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Use Virtual PC 2007 to access a Complete PC Backup image in Vista
Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions come with two types of backup utilities. The first is Automatic Backup, which is designed to backup just your data files, and second is Complete PC Backup and Restore, which is an image-based backup tool designed to backup your entire computer, including the...
Tags: Hard Drive, PC, Operating System, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Corp., Image, File, Virtual Machine, Restore, VHD, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Greg Shultz
Blog posts 2008-01-22
Experiment with Windows Vista for FREE
If you're one of those folks who has decided to stay away from Windows Vista due to either cost or fear of the unknown, here's your chance to experiment with Windows Vista for FREE! That's both risk-free and free of charge!In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, I'll show...
Tags: Windows Vista, Virtual Server, Test, General
Blog posts 2007-06-07
The facts on VMware vs. Microsoft
[Updated 3:45 PM] Last week saw the opening rounds of a new war between incumbent virtualization player VMware versus Microsoft. VMware fired the first shot in a New York Times story and immediately followed up with a whitepaper attacking Microsoft with a list of complaints. Microsoft responded with this...
Tags: Desktop, Infrastructure, Microsoft Corp., News, virtual machine, Virtualization, VMware Inc.
Blog posts 2007-03-05
How to Use the New VHD Features of Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
Ever think that VHD files were only for Virtualization? This webcast shows the different ways that Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 can use VHD files, this will show different ways that one can configure boot from VHD, how he/she can work with VHD files from the command line and...
Tags: Server, File, VHD, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
Webcasts 2009-05-28

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VHD Utility 1.0.2 (Windows)
VHD Utility expands dynamic and fixed Virtual PC VHDs. It also displays VHD information (VHD storage capacity, allocated size, VHD type). The utility has an intuitive and easy to use GUI, integrated into Windows Explorer context menu for a VHD file.Version 1.0.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes....
Tags: Utility, Xtralogic, VHD Utility, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2007-12-26
Got a really cool virus, need a VHD resizer
Seriously.Ill state my question first, need a tool to shrink a VHD, anyone got one? I found one online but it required .net2 and the only system that has .net2 is the VM in question.Anyways, coolest virus I have seen so far.It somehow, created a folder calledC:WINDOWSsystem32systemIn there it...
Tags: Cyberthreats, VHD, virus
Q&A 2009-11-19
Download a Windows Vista VHD today!
Microsoft has provided a VHD to test Windows Vista for 30 days. This is a great way to see the features of Windows Vista without having to upgrade your current operating system. The VHD format is supported by VirtualPC and Virtual Server which are free to download....
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2007-10-30
Ease testing using Microsoft's free VHD files for Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Testing can be a pain, but with free Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2 program, you can let your virtual machine do a lot of the work. Scott Lowe tells you how you can save time and money while ensuring that your system is up to date. Are you so...
Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Scott Lowe MCSE, Virtual Hard Disk, Windows Server 2003 Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Technical articles 2007-02-27
Virtual PC 2007 vhd sharing
I use a couple of different virtual machines running Windows XP SP2. I normally don't run them at the same time.I'd like to centralize their normal storage of files. I'd like to have a second and third virtual hard drive that is the same for both of them....
Tags: brian@..., Virtual PC 2007, hard drive, Microsoft Virtual PC
Discussion threads 2007-07-12
Download a Windows Vista VHD today!
Link doesn't worknot a good start!RE: Download a Windows Vista VHD today!Let me see. My current system, one year old, has a dual core 2.6 Mhz CPU, 768 Meg RAM, and an onboard video "card". It runs XP, Kubuntu and everything else I need, including video editors using an Avermedia...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, buster.webb@..., Windows Vista VHD today, Windows Vista VHD, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Discussion threads 2007-11-01
TechNet Webcast: Working With the VHD File Format in Virtual Server 2005 (Level 300)
Microsoft has set the Virtual Hard Disk VHD file format as the standard for running and managing virtual machines using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. The VHD file format provides for a range of disk types, including dynamically expanding, linked, undo, and differencing disks. This webcast provides detailed information about the...
Tags: Image Management, Microsoft Virtual Server, Disk, Webcast, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet
Webcasts
Virtual Server (VHD) to Build Physical Server
Hello All,I have used virtual server to succesfully test some applications. I am looking for ways to use the VHD to build a physical server. In other words build a server physical server with same configuration on the virtual server without having to go through the same steps I did...
Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, Microsoft Virtual Server, server, V2P, VHD
Discussion threads 2008-02-15
Windows 7 now allows you to boot a native OS from a VHD file
IT pro Brad Bird explains how to use the new capability in Windows 7 to boot an OS natively from within a VHD file rather than the standard method of dual booting. by Brad Bird
Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Brad Bird
Blog posts 2009-03-31
Windows 7 VHD's
Has any one had a license error message when they try to login to a Windows 7 VHD, if so any fix for this issueYou could try ...Waiting 20 days before moaning.
Tags: Windows 7 VHD, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
Q&A 2009-10-02
Create a completely clean OS environment with Microsoft Virtual PC
Whether you want to test software, run legacy applications, or maintain a completely clean system, Microsoft's Virtual PC and the following copy/paste trick let you create a fresh environment in mere minutes.DownloadFirst, download Virtual Server from Microsoft. Locate the installation media (CD, ISO, or even floppy) for the operating system...
Tags: hard drive, Joshua Hoskins, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual PC, operating system, PC, virtual machine
Technical articles 2006-10-03
Configuring and using Virtual Server 2005
Is your data center getting hot and crowded? Do you haveolder servers running legacy applications? Would you like to be able to removesome older hardware from expensive maintenance contracts? Do you want to makefull use of the power of your new hardware?If you answered yes to these questions, considervirtualizing some...
Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, processor, Scott Lowe MCSE, server, virtual server, VS2005
Technical articles 2004-11-18
Portlock Leap Frog 5.13.0.2414 (Windows)
Portlock Leap Frog will assist you in creating a bootable Virtual Hard Disk VHD for native Windows deployment with your Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 machine. The VHD can be used as the running operating system on supported hardware without a virtual machine or hypervisor....
Tags: Portlock Leap Frog, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software
Software downloads 2009-12-14
Keep a pristine operating environment available at all times with Microsoft Virtual PC
AfterMicrosoft released Virtual Server Enterprise Edition for free, they decided toalso make their desktop product, Virtual PC, available for free. Whilefeaturing nearly identical technology, the uses for these products can bevastly different. While one of the main uses of Virtual Server is forvirtualization of multiple hardware platforms onto one, Virtual...
Tags: hard drive, Joshua Hoskins, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual PC, PC
Technical articles 2006-11-01
Windows 7 data recovery from backup in a snap
Eh?I loaded Windows 7 RTM on my laptop. I ran into an unexpected issue with BootMgr while installing, which reinforced the need for proper backups. Like all good IT soldiers, I did a complete system backup using the Windows 7 Create an Image Backup feature.But nornally if you are installing...
Tags: Backups, data recovery, backup, Microsoft Windows 7, VHD, Microsoft Windows
Discussion threads 2009-09-09
Help with Virtual PC 6.0 for Mac's
I am running Virtual PC 6.0 on a PowerMac G4 with OS 10.2. My virtual Windows 2000 pc was working fine until I tried to upgrade Windows Media player from 7 to 9 series. Since the system requires a reboot to complete the upgrade, my virtual pc continually blue screens...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, leonie.barden@..., Microsoft Virtual PC, PC, virtual PC, Virtual PC 6.0
Q&A 2004-11-22
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