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If you have been wondering what’s new in Windows Server 2008 R2, there is a free e-book out that can help you. The eBook is short and to the point. Download it here .
This Solution Accelerator provides instructions and recommendations to help strengthen the security of computers running the Hyper-V role on Windows Server® 2008. It covers three core topics: hardening Hyper-V, delegating virtual machine management...
You really can’t avoid Windows 7. Doesn’t really matter where you look you simply can’t avoid it. Considering Vista and Windows 7 it looks like that the hype Windows 7 is creating is very positive. Since literally “everyone” has installed it, you might...
One of the main advantages in virtualization is having the ability to quickly recover failed systems. By turning a system into a virtual system you are actually turning it into a file that can be used on any system that has Hyper-V installed on it thus...
Lately, we have been messing around with Hyper-V (by saying we,I actually mean mean myself and the person that won’t tell me his Kazakh name…). The technology itself is very cool, but as always it has it’s quirks. Oddly enough, after we ironed out most...
<Rant> This one is kind of a gotcha that has caught me by surprise. If you use BitLocker with a TPM that is PIN protected you can’t log into Safe Mode unless you go into recovery mode. Personally I found this very surprising to say the least. I...
Service Pack 2 beta(for TAP clients) has been announced for both Windows Vista and Windows 2008: http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2008/10/24/windows-server-2008-service-pack-2-beta.aspx http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive...
You might remember that Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) has a local cache that prevents broadcasting for a system whose MAC address has been resolved. Older versions of Windows used to have a timeout of 2 minutes for ARP entries (up to 10 minutes),...
Neither the concept, nor the implementation are new-so why blog about it? Well,it seems that ABE received a lot less attention then it should have. Most networked operating systems will allow you to share information, and based on your permissions you...
Yesterday,and ahead of time, the final version of Hyper-V was released. You can find product details at the following link . If you would like to download the update for your Windows 2008 system, click here .
The “Works with” tool is a time and cost-saving resource for developers and IT Pros to determine application readiness on Windows Server 2008. Within two to four hours the tool compares an application with Microsoft’s application compatibility criteria...
The fact that NT Backup is nowhere to be found on Vista and Windows 2008 disappointed me. Given, NT Backup wasn't the tool of choice for backing up systems but I always had the comfort of knowing that it's there in the background and that if I...
Ok,so it seems that I am in that mood today...one more marketing website I found (and liked) is the serverunleashed.com . It showcases Windows 2008 in a very original way... [once a week it helps out in HR...] good one...
If you want your clients to be able to process GPO Preferences then you will need the following client side extension: GPP CSEs for Windows Vista (KB943729) GPP CSEs for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB943729) GPP CSEs for Windows Server 2003 (KB943729)...
I will start with a disclaimer. I know, not a good way to start a post... I intend to write a series of posts about Bitlocker, starting with the theory and turning that theory into practical implementation. I am writing these posts based on my own personal...
With support for Vista's SP1 and Windows 2008. New features in the Windows AIK Supports Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Supports for Windows Server 2008 ServerManagerCmd.exe . Documents how to build answer files for the Server...
The definitive list can be found here .
TCP/IP Configuration Settings Changes to TCP/IP Registry Values Settings Configurable Using the Registry Editor Settings Configurable from the User Interface Download here.
Microsoft has built an area in it's Windows Server website called Compare. Basically this area will provide content that compares Windows Server to other environments. There several interesting screencasts and Webcasts there,take a look: http://www...
I heard Mark Russinovich speak at Tech-Ed Europe in Barcelona (2003) and I found it to be a great experience, now that he is a part of Microsoft what he has to say has additional weight since he is a part of the team that works on the Windows kernel and...
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