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January 8, 2009  4:33 PM

Before you install this Beta release, back up all MP3 files that might be accessed by the Windows 7 – The first hotfix for Windows 7



Posted by: Michael Khanin
KB961367, Windows 7 and MP3

Here’s the warning by Microsoft for those who intends to download and install Windows 7 beta: To protect your MP3 files:

  1. Before you install this Beta release, back up all MP3 files that might be accessed by the computer, including those on removable media or network...

January 8, 2009  4:14 PM

Windows 7 Beta is Available for Download!



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Windows 7

Windows 7 Beta is available for download by MSDN subscribers and TechNet Plus subscribers as of 18:30 PT yesterday. Also, I just wanted to let you know that the

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December 30, 2008  9:36 PM

Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide: Hyper-V and Failover Clustering



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Failover Clustering, Hyper-V, Hyper-V and Failover Clustering

The Hyper-V role enables you to create a virtualized server computing environment using a technology that is part of the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. This solution is provided through Hyper-V. You can use a virtualized computing environment to improve...


December 30, 2008  8:29 PM

Resetting the Background Colors on Clients Computers by Using GPO



Posted by: Michael Khanin
ADM, GPO

To control background colour on the client’s computer (XP) the custom ADM file (BGColor.adm) could be created. The BGColor.adm should be manually added to the network environment before start using it. Here is a content of BGColor.adm: CLASS...


December 30, 2008  8:17 PM

How to Enable (unblock) Windows Hot Keys (Windows Logo Key + M or Windows Logo Key + D)



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Windows Hot Keys, Windows Logo Key

To minimize all open windows Microsoft provides “Hot Keys”, like Windows Logo Key + M or Windows Logo Key + D.  All Hot Keys was disabled by old GPO. To allow using Windows Logo Keys the following steps should be enabled through...


December 30, 2008  8:10 PM

How to enable Windows Server Backup support for the Hyper-V VSS Writer



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Server, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008

To be able use VSS based backups of Hyper-V VMs using Windows Server Backup, we need to add the following registry keys to register the Hyper-V VSS Writer with Windows Server Backup. WindowsServerBackup key is not created when we...


December 29, 2008  9:29 PM

Understanding Microsoft Virtualization – Free eBook



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0, Virtual Server, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008

This is the book for IT professionals who want to learn more about the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies, including Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Microsoft Application...


December 25, 2008  5:33 PM

Managing Virtualization with SCVMM and Powershell



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Hyper-V, PowerShell, SCVMM, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, VMWare ESX

Take an inside look at Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager from an architectural and experience a real world view. See how SCVMM and PowerShell can help you manage your virtualized environment seamlessly. The session...


December 25, 2008  5:24 PM

Hyper-V Remote Management Configuration Utility



Posted by: Michael Khanin
Hyper-V, Hyper-V Remote Management, Virtual Server, Virtualization, Win 2008 Core, Windows Server 2008

HVRemote reduces the manual configuration steps needed for Hyper-V Remote Management down to one or two commands. It can configure Full installations and Server Core Installations of Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role enabled, plus configure...


November 29, 2008  5:44 PM

Deploying Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) on Windows Server 2008 by Command-Line Only



Posted by: Michael Khanin
CCR on Windows Server 2008, Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) on Windows Server

If you are lazy (I'm very lazy :) ) you probably will want to create a script to deploy Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) on Windows Server 2008.
As a source for this scrip I really...