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June, 2009

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June 25, 2009  7:00 AM

Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE 3.0 – based on Windows 7)



Posted by: Michael Khanin
WinPE, winpe 3.0

Windows® Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) is a minimal operating system designed to prepare a computer for Windows installation (and not just for Installation). Windows PE is available as a stand-alone product to...

June 24, 2009  7:00 AM

Hyper-V: Step-by-Step Guide to Using Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

Microsoft released Step-by-Step Guide to Using Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2


June 23, 2009  7:00 AM

SSH in vSphere 4i



Posted by: Michael Khanin
SSH, vSphere 4i

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 enter. 2. At the prompt for password, provide the credentials, previously configured,...


June 22, 2009  7:00 AM

Install Windows updates on the command line and in scripts



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Command line, windows updates, wsus

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


June 21, 2009  3:50 PM

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Advisor, Win7, Windows 7

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 Windows Vista, or are just not...


June 21, 2009  3:41 PM

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



Posted by: Michael Khanin
shrink, virtual disk, vmdk

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 did what I usually do in this situation. And now I'd like to show how you...


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