Yung Chou is a Windows 7 PC : Application Compatibility

Windows Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual PC

yungc — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:12:22 GMT

Windows Virtual PC is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology designed for Windows 7. It is the runtime engine for Windows XP Mode to provide a virtual Windows environment for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode, a new benefit of Windows 7 Professional...(read more)

With Windows 7, there's never been a better time to be a PC.

yungc — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:47:00 GMT

This is it! We had waited and waited, and it's finally here. Windows 7 is now generally available . With Windows 7, there's never been a better time to be a PC. For all you IT Professionals out there, let me highlight the 3 key deliveries: Making...(read more)

Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide

yungc — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:29:32 GMT

Windows XP to Windows 7 migration has become a main topic actively discussed in IT Pro communities concerning enterprise desktop deployment. This is a good time to go full ahead and ramp up the skill set needed to do the job as we are approaching the...(read more)

Beta Release of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 Coming

yungc — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:41:00 GMT

Windows XP Mode includes a pre-packaged virtual Windows XP environment and Windows Virtual PC to run the virtual Windows XP environment. Applications installed in Windows XP Mode are automatically available on the Windows 7 Start Menu or Task Bar and...(read more)

Screencast: Mad About MED-V Part 2 of 4, User Experience

yungc — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:17:00 GMT

This is the part 2 of a 4-part Mad About MED-V series. This screencast presents the user experience of running MED-V applications by going through essential user operations of a MED-V client. The Mad About MED-V screen series include: Part 1, Concept...(read more)

Screencast: Mad About MED-V Part 1 of 4, Concept and Architecture

yungc — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:26:00 GMT

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, or MED-V, is a desktop virtualization solution providing a self-contained computing environment including the OS, intended applications, and customized settings, if any. Desktop virtualization allows an application...(read more)

Adding Vista Sidebar and Aero to Windows Server 2008 Desktop

yungc — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:54:00 GMT

Do the following steps in your target Windows Server 2008 x64 box.

To get the sidebar,

From a Vista SP1 x64, copy in the content of C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar. And place the folder in the same location.
Run sidebar.exe /regserver
Register (regsvr32) the 2 sidebar dlls, sbdrop.dll and wlsrvc.dll
Clone the sidebar registry settings of the Vista box, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings, to the target Windows Server 2008 registry.
Run C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe to bring up the sidebar and set the properties to start Siderbar when Windows starts.

Now to get the Aero, assuming your graphic card is sufficient

In Server Manager, add Desktop Experience feature.
In Services applet, set the service, Themes, to autostart.
In Personalization, set Theme to Windows Vista and Windows Colors and Appearance to Aero.

Then spend the next hour to add/remove all the gadgets you like/dislike, which is the fun part. After all is done, here's what a Windows Server 2008 desktop may look like.

Open XML File Formats as an International Standard, Finally

yungc — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:23:00 GMT

Yes, it is happening. Ecma Office Open XML Document Format appears to win approval as an ISO/IEC Standard. And ISO and IEC have approved Office Open XML document format standard. Open XML offers great opportunities in the areas of file and data management, data recovery, interoperability with line-of-business systems, and the long-term preservation of documents. The separation of Open XML markup, schemas, and data makes it possible to report information from various applications and systems without translating the information first.

Why IT decision makers care about Open XML? Here are media briefings and a technical discussion on Microsoft Office 2007 Open XML File Formats.

Microsoft Windows Vista – Application Compatibility Training Via TechNet Webcasts

yungc — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:39:00 GMT

The long-waited application compatibility webcast series has just been shceduled. The presenters are all well recognized subject matter experts within Microsoft and in the IT industry. This is in my view the most cost-effective way regarding both time and money to get your deployment team trained on VIsta applicaiton compatiility in a short period of time. I recommend, as your team finishing a session, using the following few days to review your Vista deployment scenario with what is discussed in the session, and setting your goal to develop and execute your "Application Compatibility in 90 Days" plan.

Session Title	Broadcast Date
Making Windows Vista Application Compatibility Testing More Predictable with Effective Project Management (Level 300)	Thursday, April 10, 2008
Mitigating Application Issues Using Shims (Level 400)	Thursday, April 17, 2008
Application Compatibility Toolkit (Level 300)	Thursday, April 24, 2008
LUA Buglight (Level 400)	Thursday, May 1, 2008
Application Compatibility in 90 Days (Level 300)	Thursday, May 8, 2008