2011 Archive
- Using Differencing Disk and Sysprep Image to Create Hyper-V Guest on Windows Server 2008 R2 By Dan StoltsVideo Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/Gg269420 If your on Twitter please let me know what you think about this post @ITProGuru. Otherwise, Please place a comment on my blog. ...
- Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7 Part 4-Desktop DeploymentLike everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it deployed throughout your organization. Let’s take a look at the many tips and ...
- Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7 Part 1–Planning and Pre-Deployment RemediationLike everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it deployed throughout your organization. Let’s take a look at the many tips and ...
- Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7 Part 2–Application CompatibilityLike everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it deployed throughout your organization. Let’s take a look at the many tips and ...
- Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual Machine Running Windows Server 2003Revised 4/2/2011 to add merge change instructions link and link to simple way to do this using diskpart. I documented the process at: How To Expand ...
- How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell Management–All Servers Should Have This DonePowerShell is an incredible tool that will allow you to run scripts or commands on your server. PowerShell is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 but ...
- Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7–Part 5- Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server InfrastructureTips and Tools for Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server Infrastructure Like everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it ...
- Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All UsersHave you ever wanted to change some settings for all users in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Services Session environment? Do you know there is ...
- Problems with IE9 Performance-Here Is The SolutionMy colleague and friend, Jim O’Neil did a post on an issue he and others were facing with IE 9 performance. I want to share so ...
- Cloud For The Masses–The ITProGuru Answers Is the Cloud a Fad or a New ParadigmThe buzz with the cloud is it is that the Cloud is going to be huge. Much, much bigger than virtualization is/was. One has to say ...
- Blue Screen Booting to VHD–You May Be Out Of Space On The Underlying DriveWhen you are using Boot to VHD you must have enough capacity on the underlying disk to fully expand the VHD. If you do not have ...
- Management and Deployment Firestarter –Must Attend EventSlides and other resources available for download from: Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter – TechNet Events – Resources If you missed the national Microsoft Management Summit ...
- How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service InterruptionHot Add Storage was added to Hyper-V at version 2008 R2. From the Hyper-V Manager Right-click the machine you want to add storage to, select Settings. ...
- How To Install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1I am starting with a sysprep’d Windows Server 2008 R2 Server. I have allocated 2 processors and 512mb memory to the guest using dynamic memory. Once ...
- How To Install SQL 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1Before I get deep into SQL Installation let me tell you where we are starting… I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 ...
- Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. Hope this is ...
- How To Expand and Extend To Increase Capacity On A Virtual Hard Disk The Easy and Fast Way–Solve the problem of “Out of Disk Space on Drive C” ForeverBefore following these instructions… PLEASE backup your machine. The best way to get a good backup of a machine is to do an export. So please, ...
- How To Merge a Chained Differential VHD Disk So It Can Be Extended and ExpandedIn my post Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual Machine Running Windows Server 2003 I showed ...
- How to Solve Connectivity Issues Connecting To SCOM, SCVMM, AD or Any Other Service–Here is the Easy fixI have been in the technology industry for more than 25 years now and I have dealt with my fair share of connectivity issues. In the ...
- Network Trashed on My Lenovo W510 And The NIC Driver Will Not Install–So SIMPLE If You Know The SecretThanks to Keith Combs for his post as it provided me the solution. Install the Intel Ethernet driver from 6irf24ww_764. You are running the installer but ...
- Resources For System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (SCOM)System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Description Notes System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Product Documentation Collection of links to all online documentation of System Center ...
- System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Best Practices Poster Rule and Monitor TargetingYou can download the PDF from go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125048. The poster will help you understand the process and best practices for setting up rules and targeting. System Center ...
- How To Open Firewall Port 1433 for SQL Server Database Engine For Use With SCOM (or anything else)In this very short video, I walk you through the step by step process of opening the 1433 firewall port for SQL Server. I am doing ...
- How To Tame Windows 7 and Outlook Search Syntax–Knowing The Syntax Makes All The DifferenceSearch Simply Will Not Do What I Want It To Do!!!! Almost ashamed to say I was looking for some file on my laptop but could ...
- How To Add SCSI Controller To Hyper-V Guest ServerHow to add a SCSI controller to a virtual guest on hyper-V We add the controller, add a drive to it, start the VM and initialize ...
- How To Add SCSI Controller To Hyper-V Guest ServerHow to add a SCSI controller to a virtual guest on hyper-V We add the controller, add a drive to it, start the VM and initialize ...
- Microsoft Virtualization And Cloud Certification Community Study GroupMicrosoft Virtualization and Cloud Certification Study Group(s) in this post… Study Group Proposal Why Get Certified What Are Microsoft Virtualization Certification Options? Browse Certification Catalog for ...
- Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About SQL Azure-Get Smart On SQL Azure HereRecently a great series of 15 introductory videos have been completed and made available up on Microsoft Showcase, all focusing on SQL Azure. Here are the ...
- How To Pin An Internet Website Address or Other Application To The Windows 7 Task BarCovered in this article: Pin Website to Windows 7 Taskbar Using IE9 Pin website or application to Windows 7 Taskbar without IE9 Pin Multiple websites to ...
- Setting Up Live.com Pop and SMTP Internet Email Account Settings for Outlook 2010Setting up the POP SMTP settings for your live.com ID is not difficult but it does not use “default” settings so making this post to show ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 1-Overview of Native Boot To VHDNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new virtualization feature ...
- SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire 09-24-2011Registration is now open for our 1st SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire, which will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Southern New Hampshire University in ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 2-Load OS to VHD On Bare MetalNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 2… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new ...
- Virtualization Certification Community Study Group–Kickoff 9-15-2011vTeam Kickoff Brainstorming Session 8/16/2011 We would like this to be a national initiative. We have people in the North East US that are participating. We ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 3-Load OS on VHD With OS Already Installed on MetalNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 3… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 4-BCDEdit is the Magic – Deep Dive Boot Configuration ManagerNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 4…
- Community Event In Waltham MA – Secure remote access in a connected SMB world – the next generation of server solutionsSMB-MVP Community Roadshow comes to the Boston area October 20, 2011 from 6:30pm-9:00pm.
- SCOM Part 1 System Center Operations Manager Overview – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 1 of 5+ Has SharePoint become a vital part of your infrastructure? Do ...
- SCOM Part 2 Installing Management Packs – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 2 of 5+
- SCOM Part 3 Review Management Packs – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 3 of 5+
- SCOM Part 4 Responding to Alerts – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 4 of 5+ Part 4: Responding to Alerts
- SCOM Part 5 Keys To Success Next Step – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 5 of 5+
- SCOM Part 6 Bonus Opening Firewall port for SCOM DB Server (SQL Server)-Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part (6) BONUS of 5+
- The Free Way To Create a Hyper-V and Virtualization Lab EnvironmentIn a prior post, Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From Microsoft On Just About Any Topic–Virtualization, Cloud, Phone, Server, Client, SharePoint, SQL, Many, ...
- Build Your Own Private Cloud – All Day TechNet Event Series Teaching You How To Build Your Own Private Cloud[  ](http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/en/us/private-cloud.aspx) Are you up to speed on the cloud? Have you already built a cloud lab? Do you know what tools make up the ...
- Announcing TechNet “Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud” Events in US East RegionWe are kicking off our TechNet event series, Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud, in the US east region. Here’s the registration information: State ...
- How to build a FREE Private Cloud using Microsoft TechnologiesChris Avis is a friend and colleague. He created a pretty detailed blog post on how to create a private cloud. I was planning on writing ...
- Microsoft Sales, Marketing & Services Teams to Join R&D Groups in CambridgeIn August of 2012, our Microsoft employees based in Waltham and our Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) will be moving to One Cambridge Center, just a short ...
- TechNet Radio: IT Time–Tips and Tricks for setting up Windows Deployment Services (Part 1 of 3) with Blain, John and RhondaAnother Great TechNet Radio Broadcast from Blain Barton. Check it out!!! TechNet Radio: IT Time–Tips and Tricks for setting up Windows Deployment Services (Part 1 of ...
- Free eBook – Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2Looks like a real winner!!!
- Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start Video SeriesVirtualization Jump Start (01): Virtualization Overview
- New Jump Start! Microsoft Server Virtualization — Get Certified! Register NOW!Microsoft Learning is hosting a brand new class in the popular “Jump Start” series. Because we received such rave reviews from the “Microsoft Virtualization for VMware ...
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- IT Camp–Systems Management Coming to Waltham MA Oct 28th 2011–Must Attend EventIT Camp – Systems Management – Free Training Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)
- Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization Jump Start (Online Today)I told a bunch of people about this program in the last couple days. I went in this morning to make sure all was well and ...
- IT Time–TechNet Radio–Office 365 and moreIt’s IT Time!
- Jump Start Free Online Training Windows Intune for IT ProfessionalsI’ll be there… Hope to see you there!!
- Jump Start Microsoft Virtualization Training and Certification on 70-659Microsoft Virtualization Training and Certification
- Microsoft Virtual Labs Available NOW! System Center, Windows, Virtualization, SharePoint, Exchange, SQL, And Lots More!## [TechNet Virtual Labs](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs) enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft’s newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can ...
- TechNet Webcast-Live! IT Time-Private Cloud Chats## [  ](http://blogs.technet.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-41-05-metablogapi/4375.technet_5F00_51095D1D.jpg) ##### Register for one or more of the Private Cloud Chats: - [Episode 1 – Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat, 11/9/2011 ...
- IT Camp-Waltham was a HUGE HIT! Recordings of Sessions now availableIT Camp – Systems Management was held on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) in Waltham, MA
- TechNet Video: Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat (Episode 1)TechNet Video: Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat (Episode 1)
- Almost Everything You Need To Know About Microsoft Private Cloud (Including, Hyper-V, Networking, HA, SCVMM, SCOM, SCO, The Rest of System Center and MORE)Some of my friends and peers in the Central Region of the US have collaborated to put together a great blog series [Cloud on Your Terms: ...
- How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet Explorer IE9 VideoYou can download the video from: How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet Explorer IE9 Video Click video link above, it should ...
- Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. Hope this is ...
- Microsoft Productivity Video 2011 v84 min Video on History of Productivity… Enjoy! the player will be placed here If you’re having trouble viewing the video, [Click here to download it.](http://www.itproguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/msprod_edit_v8_021411_longformat.mp4)
- IT Camp–Atlanta and MoreLooks like IT Camps are going to continue. There is now one scheduled in Atlanta, some details follow. If you are interested in more local camps, ...
- Launch (Run) Internet Explorer From Command Prompt or Batch FileIt is super simple to launch IE from a command prompt. But hey, if you do not know how, it may not be so easy to ...
- TechNet Radio: IT Time – Private Cloud Security Basics (Part 1)TechNet Radio: IT Time – Private Cloud Security Basics (Part 1) the player will be placed here Video: WMV | MP4 | WMV (ZIP) | PSP ...
- Check Version of Assembly or DLL on Your SystemTo look at what is on the machine click Start– and type in the path to the assembly folder which is C:windowsassembly and press ENTER.