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Virtual PC 2007 - Release Candidate available
Happy new year :) As of this morning, a revised release candidate build of Virtual PC 2007 is now available on Microsoft Connect . You will need a passport account to login. If you're not already participating in the Beta, go to available connections
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Try the Virtual PC 2007 Beta
I meant to publish this earlier today, but I've been on a course with flakey Internet. Ben was on the ball though - for more info on how to sign up for the Virtual PC 2007 Beta, more details are on his blog . Cheers, John.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:26 PM
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VM Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2
A revised version of the VM Additions which supports current public builds of Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384, June Refresh Build 5465 and July Refresh Build 5472) in Virtual Machines is available. If you aren't already registered for the Virtual Server 2005
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:26 AM
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Webcast series on Virtualization
You know how sometimes you become so focussed on one thing, you can lose touch with everything else going on around you? So my apologies on this one, only just found out about a series of six webcasts this month around virtualization. The first two are
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Friday, June 16, 2006 1:17 PM
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Download Link
If you want to get your hands on Windows Vista Beta 2 have a good internet connection (or some patience) and a DVD burner, try this link . You'll need a passport account. Once you logon, you'll be given a product key and the full download links. There
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Friday, June 09, 2006 8:32 AM
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Can you sysprep to clone a Windows Vista Beta 2 VHD?
This question came up a few days ago - now that Windows Vista Beta 2 is released, can you still sysprep an installation to clone it for having multiple virtual machines? Of course, the same can be applied to a physical machine if necessary. Answer is
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Friday, June 02, 2006 8:20 AM
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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.
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:00 AM
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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
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:06 PM
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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
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:54 PM
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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 2007
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:05 AM
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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 reading
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Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:35 AM
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How to Enable Hardware Assisted Virtualization in VS2005R2 SP1 Beta
Once you install Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1, you'll notice a check box on the properties page for a virtual machine as shown below - it's as simple as checking the box (on by default). Have fun - and remember, this is Beta code - only install it
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Friday, April 28, 2006 10:35 AM
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Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta 1 download link and availability details
Although on the Windows virtualization team here, it's heads down working on the next generation of virtual machine support to be built into Windows Longhorn server with a " hypervisor " architecture, we're absolutely not sitting still on the Virtual
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Friday, April 28, 2006 9:59 AM
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Hands-on Windows OS Internals and Advanced Troubleshooting
I received an email from David Solomon - author of Windows Internals this morning. By amazing coincidence, I happened to have a copy of it open and reading it just as the email came in. David & his colleage, Mark Russinovich regularly give courses
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Friday, April 21, 2006 8:26 AM
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Windows Vista Webcasts Next Week
Just seen the list of webcasts for next week - there's a couple on the list worth mentioning. All times are PST (add 8 hours for UK time) Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Windows Vista for the Enterprise (Level 200) Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 9:30
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Friday, April 07, 2006 6:29 AM
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