Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog
Hyper-V Program Manager
What is Integrated Mode in Windows Virtual PC?
If you use Windows Virtual PC you will see “integration features” being mentioned. These are...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/18/2009
Microsoft Mediaroom uses Hyper-V to virtualize IPTV
This is a bit old – but if you have not seen this already go check...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/17/2009
Creating virtual machines with Windows Virtual PC
If you have read about Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP mode, you may mistakenly think that Windows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/15/2009
Hyper-V Import / Export in Windows Server 2008 R2
Soumya has published a great series of posts over on the virtualization team blog talking about a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/12/2009
Using Windows Virtual PC to run 16-bit applications on 64-bit Windows
I have had some people ask me whether you can use Windows Virtual PC – with its integrated Windows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/11/2009
Problem with Hyper-V Beta Components on Windows Server 2008 SP2
We recently published KB2000048 which outlines that if you try to run a Windows Server 2008 virtual...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/10/2009
Processor Compatibility in Hyper-V R2
With the release candidate version of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 we...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/09/2009
Releases of the last month
Just over a month ago, my third child was born. I have enjoyed having some time off to look after...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 06/08/2009
Windows 7 RC + Windows Virtual PC Beta now available
In case you did not see the announcements yesterday – you can now get your hands on the...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/07/2009
It’s a boy!
You may have noticed a lack of posts from me in the last week, and you may have thought that this...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 05/06/2009
Windows Virtual PC is Coming…
Over on the Windows Blog, Scott Woodgate has given us a brief glance of Windows Virtual PC, which...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/27/2009
Should virtual machine snapshots be used in production? [Hyper-V]
With all of the information that I have been talking about around snapshotting – one...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/24/2009
Why is my virtual machine "Paused-Critical"? [Hyper-V]
Virtual machines will go into the “Paused-Critical” state under Hyper-V if we detect...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/22/2009
What happens if I start a virtual machine that is merging snapshot files? [Hyper-V]
If you have a virtual machine with snapshots that have been deleted, it might decide to start...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/21/2009
Why does it take so long to delete a virtual machine with snapshots? [Hyper-V]
You may have noticed that if you try to delete a virtual machine with snapshots associated with it...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/20/2009
The Secret of Monkey Island under Virtual PC
Getting back to playing all of my LucasArts games under Virtual PC, the next stop is The Secret of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/17/2009
What happens when a snapshot is being merged? [Hyper-V]
I would like to now take a little side road to look at what happens under the covers when you delete...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/16/2009
What happens when I delete a snapshot? [Hyper-V]
A lot of people have asked me what happens “under the covers” when they delete a snapshot. ...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/15/2009
Linux Integration Components Available on Download Center
After living on connect.microsoft.com for a while – and requiring registration for download...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/14/2009
Where are my snapshot files? [Hyper-V]
In the past I have talked about the fact that when you take a snapshot of a running virtual machine,...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/13/2009
Running the Hyper-V Management Tools with Alternate Credentials
I recently needed to run the Hyper-V Management Tools with alternate credentials. In my case I was...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/08/2009
'General access denied error' (0x80070005) when Starting Hyper-V Virtual Machines
We just recently posted a Knowledge Base article (https://support.microsoft.com/kb/969556) that...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 04/07/2009
MED-V now available
I have been somewhat remiss in not talking more about MED-V (Microsoft Enterprise Desktop...
Author: Ben Armstrong [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2009
Hyper-V Security Guide
There is a new Hyper-V Security Guide available for download now. This is a great read that goes...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/31/2009
A Fist Full of Virtual Hard Disks
There have been a bunch of new evaluation virtual hard disks coming out in the last week or two: An...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/26/2009
Quick Fixed VHD Creation Tool
A while ago I talked about why it takes so long to create a virtual hard disk, and a lot of people...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/25/2009
Mouse Integration for SuSE on Hyper-V now available
Those of you out there using Linux on Hyper-V will be happy to hear that you can now get mouse...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/25/2009
Hyper-V Snapshot FAQ
There have been a lot of questions about how Hyper-V virtual machine snapshots work, and what...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/23/2009
Updated: Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide
The Hyper-V Planning and Deployment guide is available online (here) and is constantly being updated...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/18/2009
Antivirus and Hyper-V (or: Why can’t I start my virtual machine?)
A little while ago our support team put together this KB article in response to a problem that a lot...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/17/2009
SCVMM 2008 R2 Beta now available
Hot on the heals of the Windows Server 2008 R2 beta – you can now download the SCVMM 2008 R2...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/16/2009
SCOM Management Pack for Hyper-V now in Beta
The System Center Operations Manager Pack for Hyper-V is now in beta. This management pack allows...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/14/2009
Scripting Hyper-V: Using Associations
I would like to take a moment to talk about some “scripting technique” for how to get the best...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/12/2009
Backing up Hyper-V with Windows Server Backup
People are always asking me for simple (and cheap) ways to backup Hyper-V virtual machines. Hyper-V...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/11/2009
Unable to allocate memory when lots of memory is available (or cached)
This is a bit of an old one – but I still see a lot of people hitting this so I wanted to get...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/10/2009
New VHD Trials Available
Dugie just pointed this out. There are two new trial VHDs available: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/09/2009
Hyper-V Terminology: Update
A while ago I posted an original guide to Hyper-V Terminology. Well, there have been a couple of new...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/05/2009
Script: Creating an internal virtual network with Hyper-V – Plus…
Almost two weeks ago I posted a script for creating an internal virtual network, and today I would...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 03/02/2009
Script: Determining Virtual Switch Type Under Hyper-V
When you are scripting against virtual switches – it is good to know what type of switch you are...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/25/2009
Guide to setting up Hyper-V + CSV + Live Migration
The clustering team have posted a useful step-by-step guide to setting up Hyper-V with Cluster...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/23/2009
Script: Creating an external-only virtual network with Hyper-V
Okay, last script for the week. Creating an external-only virtual network (one without a...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/19/2009
Script: Creating an external virtual network with Hyper-V
Moving on with the series, we arrive at creating an external virtual network. VBScript: option...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/19/2009
Script: Creating an internal virtual network with Hyper-V
Moving on from yesterdays script (which showed you how to create a private virtual network) let’s...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/18/2009
Script: Creating a private virtual network with Hyper-V
I spent a bunch of time scripting virtual networks under Hyper-V over the weekend – so this week I...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/16/2009
Maniac Mansion under Virtual PC
After posting about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I thought I would take a walk down the list...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/14/2009
Three Icons on Virtual Machine Connection
Down the bottom right hand corner of the virtual machine connection window there are three icons...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/12/2009
iSCSI Configuration UI included in Hyper-V 2008 R2
Originally Microsoft Hyper-V only included the command-line tools for configuring iSCSI devices....
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/11/2009
Enabling PowerShell on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
One of the new capabilities of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is that you can now enable...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/10/2009
Mike releases WIM2VHD
Mike Kolitz has just released "WIM2VHD". This is a tool that allows you to take the WIM file off of...
Author: Benjamin Armstrong Date: 02/09/2009