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May 2006 - Posts

Windows Vista in Action

There's a new website going live today where you can see more about Windows Vista and the possibilities that are possible with the platform through demonstrations of how partners and customers are using it. Read More
posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:00 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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World Cup Football scores on your computer

English football, that will be :) Just seen a new download posted a couple of days ago incorrectly named "Microsoft Soccer Scorecard" to keep track of the world cup scores. I can't say I'm much of a football fan, but I do like watching England play in Read More
posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:52 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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The NUL device is useful for supressing "Press any key to continue"

Long time scripters will, I'm sure, know this. Useful to mention as I was writing a script over the long weekend (it was memorial day here in the US yesterday - makes up for the many UK bank holidays I've missed over the past couple of months!) which Read More
posted Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:58 AM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Windows Server Virtualization: Is it a product? No - it's part of an OS!

A very frequently asked question internally. Hence I'm sure this must be as confusing, if not more so outside Microsoft. Many people seem incorrectly to think that Windows Server virtualization is the next version of Virtual Server 2005 R2. This Read More
posted Sunday, May 28, 2006 9:12 PM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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Installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows SBS 2003 with SP1

Hot off the press (released yesterday) is a document providing information about installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 specifically on Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 with SP1 installed. Download link is here. Read More
posted Friday, May 26, 2006 5:07 PM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Role Management in Windows Server Longhorn and Windows Server virtualization

Another webcast worth watching. This is relevant for Windows Server virtualization as, if you haven't gathered by now, there are some very fundamental differences between Virtual Server 2005 and Windows Server virtualization. I'm not just talking huge Read More
posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:06 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Deploying Windows Vista using SMS 2003

Particularly apt given Windows Vista Beta 2 was release on Tuesday this week is a webcast coming up next week (30th May) at 8AM Pacific (4PM UK time) about how to use SMS 2003 to deploy operating systems in general, and specifically the Operating System Read More
posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:54 PM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta

I've just been watching Bill doing the keynote at WinHEC - you can view it here. Some announcements he made (apart from Windows Virtualization) were that today we're making Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" Beta and Office Read More
posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:05 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Windows Server virtualization

...is here (nearly). I'll provide more details over the coming days, but with WinHEC now upon us, the covers are lifted on both Windows Server virtualization and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (aka Carmine). For now, the best place to find info Read More
posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:27 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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How to remove a failed server from DFS in Windows Server 2003 R2

This week has been a little strained, hence quiet on the blogging front. Apart from a hectic week at work (more to follow on that shortly), the reason was a "disaster" which happened late last Sunday evening - everything was working at home one moment, Read More
posted Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:12 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Enable Remote Desktop Connection through Windows Firewall Remotely

Yesterday evening, I was at home and attempting to remotely connect to my XP desktop machine in the office to access an application which was installed there, but not installed on my laptop. This was over VPN. Now I’ve only had both machines for a few Read More
posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:29 PM by jhoward | 10 Comments
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Internet Explorer Tip - Open new window

Here's a tip I learnt a couple of months ago and meant to post up before - totally forgot. Maybe it's force of habit, but rather than opening a new instance Internet Explorer, going to the address bar and typing in a web page, it's quicker to do start/run Read More
posted Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:18 AM by jhoward | 5 Comments
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Exchange Server 2007 Management Shell & Scripting

Another Webcast (level 300) coming up shortly which should be worth watching - I'm keeping half an eye on what's happening with Exchange 2007 and some of the big changes especially around the way in which it is managed. Unfortunately it starts at Read More
posted Monday, May 08, 2006 1:59 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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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 Read More
posted Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:35 AM by jhoward | 4 Comments
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 FAQ#1: Hardware requirements

I've had numerous direct emails asking what are the requirements for hardware when running Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1. Just to make this clear - even on hardware which does not have virtualization assistance from the processor, it runs just fine. Read More
posted Wednesday, May 03, 2006 11:46 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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