It is possible that you need to run virtual PC or Windows XP mode on your Windows 7 PC, but the hardware does not supports virtualization. In this case, we will use a hotfix from Microsoft to force run virtualization. Step 1 Make sure you already running Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Windows XP mode. Both are free and you can download from this page of Microsoft. You will be prompted for … [Read more...]
How to choose a domain name?
Your domain name gives a first idea, a taste of the content of your website. You should not underestimate your choice of domain name which is a communication tool. This is important. We thought several days to find a good domain name for our other website. Today, we will discuss many points about how to choose your domain name. One could say simply that the domain name must be the common … [Read more...]
Windows 7 Service Pack 1: What is inside
Leakers seem to have gotten their hands on what may be the final Windows 7 Service Pack 1/Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 builds. (I had heard rumors that Microsoft had put the finishing touches on SP1 in December, but don™t know for sure whether that is true.) Microsoft officials are not saying whether the latest leaked version is the œreal SP1 release-to-manufacturing version. As usual, the advice … [Read more...]
Windows 8 to showcase desktop as a service
Microsoft already offers a number of virtualization technologies ” Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI); application virtualization (App-V, MED-V, Remote Apps, Terminal Server), OS virtualiztion (Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, VDI); data virtualization (folder redirection and synch); hardware virtualization (Hyper-V), plus various System Center management offerings. While many are touting VDI … [Read more...]
Take the Risk Out of Building Private Clouds with HP and Microsoft
The big announcement from TechEd 2010 Europe was that Microsoft had partnered with a group of hardware partners representing more than 80% of the hardware market in order to democratize private Clouds. While in Berlin earlier this week I had the opportunity to get insight into the partnership between HP and Microsoft over Hyper-V Cloud which resulted in offerings such as the HP CloudStart for … [Read more...]
UniBrows:New add-on puts IE6 in your IE8
Browsium, a Washington-based startup composed of ex-Microsoft employees and partners, is planning to release an add-on that lets customers run the most-hated version of Internet Explorer within a more modern Microsoft browser. That's right: UniBrows will put IE6 in your IE8. Currently in beta, the add-on will ship later this month and will sell for $5 per user per year. "Companies need something … [Read more...]
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
Here it is! Mitch Tulloch has updated his free ebook of last year; it™s now updated for Windows Server 2008 R2. You can now download Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions. Six chapters adding up to 466 pages. … [Read more...]
Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2
The book contains 10 chapters and 216 pages, like so: PART I Database Administration CHAPTER 1 SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions and Enhancements 3 CHAPTER 2 Multi-Server Administration 21 CHAPTER 3 Data-Tier Applications 41 CHAPTER 4 High Availability and Virtualization Enhancements 63 CHAPTER 5 Consolidation and Monitoring 85 PART II Business Intelligence Development CHAPTER 6 … [Read more...]