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Wed, Dec 31 2008 17:00

iPods and iTunes with Hyper-V and TS RemoteApps

One of the problems I have working on many different computers and constantly rebuilding even my main workstation for whatever beta build of Windows happens to be available, is having a "stable" environment for some of the little things that...
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Wed, Oct 22 2008 13:31

Configuring Hyper-V Server for Remote Management

I've seen folks disabling the Windows Firewall on Hyper-V Server and on Windows Server Core in order to get Remote Management to work correctly. Bad idea, and not necessary. Instead, you should enable the appropriate firewall rules to allow Remote...
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Mon, Mar 31 2008 7:05

Hyper-V RC0 and Integration Components Workaround

If you've upgraded to RC0 of Hyper-V, you can run into a problem creating a new VM that is based on Server 2008 RTM, since the Integration Components (IC's) are out of sync. This means you won't have the drivers for the new synthetic NIC,...
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Wed, Jan 16 2008 17:24

Windows Server 2008 RemoteApps is COOL

Originally known as "TS Rail", the RemoteApps feature of Windows Server 2008 makes Terminal Servers an absolute essential on everyone's network. There is no way I won't have a TS running full time from here on out, and RemoteApps is...
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Mon, Dec 31 2007 9:33

Disable UAC Prompt for a Single Application

A useful KB (946932) just got posted on support.microsoft.com. It describes how to disable the User Account Control (UAC) prompt for a specific application, without disabling it for the machine as a whole. Now THAT's useful. There's no way I'm...
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Thu, Oct 25 2007 13:20

BIOS Update Workaround

Several manufacturers have provided 64-bit BIOS flash utilities, but there are still some holdouts. Acer, for one, can't seem to manage to create one for their Ferrari, even though there are a lot of Acer Ferrari owners out there running 64-bit Windows...
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Wed, Jan 31 2007 23:14

Kensington Mouse in XP x64

From a post on the microsoft public 64bit newsgroup today, we have a suggestion for how to get all four buttons of your Kensington Expert Mouse to work in XP Professional x64 Edition. I don't use a Kensington, but I thought it was both useful for others...
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Thu, Sep 28 2006 17:20

Fixing Dual Boot Problems with XP x64 and Vista x64

I've been running both XP x64 and Vista x64 in a dual boot scenario on my Ferrari 4005 laptop. It runs well, and I love it. BUT, every time I re-install a new Vista build, I run into problems. Should I do an upgrade (usually not a good idea) or a fresh...
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Sun, Aug 20 2006 7:10

ATI Fresh Install Problems

We’ve seen this reported several times in the public newsgroup , but now that it’s finally happened to me, I guess I’d better write it up. The symptoms are this: ATI Graphics card Fresh install. Installation appears to be fine, hard drive visible, etc...
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Thu, Jul 20 2006 18:27

Page File Size in x64

My thanks to Darrell Gorter once again. He posted a link today to a really useful KB article on the Microsoft site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;889654 . Now it's true, the article doesn't give you a single "twice RAM" or other...
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Thu, Jun 8 2006 6:16

x64 Vista Beta 2 and SBS

You can’t join an x64 Vista computer to your SBS Premium network using connectcomputer, and you can’t even do it manually if you’re running the default ISA configuration. The solution is: Open the ISA Management GUI Scroll down to Configuration...
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Sat, Jun 3 2006 18:51

Removing x64 Edition

Two common questions I get in email these days around Windows XP Professional x64 Edition are how to upgrade the eval version to the released version, or the reverse — how to remove it. As I’ve said before, XP x64 isn’t for everyone...
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Mon, May 29 2006 6:11

Upgrading x64 Edition from the Trial to the Full Version

Microsoft makes a trial version of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition available free for the download, and many of you have taken advantage of the offer to test out x64 Edition. A great way to make sure it's really appropriate for you and that you are...
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