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Why does "My Application" crash when starting it from a Network Drive/Share?

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:21:00 +0000

I've seen a lot of applications that works from local drive and doesn't from Network Drive or Share. When trying to run some of those applications...

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A Free version of Essentials for Hyper-V from CITRIX

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Citrix continues to give away its technology for free. Citrix released XenServer in February. XenServer comes with the multi-host management console...

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6 Patches Next Week

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:18:00 +0000

Microsoft will be addressing the issue discussed in Security Advisory 971778 concerning a vulnerability in DirectShow! Microsoft will be releasing...

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IP V4 Router Virtual Appliance at Torrents Tracker on ITStuff.ca

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:27:00 +0000

I'm happy to let everybody know about a new extention at ITstuff.ca. Today I installed and configured our own Tracker Server, so from now I can...

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Configuring Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Networking

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:02:00 +0000

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Blade Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:08:00 +0000

HP Onboard Administrator for c-Class Blades is at rev 2.51 (May 28 2009) HP ILO is at revision 1.7.8 (June 16th 2009) HP Power Management Controller...

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IPv4Router

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

I'd like to let everybody know about a new tool in our Downloads section. I'm talking about IPv4Router. IPv4Router enables IP Packet Forwarding...

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Free Hyper-V Training

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:38:00 +0000

Microsoft is offering some free Hyper-V training. You will need to enter a specific access code 9350-Y2W6-3676 and sign in with your Live ID. The...

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VirtualBox 3.0 released

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:04:00 +0000

Today Sun released VirtualBox 3.0, a major update introducing Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP) in virtual machines as well as much improved 3D...

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Create a cluster on Hyper-V?

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:25:00 +0000

In this video, Mark Wilson shows how to create a failover cluster for high availability with both nodes running virtualised on Hyper-V. Continue at...

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MAP 4.0 Beta now available!

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:22:00 +0000

Microsoft team just released the beta version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool (MAP) 4.0. For more information, head over to Baldwin...

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GFI Backup – Free Backup Software for Desktops and Laptops

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:20:00 +0000

GFI Backup Home Edition is a free backup tool for desktops and laptops which can also be useful in a corporate environment. If you enjoyed this...

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Windows Server 2008 SP2 Hyper-V

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:03:00 +0000

There are some notable updates in SP2, including scalability enhancements for running on systems with up to 24 logical processors which enables...

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Downloads: ITStuff Labs

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:11:00 +0000

IPv4Router: Enable / Disable IP Packet Forwarding (Routing). Routing starting work immediately, without reboot. Works on Windows Vista, Windows 7,...

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Windows Server Hyper-V Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:00 +0000

This management pack provides the following functionality: * Management of critical Hyper-V services that affect virtual machines and host...

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How To Shrink VMware Virtual Disk Files (.vmdk) (Windows OS installed as Guest).

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Recently I worked on building VM Appliance and when I was ready to convert my VM to appliance I've figured out that virtual disk is too big. So, I...

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Virtualization at TechEd09

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:02:00 +0000

Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual PC (including Windows 7 XP Mode), VDI and more. If you enjoyed this post consider subscribing...

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How to Use Hyper-V Snapshot Revert, Apply, and Delete Options

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:47:00 +0000

Janique Carbone, published very interesting article about How to Use Hyper-V Snapshot Revert, Apply, and Delete Options. Continue at...

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HP releases Insight Control suite for Microsoft System Center

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:43:00 +0000

Zane Adam, senior director of System Center and Virtualization marketing at Microsoft, shares some exciting news related to Microsoft’s...

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vSphere Virtual Machine Upgrade Process

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:36:00 +0000

Upgrading a VMware Infrastructure 3.x environment to VMware vSphere 4 involves more than just upgrading vCenter Server and upgrading your ESX/ESXi...

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Install Windows updates on the command line and in scripts

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:30:00 +0000

Everybody knows that i'm a real fan of scripting :). I was really happy to read post of Michael Pietroforte about WuInstall 1.2 Pro... Continue at...

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Get your Cisco Nexus 1000V (N1KV) 60 day free trial

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:54:00 +0000

The Cisco Nexus 1000V (N1KV) is Cisco’s IOS-like switch for VMware’s vSphere. Step 1: Download VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus...

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SSH in vSphere 4i

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

To enable SSH in vSphere 4i we should do the following steps (similar as esx 3i): 1. First, press Alt + f1 then type “unsupported” and press...

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HOW TO CREATE A COST EFFECTIVE HYPER-V CLUSTER: STEP-BY-STEP

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Join Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP, renowned Hyper-V virtualization expert, Contributing Editor and Columnist at TechNet Magazine, Concentrated...

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The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta

noreply@blogger.com (Misha Hanin) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:03:00 +0000

Want a quick way to check if your PC can run Windows 7? In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista, it can run Windows 7. But if you're not running...

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Office 2010: new logo, Outlook, and user interface | iGenera
Outlook 2010 now sports the Ribbon toolbar, which was implemented due to the massive increase of features within the application. Depending on the back-end infrastructure, the next generation of Exchange Server will presumably offer more functionality along with Outlook.