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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

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