Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft virtualization blog

VIDEO: Hyper-V Virtual Networks Overview

Ilija Brajkovic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:43:19 +0000

As me and some of my readers noticed, lately I write a lot (or too much) about Windows 7. As this blog is about Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft virtualization, let’s get back on the track. I’ve just found nice video which has been made by Janique Carbone, where she describes Hyper-V virtual networks. In [...]

10 Free Windows 7 Chapters

Ilija Brajkovic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:53 +0000

Many books are being written about Windows 7 at this moment, and many of them have already been written (Windows 7 for Dummies, for example). Today I’’ll give you links to some chapters from Windows 7 books, so you can learn more about it. Microsoft Press has added three more chapters to the Microsoft Learning [...]

New Technet magazine: Gear up for Windows 7

Ilija Brajkovic — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:22:57 +0000

As Arlindo Alves stated on his blog, new Technet magazine has been published. And guess what, most of the articles are about Windows 7 . Here is the list of few articles for IT professionals: Windows 7: The 10 Things to Do First for Windows 7 Windows 7: Groovy [...]

Windows 7 USB installation

Ilija Brajkovic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:01:41 +0000

Do you have netbook without DVD drive? Do you want to upgrade/install Windows 7 on it? Till now, the only option was to attach external DVD drive to your netbook. Now, Microsoft officially supports installation of Windows 7 from USB stick. You will need Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (WUDT), free program which you can [...]

How to deploy Windows XP Mode

Ilija Brajkovic — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:58:18 +0000

Windows XP Mode is great new feature in Windows 7. It is Windows XP operating system that you can download from Virtual PC web site, and start it in Windows Virtual PC. Why do you need it? For example, if you have some applications that you can run only on Windows XP or older [...]

Windows 7, good luck

Ilija Brajkovic — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:23:09 +0000

There was so much buzz around Windows 7 lately. Everyone wanted to test it and to say his/her opinion about new operating system from Microsoft. Mostly, people are very satisfied with the Windows 7, and most of the people think it is the best operating system ever from Microsoft, if not best operating system ever [...]

Free e-book: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips

Ilija Brajkovic — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:21:47 +0000

Do you hate when you (as a system administrator or tech support) get a call from somebody from your office, with question: “What’s wrong with my PC? Come here and fix it!”? I’m sure you do. And most of the problems can be solved easily by users themselves, without the need for you intervention. [...]

Who are lucky winners of the Handy Backup Professional?

Ilija Brajkovic — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:40:47 +0000

First prize game on Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Virtualization blog is over. During the past two weeks, everyone could join the raffle by tweeting and/or posting a news about this prize game on blogs/websites/forum etc. Prize for lucky winners is very valuable, 3 licenses (each license is worth $99) for the Handy Backup Professional, [...]

Windows 7 for Dummies

Ilija Brajkovic — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:34:14 +0000

There is an book from Microsoft MVP Woody Leonhard available to purchase at Amazon for ~15$, titled “Windows 7 for Dummies”. If you are new to Windows 7 or you’re planning to start using it, this book could be great for you. Link to book: Windows 7 For Dummies Original article is at MVP Award Program Blog. Tags: [...]

Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 e-book

Ilija Brajkovic — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:46 +0000

There is new free e-book from Microsoft available to download: Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2. This e-book has been written by Charlie Russel and Craig Zacker and it has 200 pages. You can download Windows Server 2008 R2 e-book here. Original post at Khanov blog. Chapter 1 What’s New in Windows Server r2 Chapter 2 [...]