2009 Archive
- Migrating Windows Server 2003 R2 Virtual Guest from Virtual Server 2005 R2 to Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server Using System Center Virtual Machine ManagerThere are several things you must consider before migrating a machine from Virtual Server 2005 to a Hyper-V Host. I thought I would make a post ...
- Awesome Must Have System Tools – Windows Sysinternals (Every IT Pro should have in their toolbox)At the Windows Server User Group in Waltham MA this week we talked about system tools that IT Pro’s use to make their life easier. Many ...
- Virtualization Webcast for All IT Pros – Online Training – What You Need To Know About The Hottest Virtualization TopicsOur team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde, Matt Hester, Chris Avis, Chris Henley, and Yung Chou is getting ready to start delivering a 20-part ...
- Installing and Managing Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 DomainIt is possible to run Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 Domain. This post will step you through the process so you can get ...
- Are You Giving Enough To Your Community? We Need Your Help Running Community Technology User Groups And EventsDo you have a New Years Resolution? If not, or you would just like one you can keep, I would love to help you help your ...
- Disable Adding USB Drive and Memory Sticks via Group Policy and Group Policy PreferencesIf you do not have Group Policy Preferences installed see Install Group Policy Preferences. This link tells you how to do it in a 2003 domain. ...
- Preparing your machine for SQL Server 2008 LoadFest – Installing OS on Virtual GuestI had a client ask me about preparing his machine for the SQL Loadfest coming up at the end of this week. He wanted to know ...
- Publishers Offer User Groups Plenty of Benefits Including Free BooksChris Bowen created a create blog post about publishers offering support for user groups. It is a great post that you should all be aware of. ...
- Where To Download ISO Images For The Latest And Past Versions Of Microsoft Software Including SQL Server 2000 x64I had a customer ask me today if it was possible to download SQL Server 2000 x64. I am posting here so others can benefit from ...
- Microsoft Community Leaders Ready To Help With Community Driven Events And Training OpportunitiesMicrosoft IT Pro Evangelists are ready to help. With the many staffing changes over the last 8 months or so Microsoft has increased the number of ...
- Exchange Server 2010 Webcast SeriesThe Exchange Team has put together a 10 part Webcast Series on Exchange Server 2010. The titles, dates and registration links are below: June 1, 2009: ...
- How To Configure BitLocker on Windows 7 RC – Everything You Need To Know About BitLockerI have had many questions about BitLocker so I thought I would answer them in this blog post. What is BitLocker and Why Should I Care? ...
- Resource Handout and Slides from Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 TechNet Unleashed Events can now be found onlineTechNet Events Presents TechNet Unleashed Game On Tour! <<- Registration Links Resource Handout and Slides from FY 10 Q1 Flex Events (TechNet Unleashed) can now be ...
- DPM eLearning is now online – How to Backup SharePoint, SQL Server, Exchange Server and Virtulized Environments (Hyper-V), Including Disaster RecoveryAnnouncing DPM eLearning is now online This week, I am very happy to announce the availability of eLearning for DPM 2007. This is a collection of ...
- How to Extend Your Activation Grace Period on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (Activate Now Message)Most of the content I use for webcasts and live events have virtual machines that have been created either by someone on my team or by ...
- Upgrading Windows XP to Windows 7 and Migrate Microsoft Office and Other Applications Using The User State Migration Tool (USMTAt recent TechNet events, I had questions about migrating applications using the User State Migration Tool (USMT). As I suspected, there is support for migrating some ...
- iSCSI SAN for VERY Easy Storage Virtualization All About Storage From Virtualization Group BostonA quick update on Virtualization Group Boston’s, “All About Storage” event. Thanks to our Community Sponsors: PerfectDisk, and StarWind Software. We had a great turnout with ...
- Add Chart to Excel Using Office 2007 Plus Some Formula DiscussionClick Video to Play Double-Click to go Full Screen You can find the downloadable files at the following URLs on Edge Windows Media Video (WMV) Windows ...
- DISM Step By Step-Using Deployment Image Servicing Management ToolClick Video to Play Double-Click to go Full Screen You can find the downloadable files at the following URLs on Edge Windows Media Video (WMV) Windows ...