Windows 7
Connecting a Smart Card to a Windows 7 virtual machine
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/15/connecting-a-smart-card-to-a-windows-7-virtual-machine.aspx'; The easiest way to connect a smart card to a virtual machine is to use remote desktop to connect to the virtual machine, and enable smart card sharing. Since Windows Virtual PC uses remote desktop technology you get this out of the box. However this can all fall apart if you are running... »
How do I get Internet Explorer to work as a published application with XP Mode?
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/10/how-do-i-get-internet-explorer-to-work-as-a-published-application-with-xp-mode.aspx'; I have been asked this one a lot of times now, so I thought I would pen a quick blog post on this. A lot of people are looking at using Windows XP Mode to allow them to access websites that still need Internet Explorer 6 / 7. Unfortunately Internet Explorer is... »
Using Windows Server 2008 Core on Windows Virtual PC
tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/04/using-windows-server-2008-core-on-windows-virtual-pc.aspx'; First, a caveat. This is not supported. Most of what I am about to talk about is not supported. Feel free to use this information, but do not call Microsoft if it does not work for you. With that out of the way – this morning I was asked how to get a... »
RemoteApp + Hyper-V + Windows XP / Vista
The Remote Desktop team just did an interesting post here: http://blogs.msdn.com/rds/archive/2009/12/15/remoteapp-for-hyper-v.aspx About the RemoteApp for Hyper-V functionality that is available with Windows Server 2008 R2. The concept here is that you would have a setup similar to Windows Virtual PC, where you run a legacy application in a Windows XP... »
The different ways to compact a disk
Today if you want to compact a virtual hard disk – you can use Virtual PC / Virtual Server / Hyper-V or Windows 7. But not all methods are the same. Under the covers there are two different approaches that are taken to compacting virtual hard disks: Virtual PC / Virtual Server: ... »
Double click to mount a virtual hard disk (Windows 7 Style)
I have been wanting to come up with a workable solution for mounting virtual hard disks by double clicking on them in Windows 7 for a while now. The problem is that: There is no easily scriptable API for VHD mounting You need to be elevated (running “As Administrator”) in order to mount a virtual... »
Restricting Shared Drives under Windows Virtual PC
When it comes to minimizing the potential for malicious software running in a virtual machine to affect your physical computer, there are two golden rules to follow: Secure the virtual machine just like you would a physical computer. This means installing antivirus / anti-malware software, configuring firewalls, regularly installing updates,... »
Deploying Windows XP Mode
We have recently published a very handy video / guide / set of scripts to help with anyone who needs to deploy either a standard or customized version of Windows XP mode to a large number of virtual machines. The first thing to look at is the deployment video – available here: ... »
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