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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
Additional Resources
- VHD Utility (txt)
- 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, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-26
- 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
- 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, Business Structures, Finance
- Webcasts
- 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
- 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
- WinImage (exe)
- WinImage is a disk-imaging suite for easy creation, reading, and editing of many image formats and file sytems, including DMF, VHD, FAT, ISO, NTFS and Linux. The disk image is an exact copy of a physical disk (floppy, CD-ROM, hard disk, USB, VHD disk, etc.) or a partition that preserves...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, WinImage
- Software downloads 2005-11-02
- 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
- Ease testing using Microsoft's free VHD files for Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
- MrProject manager
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, networking, trevor.bewick@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Virtual PC 2007 Data Sharing
- I am a software developer using a couple of virtual machines running Windows XP for development. My real machine is a laptop running Vista.What's the best way to share the same set of document files between these?As I see it, I have some options:1. Keep my files on a...
- Tags: File servers, brian@..., data sharing, virtual machine, real machine, Microsoft Virtual PC
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
- 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
- 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
- add virtual drive to virtual pc 2007
- Does any one know how to add a virtual drive inside of virtual pc 2007? in settings the button to use a vhd file is greyed out. How can I enable it?DanIs the VPC On?Turn off the Virtual PC and go to Settings and there should be Virual hard Disks....
- Tags: Desktops, drumfelt@..., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-10-27
- Microsoft VHD
- I have downloaded the MS ISA virtual hard drive and MS Virtual server 2005 R2, installed both of the software succecfully and were able to run the server by username :"Administrator" and Password :"Evaluation1". But as soon as i login, it tells me to activate the windows and halting the...
- Tags: arshad_786b@..., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-28
- Virtual PC files on a flash drive?
- this is a question to see if anyone has ever installed a virtual HD onto a removable flash drive. it is easy enough to get a 2 or 4 gig flash drive, so what would be the obstacles to installing your vhd files to the flash to avoid using PC...
- Tags: alanlwright@..., USB flash drive, PC, Microsoft Virtual PC
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- 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
- Create a completely clean OS environment with Microsoft Virtual PC
- Even BetterI keep a copies of sysprepped images in a folder I call "vhd core images" and then when I want a new virtual PC I just create a new folder under "My Virtual Machines" and copy the appropriate core image, rename it, and then in Virtual PC I create...
- Tags: hardware, ken.butler@..., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual PC, operating system, PC, RAM, virtual machine, virtual pc, XP OS
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
- Windows PC back-up for Vista
- I have a small query on the Windows PC back-up. I brought the Sony VGN-SZ670N/C laptop a month and a half before with Vista business loaded. As a promotion, I was provided with Spiderman3 movie loaded on my machine. I had taken a complete Windows PC back-up after I brought...
- Tags: Desktops, ukbasu@..., Windows PC, PC, movie, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
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