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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and sysprep

Nimick — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:36:26 +0000

I have a new 2008 server which is running as a VM. I have installed service Pack 2 and some common programs such as winzip etc and added some standard shortcuts on the desktop. Initially I had set a static IP and RDP to the server to make all the changes. Once I was ready I set the server back to DHCP and ran sysprep via the console. I set the sysprep to Generalize and shutdown for the option. I then restarted the server and ran the capture image from WSUS. When the server completed the image capture I setup a static IP, this is when the problems started. For some reason the network showed a red cross and was not available. I can ping the server and connect via mapping a local drive but cannot RDP. Has anyone ever seen this problem.

Interacting with file system on virtual machine from Windows 7

Troubleshooter24 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:41:31 +0000

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Have you deployed Windows 7 desktop virtualization?

TeachMeIT — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:28:42 +0000

Has anyone deployed Windows 7 desktop virtualization? How has it worked out for you? Were there any unexpecteds or things not advertised? I’m looking for use cases to determine if our move to Windows 7 should include desktop virtualization.

Running IIS to make one virtual server

Troubleshooter24 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:35:25 +0000

We have four Windows Servers 2003. Running IIS, can we make them all into one virtual server accessible by one ip address?

Sharing pool of memory on Windows Server 2003 virtual machines

Troubleshooter24 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:34:57 +0000

If I have four virtual machines running on a windows server 2003 can we share a memory pool across all of them since they will never be using it at the same time as the others because they are doing load balancing?

Setting up drive configuration for virtual Windows Server 2003

TeachMeIT — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:00:43 +0000

What is the best way to set up my drive configuration for five virtual windows server 2003 on a system with five 750gb drives on a SCSI controller?

Application for quality assurance testing on multiple browsers including IE

Jjrcol — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:53:48 +0000

I am not a developer – I am a tester (QA) so I hope I ask this question correctly. I need to test applications on multiple versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc….. I was using Spoon but apparently Microsoft made them close down. I found a program called Adobe browserlab, which would have been perfect but it only displays one page at a time (gui) – you cannot navigate through from page to page – so that is out. Mentioning these two programs I am hoping gives you an idea of what I need. Is there another program out there that is similar? Or is there a way of doing what I need? I am running Windows XP OS

Is Windows virtualized in a Mac OS safer?

Webwillie83 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:35 +0000

With so many people worry about virus/spam out in the cloud and looking for a safe haven would this reduce the below work to reduce virus/spam.

Windows has a rep for having virus, so if I decide to use a Mac and install Windows as Virtual. Would any virus or spam be stop by the MAC before it gets to the windos platform or would the data go straight to Windows?

Remote viewing with Process Monitor v2.8

AJ2009 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:47:37 +0000

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VDI Shared RAM

PDABoy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:28:25 +0000

I am running ESX 3.5 Servers with 32 CPU x 2.3ghz and 128 gig RAM.

I am wondering how does VMWare share RAM? If I were to give every machine 2 gigs of RAM and 2 processors. How many machines would I be able put on this box? Windows 7 with Office 2007. Knowledge workers. Also how many Windows XP machines would I be able to get with 1 gig of RAM and 2 Gigs of RAM?