Very Cool: A one-stop search tool for technical resources and connections On your desktop! Microsoft Desktop player allows IT Pros and Developers to access technical content ( videos, webcasts, podcasts, white papers etc.) and links to resources ( IT Evangelist or Developer Evangelist, local training opportunities local user […]
This post in in response to questions on how to turn maintain remote connectivity to a server running Hyper-V with the firewall enabled. The first thing to consider is what inbound traffic you want to enable on the server. If it is a Hyper-V server you should consider if you […]
Today Microsoft made made some virtualization-related announcements — including changes to XP Mode that will allow XP Mode in Windows 7 to run without virtualization enabled hardware. Today, Microsoft is announcing Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Detailed information regarding SP1 will be released […]
This is a nice compilation of pertinent information of deploying Windows 7. For those who are focusing on Windows 7 deployment in an enterprise environment, the following are in my view essential readings as well. · Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor · Building a Standard Image of Windows 7 Step-by-Step Guide […]
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Click 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 Media Audio (WMA) 85×64 Preview Image (PNG) 320×240 Preview Image (PNG) 512×384 Preview Image (PNG) iPod Video (MP4) MP3 Audio High Quality WMV (2.5 […]
A 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 strong presentations from two big names in the industry, StarWind Software and PerfectDisk(Raxco Software). One of the topics we discussed and I wanted to […]
At 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 applications including Microsoft Office. In fact, for Microsoft Office it can even migrate settings from an older version of office on the source machine […]
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 someone at Microsoft corporate. The virtual machines are not created with trial versions of the operating system but with fully licensed product. For obvious […]
Announcing 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 6 two-hour eLearning modules that include hands-on labs, much of the same courseware as our newly announced classroom-based DPM course, and is built for […]
TechNet Events Presents TechNet Unleashed Game On Tour! <<- Registration Links Resource Handout and Slides from FY 10 Q1 Flex Events (TechNet Unleashed) can now be found online. Session 1) Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 Session 2) Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 DirectAccess Session 3) Windows […]
I 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? BitLocker is a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) component that allows you to protect data on hard drives. BitLocker is the name given to […]
The 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: High Availability June 3, 2009: Overview June 8, 2009: Management Tools June 10, 2009: Archiving and Retention June 15, 2009: Outlook Web Access June […]
Microsoft 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 “Community Leaders” in the IT Pro Space. As little as a year ago there was only one person for the entire east coast of […]
Chris 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. It lists many publishers and links to the programs they have setup for user groups. ie, how to get free books for your group […]
I 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 the answer. If you have an MSDN or Technet subscription you can download the ISO image of the CD/DVD’s. If you do not have […]
I 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 if he could set that up on a Virtual PC environment. I figured several others might have similar questions so figured I would answer […]
If 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. In a 2008 domain it is much easer as all you have to do is enable the feature. See “The Steps” section below if […]
Do 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 community. There are literally thousands of community groups all over the country and all over the world. These are groups that get together sometimes […]
It 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 it deployed in your organization if you have not yet upgraded your domain to Windows Server 2008. I am a huge fan of Windows […]