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Virtual Machine Manager: How to Copy Files from VM to Host or VM to VM
A reader sent me an e-mail asking how to copy/paste between VMs. It depends on how much material you...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/15/2007
System Center TechCenter: Now With 100% More Tabage
The new System Center TechCenter has launched at:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/15/2007
Virtualization Nation: Where are the borders?
This will go in the VMM FAQ for RTM, but in the meantime here is a rollup of the KBs defining...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/13/2007
Home Server RC is Here
Home Server RC is available today on connect (requires signup) at:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/12/2007
Free VHDs Just Got Better
How can the Free VHD program get better you ask? New free VHDs have been added (10 in all), such as:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/05/2007
System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Beta 2 is live!
System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Beta 2 is now available for download! DPM 2007 Beta 2 is...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 06/01/2007
VMM Beta 2: Installing VM Additions
In VMM we say "everything you can do in the GUI you can do on the command line” because the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/17/2007
VMM Beta 2: Using the CLI
Everything you can do in the VMM Beta 2 Administrator Console you can do on the command line. Our PM...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/10/2007
VMM Beta 2: MP for Beta 2 posted
We've just posted the MP for VMM Beta 2 ont he connect.microsoft.com site (requires Windows Live ID...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/07/2007
VMM Beta 2: Free as in beer VHD
Free (with Windows Live ID sign in and Beta program participation**). To facilitate rapid deployment...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/02/2007
VMM Beta 2: Tag, You're It
Right-click on your VM in the Administrator Console and the new (in Beta 2) vm “tag” feature...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 05/02/2007
VMM Beta 2: Live on Microsoft.com
The Beta 2 refresh of the Virtual Machine Manager site is now live at:...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/27/2007
VMM Beta 2: V2V
VMM Beta 2 includes a command-line-only facility to perform virtual to virtual (V2V) conversions....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/27/2007
VMM Beta 2: What Are You Talking About?
VMM Beta 2 is out, and you may need some of the glossary info below to spin up: Administrator...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/24/2007
VMM Beta 2: Reporting
Snipped from the SCVMM Beta 2 FAQ (requires Windows Live ID sign-in): What are the Reporting...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/18/2007
SCVMM Beta 2: What's new in Beta 2?
Register for Beta 2 What’s new in Virtual Machine Manager Beta 2? Console Enhancements in Virtual...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/18/2007
SCVMM: New-content for Beta 2
SCVMM has published new content to the https://www.connect.microsoft.com Beta website (requires...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/17/2007
MM Beta 2: Built on Windows PowerShell
How the SCVMM Beta 2 Administrator Console Uses Virtual Machine Manager Cmdlets The Virtual Machine...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/17/2007
New VMM content: Beta 2 Introducing Windows PowerShell for Virtual Machine Manager
Along with the Beta 2 bits for VMM on the www.connect.microsoft.com site today, you will find some...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/17/2007
Pricing for SCVMM Announced - It's in there
The Opsmg page here announced that the Enterprise SML will be available in Q4 CY2007 and will...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 04/05/2007
Mail Yourself That $1M Idea From Your Cell
Technology Review spotlights a Seattle startup (former 'softies): Jott, to help people capture their...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 03/30/2007
Microsoft Virtualization Strategy
Mike Neil's blog post on the Microsoft Virtualization Strategy is an important read if you are in...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/27/2007
Secure your home router today, new pharming attacks in the wild.
According to this MIT Technology Review article there is a 1 in 2 chance you or someone you know has...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/26/2007
SWsoft's Virtuozzo virtualization software supported by Microsoft
eWeek reports today that Microsoft will now offer 24-hour support for all its enterprise and hosting...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/20/2007
The Coolest Gadget Ever
Hi. My name is Tony, and I am a gadget-a-holic. Meet the coolest gadget ever. A Tool Worthy of...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/20/2007
DST patch for your smartphone
New instructions for patching your mobile devices for DST are out here. Including: Windows Mobile...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/14/2007
SCT is changing its name
The next version of the most excellent Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP (did we mention it is...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/14/2007
Meet the Family
SCVMM is part of the System Center "Family" - come meet us all at MMS. SMS, MOM, SCDPM, SCRM, SCCP,...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/13/2007
Virtualization is 2.0 - Who Knew?
In this eWeek article, John Humphreys, IDC's program director for enterprise virtualization syas "In...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/07/2007
Need Help Finding a Tutor for 10th Grade Honors Geometry
WARNING -this blog post is IT Pro content-free. Do online tutoring services work for high-schoolers?...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 02/02/2007
Patch your smartphone for DST 2007
KB 923953 "How to configure daylight saving time for the United States and Canada in 2007 and in...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/31/2007
PowerShell: the DMZ of Interop
Windows PowerShell is shaping up to be the technology around which IT Pros from *nix and Windows...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/31/2007
30 days left to help kids by searching
Looks like they may have extended to this deal to March ;-) * For each search originated from this...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/26/2007
Why 1TB disks will force you to embrace virtualization.
Jerome Wendt, president and lead analyst with DCIG Inc, shares an interesting perspective to day -...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/26/2007
VM Optimization
You may have read that you can improve the performance of most VMs by using SCSI instead of IDE...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/23/2007
Free Windows Server Virtualization Calculator
The new free Windows Server Virtualization Calculator helps you forecast licencing costs for your...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/21/2007
Are you prepared?
Today is the 6th snow day in the Seattle area this school year. Are you prepared for an emergency?...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/16/2007
If a picture is worth 1K words, how many words is a blogcast/screencast worth?
If you could make the choice for all IT Pros for Microsoft enterprise management products, would you...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/16/2007
How to uninstall IE 7 from XP SP2
I install and uninstall a lot of software on my laptop in the course of my work. Sometimes, stuff...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/09/2007
Lifetime Learning
MIT posts courseware on the web - FREE - https://ocw.mit.edu/index.html "By the end of this year, the...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 01/09/2007
Filemon and Regmon No More, Long Live Procmon
I am working on content for a troubleshooting guide for System Center Virtual Machine Manager....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/09/2006
Free VHDs
In case you missed everyone screaming it earlier this week, Microsoft has sweetened the deal for...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/08/2006
Translating VBScript to Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell week has started. If you haven't signed up for the webcasts, you should run, not...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/07/2006
How Microsoft IT Does Patch Management
My old team - IT Showcase - packages up great information for IT Pros on how IT works at Microsoft....
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 11/01/2006
Improve Virtual Server Networking
Check out the Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack (KB912222) for ways to improve the networking...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/27/2006
Trouble installing .NET Framework 2.0
Virtual Machine Manager requires .NET Framework 2.0. If you have trouble installing .NFW 2.0, you...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/27/2006
Download Links to Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2
There is a new page that has links and a FAQ explaining different language versions that are...
Author: tonysoper_MSFT Date: 10/23/2006