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Someone asked today so I thought I'd share it here too. Virtual PC 2004 5.3.0.582 13.040 Virtual Server 2005 1.1.465.0 13.206 Virtual PC 2004 SP1 5.3.582.27 13.306 Virtual PC 2004 SP1 5.3.582.32 13.306 Virtual Server 2005 SP1 Beta 13.518 Additions Download Only Windows Server 2003 SP1 Support 13.531 Virtual Server 2005 R2 1.1.465.292 EE R2 13.552 Additions Download Only Vista Beta 2 Support 13.709 Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 1.1.531.0 EE R2 SP1 13.715 Virtual PC 2007 6.0.122.0 13.724 Virtual PC 2007 6.0.137.0 13.800 Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 1.1.603.0 EE R2 SP1 13.813 Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Update 1.1.653.0 EE R2 SP1 13.820 Virtual PC 2007 SP1 6.0.192.0 13.820 End of line. Read More...
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One of my passions is virtualization (esp. in the MSFT world). In July, I did a .NET Rocks show and talked about Hyper-V and more . Later I also did a Run As Radio show also on virtualization . Finally in August, Martin Woodward and I did a Team System chat. Enjoy. Cross-posted to my Plurslsight blog. End of line. Read More...
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No, not time for He-Man , just time for a mobile hardware upgrade. I spend a good portion of my time working with virtual machines. And in doing so, I'm always looking for more power when I'm on the road. This week I was able to make three great updates to my Lenovo T61p. First, I upgraded my RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB. I had no issues. Just removed the old RAM and installed the new, rebooted and there it was in all its glory. FYI, you won't find 8 GB listed as an option on Lenovo's site yet or on many of the 3rd party RAM sites. However, just about any laptop using an Intel chip that truly supports 4 GB of RAM and uses the Santa Rosa platform or newer should support 8 GB just fine (YMMV). Second, I upgraded to a new hard drive, Hitachi's 320 GB, 7,200 RPM monster. I always go for the fastest drive, then size. Watch when you go to upgrade your own. Some of the larger drives out there now are 12.5 mm, not the more common 9mm size used in most laptops. Third, I installed a fresh copy of Window Server 2008 x64 and the RTM version of Hyper-V . Hyper-V is Microsoft's next generation virtualization technology (I'll blog more about it soon and why you care). Now I just need to upgrade my VSTS VPC to Hyper-V and I'm ready to go. I got my RAM from Kingston (FYI, it's on sale right now). I got my hard drive from OWC (Currently has a $30 rebate) So, get out there and pump some coin into the economy and feel the power. End of line. Cross-posted to my Pluralsight blog. Read More...
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Yep, it's here. Main page . [0] (Shiny and new). Download page . [1] (For both x86 and x64 hosts--two seperate downloads) What's new? x64 host support (but only x86 guests) Vista host support Vista guest support End of line. [0] http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx [1] http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en Read More...
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The other day I was working with a virtual machine image running Windows Vista and I wanted to see if NewSID would work. Well it didn't. In asking around, I got a tip from an old friend, Michael Kaplan —try running elevated. So, I did. I re-ran it as the 'real' Administrator and guess what, it worked. It seems I was bitten by something that will bite many of us as Vista adoption grows: User Account Control (UAC). The problem was even though I was running as a local Administrator (a member of the local Administrators group), I wasn't the über-Admin. When an application runs that needs certain administrative privileges you should get a UAC dialog. NewSID however doesn't provide a manifest telling Vista it needs higher privileges so it just ran and failed. If you have trouble with a program on Vista, a quick way to see if it's a UAC problem is to right-click on the item and choose the Run Elevated option from the context menu. End of line. Read More...
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Get it here . See my earlier post for what's new for Virtual PC 2007 in general. Ben Armstrong has a list of what's new for this release. A key item is a fix for users running laptops that have a key repeat problem. Make sure you read the updated Release Notes (a separate download). One issue I that was having with an earlier build was drag & drop from a guest to a Vista host would fail. From the Release Notes: Drag and drop after upgrading Virtual Machine Additions on a Windows Vista guest On a Windows Vista guest, when you upgrade from any of the earlier versions (including 13.709 and 13.715) of Virtual Machine Additions to the current version of Virtual Machine Additions, drag and drop between the host and guest does not work. To resolve this issue, uninstall any earlier version of Virtual Machine Additions installed. Then install the version of Virtual Machine Additions provided with this release. I've not had a chance to test it out, but I'll follow up once I've given it a go. For now, I'm running the x64 edition of Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Ultimate box only and keeping VPC 2004 SP1 on my main boxes. After all, it is still a beta. The version number of this release is 6.0.142 and the additions is 13.802 (13.724 being the Beta additions). End of line. Read More...
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You can find a link at the Virtual PC site . Alternatively, you can go straight to the Connect site and sign up. Here’s a list of what’s new: Support for running Windows Vista in a virtual machine and running virtual machines on top of Windows Vista Improved performance Support for AMD and Intel’s hardware virtualization technology Support for 64-bit hosts—note the word HOSTS; guests won’t supported until Windows virtualization coming post-Longhorn Server What’s funny is Joel Spolsky berated Microsoft for VMWare having issues with Vista when in fact Virtual PC has also has had issues that Virtual PC 2007 finally addresses. End of line. Read More...
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As I mentioned in my previous post , Beta 2 of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 is out. One feature that others and I have wanted for a long time is the ability to mount a virtual hard disk (VHD) file without having to start a VM. The VHDMount utility is a command-line tool that's automatically installed when you install the beta. However, if you look at the readme, you can extract it and install just this tool. How doyou mount a disk? Well, before you get too eager, a few of notes: It's a beta. For now, I would keep backups of my important VHDs before I mount them—just in case. If you're running Windows XP, you'll have to first "plug-in" the virtual hard drive and then mount it via the Windows Disk Management tools. That said, I was unable to get a drive plugged in on my XP box. If you're running Windows Server 2003 (and supposedly Longhorn Server and/or Vista), you can both plug as well as mount (which effectively will plug the drive in and then mount it). When you choose to mount the drive, VHDMount will pick the next free drive letter. However, you can specify a drive letter if you wish. When you mount a drive, a warning dialog box will appear (see Figure 2 below). I'm assuming at this point this is a side affect of the beta. Figure 1 displays the command-line to mount mount a VHD with the drive letter X: on a x86 Windows Server 2003 SP1 box. Figure 1: Command to mount a VHD. Note: You don't specify the colon, just the letter. Figure 2 displays the warning dialog box you'll receive each time you mount a drive. Figure 2: Warning Dialog Figure 3 displays the results of the command issued in Figure 1 . Figure 3: Successful mount of a VHD. Figure 4 displays the newly mounted drive in the Disk Management MMC. Figure 4: The VHD mounted in Disk Management Figure 5 shows the root of the drive in Windows Explorer. Figure 5: The VHD mounted and accessible via Windows Explorer. Finally, for the curious, yes, the drive is read-write. However, remember that Microsoft doesn't currently support offline patching of "real" machines and thus doesn't (yet?) support offline patching of virtual machines either. Figure 6 shows the root of the drive in Windows Explorer with two files deleted from the root (compare Figure 6 to Figure 5). Figure 6: The VHD mounted and accessible via Windows Explorer with two files deleted from the root. When you're all done with the drive, you unmount it using the /u switch (see Figure 7 ): Figure 7: Unmounting a VHD. Figure 8 displays the Read More...
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Wahoo! A new release that's ready for the testing. What's new you ask? How about: Support for AMD® Virtualization Technology (Beta 1 only supported Intel) Volume Shadow Service Support (backup VMs while they're running) Offline VHD Mounting (this one's for you Mike!) Active Directory integration and management features Versions are available for x86 and x64. From where you ask? Go to the product page for details but you need to use Microsoft Connect to get the goods (immediate acceptance to the program if you're not already testing). End of line. Read More...
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I've have quite a few friends who have been smitten by the Mac bug (especially Intel Macs). In addition, others are considering moving that way (I won't "out" them just yet ;-) ). Some, like John , run Parallels Desktop for Mac . Others, want to use BootCamp so they can run Vista, possibly with Aero Glass. Today I learned about CrossOver Mac . It lets you run your Windows programs in a window without the need for VM software like VMWare for Mac or Parallels or the need to dual boot with BootCamp. In particular, with the disclaimer that I'm not a lawyer and I don't know anything yet about how CrossOver Mac works, it appears you don't need a Windows license to run a Windows program. This is interesting indeed. End of line. Read More...
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I've have quite a few friends who have been smitten by the Mac bug (especially Intel Macs). In addition, others are considering moving that way (I won't "out" them just yet ;-) ). Some, like John , run Parallels Desktop for Mac . Others, want to use BootCamp so they can run Vista, possibly with Aero Glass. Today I learned about CrossOver Mac . It lets you run your Windows programs in a window without the need for VM software like VMWare for Mac or Parallels or the need to dual boot with BootCamp. In particular, with the disclaimer that I'm not a lawyer and I don't know anything yet about how CrossOver Mac works, it appears you don't need a Windows license to run a Windows program. This is interesting indeed. End of line. Read More...
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