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The last day of VMworld
Well, today is the last day of VMworld. I have had a great time talking to all the people...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/03/2009
VMworld: Is it a Scalability Issue to run Drivers in the Hyper-V Parent Partition? (Answer: No)
I am sitting in the VMworld session “TA3880 - Head-To-Head Comparison: VMware vSphere and ESX...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2009
VMworld Keynote – Day #2
I have just finished watching Steve Herrod’s keynote – which I must say – I found...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2009
Hotfix to help with Shared Folder Performance of Windows XP Mode
A number of users have seen performance issues using shared folders / having shared folders enabled...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 09/01/2009
Why Virtual PC Guy?
The other day I wrote up the story of how I became Virtual PC Guy. One question that I left...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/01/2009
Heading out to VMworld
I have just seen my children off to their first day of school. My bag is packed, and I am...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/01/2009
VMworld keynote thoughts
I have just finished watching the VMworld keynote online. Here are some of my rough thoughts: There...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 09/01/2009
VMworld Update (and how to win a free Zune HD)
Today is the first day of VMworld. Unfortunately I will not be there until tomorrow – so today...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 08/31/2009
Windows Virtual PC Integrated Applications on Multi-Monitor systems
When using integrated applications with Windows Virtual PC on multi-monitor computers there are a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/28/2009
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RTM available for download
You can grab it from...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/28/2009
Requirements and Limits for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2
We recently updated the TechNet Library wit the details of the limits and requirements for Windows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/28/2009
Video: Hyper-V Snapshot Common Issues
A little while ago I was asked to speak about some of the common issues that people with virtual...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/26/2009
What’s up with all the angst / mud slinging?
Over the last couple of months, there has been a rise in discussion between Microsoft and VMware...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 08/26/2009
I am speaking at Tech-Ed Australia and Tech-Ed New Zealand
Immediately after attending VMworld this year I am going to be jumping on a plane and heading back...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 08/25/2009
Geeking out with Windows Deployment Services
(Stick with me on this one – it will take a while but I will bring this back to virtualization...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/25/2009
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 RTMs
As announced here, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 has RTM’d and will be...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/25/2009
Changing the DPI settings of Windows XP Mode
I have a deep, dark secret to confess. I run Windows in high DPI mode (this is where Windows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/20/2009
Running Virtual PC 2007 on Windows 7
Attention: In this blog post I am discussing a configuration that is possible, but not officially...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/19/2009
Windows Virtual PC and Undo Disks
With Windows Virtual PC we have been “fine tuning” the user experience for undo disks. If you are...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/18/2009
My VMworld Schedule
I finally got signed up for various sessions at VMworld. Unfortunately – I took too long, so...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 08/18/2009
Windows Virtual PC RC and Jump Lists
In the RC release of Windows Virtual PC, one of the key changes was to integrate support for Windows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/17/2009
Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation VHDs available for Hyper-V
You can grab them from...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/14/2009
Windows Virtual PC Team Blog Launched
The Windows Virtual PC team have started a team blog over...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/14/2009
RSAT for Windows 7 RTM now available!
The Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 RTM are now available. This includes the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/12/2009
Hyper-V Architecture Video
I while ago I was recorded doing a brief presentation on how the Hyper-V architecture fits together....
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/11/2009
Updated HVRemote Tool
John Howard has recently updated his – far too useful – tool for configuring Hyper-V for...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/11/2009
Virtual PC Guy at VMworld US 2009
For the first time ever, I will be attending VMworld this year. Long time readers of my blog will...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 08/10/2009
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 gets EAL4+
The RTM version of Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 (not R2) has just been formally certified as being...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/10/2009
Windows Virtual PC RC now Available!
You can go and download the RC release for Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode now:...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/04/2009
Starting Virtual Machines via Scripting with Windows Virtual PC
Here are some simple scripts that allow you to start a virtual machine with Windows Virtual PC. Now,...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 08/03/2009
[HDoaLC] Power Management
One of the biggest challenges I have hit with using a Hyper-V virtual machine on my laptop as my...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/28/2009
Windows Virtual PC + Seamless Applications + Task Bar = Wrong Icons?
I have been asked a couple of times why the icons in the task bar for seamless applications are all...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/28/2009
Windows Virtual PC Executables
Unlike Virtual PC 2007, Windows Virtual PC is comprised of multiple executables. As such you may...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/22/2009
Linux Integration Components (v2 RC2) for Hyper-V Now Available
The release candidate 2 version of the second generation of the Linux integration components for...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/21/2009
Hyper-V Linux ICs now available under GPLv2
The Hyper-V integration component drivers for Linux have now been formally released under the GPLv2...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/20/2009
[Script] Listing Virtual Machines with Windows Virtual PC
To get things started here, I thought I would put up some samples for the most basic scripts I could...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/16/2009
[HDoaLC] Sorting out Wireless Networking
I have been using a virtual machine for my main desktop for just over a week now – and so far...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/15/2009
Windows Virtual PC and PowerShell
In the past I have lamented about how hard it is to use PowerShell to control Virtual Server. ...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/14/2009
Developing against Windows Virtual PC
One of the big “under the covers” features of Windows Virtual PC is that it now has a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/13/2009
VDI / RDP / Hyper-V / Laptop Challenge
I was reading Brian Madden the other day, and saw his post about trying out RDP 7 for his main...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/08/2009
Hyper-V Management Tools update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2
If you have installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 on the system that you are using to manage...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/07/2009
Fixing a missing “Create Virtual Machine” option [Windows Virtual PC]
Some people are finding that when they install Windows Virtual PC, their Virtual Machines folder...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 07/06/2009
Creating Virtual Hard Disks with Windows Virtual PC
Existing Virtual PC 2007 users who start using Windows Virtual PC may be startled by the lack of an...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/26/2009
Virtualizing Windows Essential Business Server
Thanks to Dugie for bringing this to my attention. We have just published a document that outlines...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/26/2009
Multiple Seamless Applications with Windows Virtual PC
We have spent a lot of time telling people how Windows Virtual PC and Virtual XP mode will allow...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/25/2009
SCOM 2007 Management Pack for Hyper-V now available
The Windows Server Hyper-V Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 is now...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/22/2009
Disabling Integrated Mode in Windows Virtual PC
Earlier this week I talked about integrated mode in Windows Virtual PC. And there I mentioned...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/19/2009
Changes to virtual machine snapshots in Windows Server 2008 R2
In Windows Server 2008 R2 we have made some surgical changes to the way virtual machine snapshots...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/18/2009