Whitepaper Title: VHD Getting Started Guide File name: VHD Getting Started Guide.docx Data Published: May 27, 2010 Language: English File size: 1.13 MB Pages: 82 Download URL: Click here Description: This guide provides an introduction to virtual hard disks (VHDs) in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It includes an overview of technologies that [...]

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The new book “Windows Home Server Unleashed (2nd Edition)” by author Paul McFedries is in stores now. This is the third book I’ve worked on for SAMS Publishing, this time as a Technical Editor instead of a co-author.  The “Unleashed” series of books strives to provide unparalleled technical depth and accuracy, and this book is [...]

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I really hate carrying around physical CDs/DVDs for programs I use a lot. Normally I just convert all my discs into ISOs with the free ImgBurn program (which totally rocks) and then throw the ISOs onto my Toshiba 320 GB portable USB drive. Then when I’m on-site if I need a CD, I just mount [...]

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Nowadays you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting someone who’s talking about virtualization. I’m guessing that your technicians are up-to-speed with virtualization, but are your sales folks? Microsoft has a great series of webcasts for Microsoft Partners to give them the basics of virtualization with the following 4-part (6 segment) series with Ronald Grattopp [...]

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Inspired by the cool findings on CNET regarding the Windows 7 ‘God Mode’ (as bloggers are calling it), and yet another post about additional features, I did some more digging to see what other options I could find. First, the actual name for ‘God Mode’ is (anticlimactically) “All Tasks”: I then did a search in [...]

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If you hate looking all over the control panel in Windows 7 for where Microsoft moved your favorite icon, you’ll love the “God Mode” hack. I found this on CNET. Basically, you open Windows Explorer, navigate to the C: drive, create a new blank folder in Windows 7 and give it the following name: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} [...]

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Microsoft TechNet Event Primary Target Audience: Microsoft Partners Start: Wed 12/2/2009 8:30 Eastern End: Wed 12/2/2009 12:00 PM Eastern Venue: Kentucky Intl. Convention Center Address: 2210 Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202 Registration: Free Agenda: Session 1: Introducing Windows 7 Session 2: Introduction to Windows Server 2008 R2 Session 3: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 Registration URL: [...]

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I was customizing a new Windows 7 Media Center PC for a friend and I ran across an interesting problem that was driving me nuts. This brand new PC has an internal tuner card and is connected to a 10/100/1000 network with an HDHomeRun dual-tuner on the LAN as well. So with the one internal [...]

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Join Susan Bradley and I this week as we combine super-forces to to give the following presentation: Title: “Windows 7: It’s Like Crystal Meth for Geeks” Presenters: Susan Bradley [SBS-MVP] & Tim Barrett Date: 10/22/2009 Time: 12:00 PM Noon Eastern (GMT –5) Host: Third Tier Link to attend: Click here Description: This presentation will help [...]

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This question comes up a lot, so it’s worth documenting: Question: How do I rename a VPN connection in Windows 7? There’s no option to rename it in the Network and Sharing Center or on the taskbar. It’s true that there’s no way to rename a VPN connection on the Network and Sharing center main [...]

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