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Windows Virtual PC Everywhere
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/19/windows-virtual-pc-everywhere.aspx'; With our recent update to Windows Virtual PC that allows it to run on systems without hardware virtualization support – I have been flooded by a stream of people asking what hardware it will run on / if it will run on their system. The short answer is: If it can... »
Windows Virtual PC – no hardware virtualization update now available for download
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/windows-virtual-pc-no-hardware-virtualization-update-now-available-for-download.aspx'; The update to Windows Virtual PC to support running on systems without hardware virtualization is now available for download. You can grab it here: For 32-bit host operating systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=837f12aa-1d37-464e-ae59-20c9ecbebaf6 For 64-bit host operating systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e70dd043-e262-43c0-a002-446567f1e2b4 You can also read the full KB article here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977206 One thing to note: While Microsoft supports the use of... »
Dynamic Memory Coming to Hyper-V
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/dynamic-memory-coming-to-hyper-v.aspx'; We have just announced that in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 we will be adding a new feature to Microsoft called “Dynamic Memory”. The goal of this feature is to allow for better utilization of memory by dynamically adding and removing memory from running virtual machines. I am really... »
Windows Virtual PC – now without the need for hardware virtualization
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/18/windows-virtual-pc-now-without-the-need-for-hardware-virtualization.aspx'; Today we have made a slew of announcements around work we have been doing for desktop virtualization. Once of which is that Windows Virtual PC will be updated to be able to run on systems without hardware virtualization support. The update is not currently available – but should go live later today... »
Fixing Hyper-V Virtual Machines sticking at 6% starting
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/17/fixing-hyper-v-virtual-machines-sticking-at-6-starting.aspx'; A while ago I noticed that when I started virtual machines on Hyper-V on my laptop – they were taking just over a minute to start. Looking at the Hyper-V management console showed that for most of this time the virtual machine was sitting at “Starting (6%)” under the status column. ... »
Autorun and Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/16/autorun-and-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; Some people have noticed that when they attach a CD or ISO image to a Windows Virtual PC virtual machine, it does not autorun. But others have reported that autorun is working correctly for them. So what is happening here? The key to understanding what is happening is to remember that... »
Exporting to / Importing from a network share [Hyper-V]
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tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/15/exporting-to-importing-from-a-network-share-hyper-v.aspx'; The first thing that I needed to do as part of my big rebuild was to move non-critical virtual machines to a remote file server. The easiest way to do this would have been to export the virtual machines to a local location and then move them up to a network share. ... »
March 2010 Security Bulletin Webcast
Hello, Today we published the Questions & Answers from the March 2010 Security Bulleting webcast. We answered a total of 13 questions concerning the March bulletins and open Security Advisories. No particular themes emerged from the questions but there were some good ones so please review them. The video covers the... »
Update on Security Advisory 981374
Hi everyone, I’m writing to let you know that we have updated Security Advisory 981374 with new workaround information. We are aware that exploit code has been made public for this issue. As with our last update, Internet Explorer 8 remains unaffected by the vulnerability addressed in the advisory and we continue to... »
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... »
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