scan and remove malware (virus, spyware, rootkit, Trojan...) in client and server operating systems. This is a new product from Microsoft. For quick evaluation,...(read more)

Microsoft Ranks First in AV-Comparatives May Edition for Proactive Detection Testing!

quenguyen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:57:00 GMT

We are #1 this time! And it is our first time scoring Advanced+ in AV-comparatives testing. We scored very well on both ends: second best in detection rate and we had the fewest false positives. AV-Comparatives.org published the May edition of the proactive/retrospective...(read more)

Installing Windows 7 from a USB stick

quenguyen — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:35:00 GMT

I found the steps from the below article: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/ Make sure your USB stick is big enough to accomodate the Windows 7 installation bits. And here below is the summary...(read more)

KMS activation for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and above

quenguyen — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:56:00 GMT

- PowerPoint slide presentation (1.6M) download (courtersy: Phung Phuoc Linh, Microsoft Vietnam) - Volume Activation 2.0 Deployment Guide - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303280.aspx - VA 2.0 Poster http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/f/45fb677a-c215-442e-afd0-419e08b6c5d1/VA%202.0%20Vertical%20Wall%20Poster%20RTM.pdf...(read more)

ForeFront Client Security - Single server deployment guide

quenguyen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:07:00 GMT

Windows Mobile topics

quenguyen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:34:00 GMT

* Windows Mobile 6 and Exchange Server 2007 demo slide (2.6 M) * Guide to set up Windows Mobile 6 Pro to wirelessly synchronize with Exchange Server 2007 SP1 via ISA 2006 (0.7M)...(read more)

Engine update time-out error in ForeFront Server for Exchange

quenguyen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:48:00 GMT

Recently I noticed the following error in the Application Event log: Event Type: Error Event Source: GetEngineFiles Event Category: Engine Error Event ID: 6014 Date: 2/9/2008 Time: 10:08:43 AM User: N/A Computer: GATEWAY Description: Microsoft Forefront...(read more)

Installation notes of my demo Exchange 2007 with SP1 x64 installation on a Windows 2008 Ent x64

quenguyen — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:36:00 GMT

* Server Manager, Features --> Windows PowerShell * Server Manager, Roles --> Web Server - IIS6 Metabase Compatibility & Management Console - Performance/Dynamic Content Compression & Static Content Compression - Security/Basic Authentication,...(read more)