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Adventures in Backup – continued
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/adventures-in-backup-continued.aspx'; Two weeks ago I discussed some bad experiences I had with Hyper-V + backup. Since then I have spent a bunch of time setting up Hyper-V + backup on a couple of systems – and none were as problematic as my first attempt. I have also setup my home Hyper-V server to... »
The Big [re]Build
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/the-big-re-build.aspx'; A while ago I talked about how I use Hyper-V in my house, and more recently I talked about trying to backup my Hyper-V server. This discussion of backup was actually in preparation for a significant rebuild of my home Hyper-V server, that I undertook a week and a half ago. There... »
Understanding where your virtual machine files are [Hyper-V]
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/10/understanding-where-your-virtual-machine-files-are-hyper-v.aspx'; To be honest, I am surprised that I have not blogged about this before, but today I would like to talk about how virtual machine files are placed on the hard disk. Virtual Machine files The first thing to know is what files are used to create a virtual machine: .XML files These files contain... »
March 2010 Security Bulletin Release
Today we are releasing two Important security bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office. Both bulletins have an aggregate Exploitability Index rating of “1” so we recommend that customers deploy these updates as soon as possible. The Microsoft Exploitability Index provides additional information to help customers prioritize deployment of monthly security bulletins.... »
Security Advisory 981374 Released
Hi everyone, Today we released Security Advisory 981374 addressing a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 8 is not affected by this issue. Customers using Internet Explorer 6 or 7 should upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 immediately to benefit from the improved security features and defense in depth... »
TechNet Wiki Beta up with a bunch of Hyper-V content
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/05/technet-wiki-beta-up-with-a-bunch-of-hyper-v-content.aspx'; Tony Soper has just posted about the availability of the TechNet Wiki beta. You can go and check it out here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/ There is already a bunch of Hyper-V content up there. I have already had people ask me why we are looking at doing a wiki when we already have Technet + KBs... »
March 2010 Bulletin Release Advance Notification
Today we are providing advance notification to customers that we will be releasing two bulletins this month affecting Windows and Microsoft Office products. Both bulletins are rated Important and address a total of 8 vulnerabilities. We recommend that customers review the Advance Notification webpage and prepare to deploy these bulletins as soon... »
Update: MS10-015 security update re-released with new detection logic
Hi, I am writing to let you know that we have revised the installation packages for MS10-015 with new logic that prevents the security update from being installed on systems if certain abnormal conditions exist. Such conditions could be the result of an infection with a computer virus such as the Alureon rootkit. If these... »
Hyper-V Whitepapers / Guides (Live Migration configuration + Storage Performance)
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/01/hyper-v-whitepapers-guides-live-migration-configuration-storage-performance.aspx'; We have released a bunch of updated documentation in the last week. The first thing to look at is the Live Migration Network Configuration Guide. The really neat part of this is that it talks through all the supported / unsupported network configuration options. It also talks how to use the network... »
Security Advisory 981169 Released
Hello again, Today we released Security Advisory 981169 to address the VBScript issue involving Windows Help files that we blogged about yesterday. To reiterate what we said in that post, we are not aware of any active attacks at this time and the following operating systems are not affected by this issue: Windows... »
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