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Windows 8 features native support for ISO images (ISO-9660 and ISO-13346) and VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) files. This means that users running the next major iteration of Windows will be able to work with ISO and VHD files directly in Windows Explorer, without requiring any additional software programs or hardware devic... |
30 August 2011
06:24 GMT |
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Microsoft is making it easier for early adopters to take an early development milestone of the next generation of System Center Configuration Manager out for a spin. The software giant released System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 in March 2011, and is now serving testers a Virtual Hard Disk image of the ... |
13 June 2011
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Customers relying on SteadyState with operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Vista undoubtedly already know that the tool is no longer available for Windows 7. In 2010 I told you that Microsoft produced an alternative to Windows SteadyState, designed to answer the needs of Windows 7 users. Essentially, th... |
24 January 2011
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While it is working to wrap up the first major upgrade for Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft is continuing to make it as easy as possible for customers to try out the RTM version of the product. Exchange Server 2010 VHD is now available via the Microsoft Download Center, offered free of charge of course. This is not th... |
10 August 2010
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Microsoft has updated a Windows Sysinternals tool designed to create Virtual Hard Disk images out of physical disks. Disk2vhd 1.0 was launched in October 2009, and now the Redmond company is up to version 1.6. The latest release of the utility brings to the table bug fixes as well as overall improvements set up to ma... |
13 July 2010
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With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft made it possible for Virtual Hard Disks to be used with a machine even though they weren’t connected to a parent operating system, virtual machine technology or hypervisor. This is, of course, valid for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, since the two platforms sh... |
28 May 2010
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With the advent of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft introduced native support for the virtualization technology. With it came native boot from VHD (virtual hard disk). Essentially, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can both boot as guest operating systems installed in a virtual machine as opposite t... |
23 March 2010
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Comparing releases of the plain vanilla Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in your own environment has never been simpler. Microsoft has worked to streamline testing efforts as much as possible, and is providing a number of free downloads designed to let customers try out the latest two major iterations o... |
22 March 2010
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Using virtualization solutions from Microsoft is synonymous with leveraging the company’s Virtual Hard Disks (VHD), namely the files that encapsulate hard disk images. There are no less than three VHD formats that customers can currently opt for, Fixed, Dynamic and Differencing. Choosing one VHD option over the... |
2 March 2010
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This is the largest area of Acronis True Image Home 2010, containing all the little things that give extra value to the package. At the top of the list is Startup Recovery Manager, an instrument that lets you boot directly into Acronis instead of Windows by pressing F11 key.Once enabled, it will allow you to start a ... |
9 February 2010
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Acronis has made a name for itself in the computer backup and restore business through their flagship product, True Image Home. The application provides an easy means to create backup images of your data, including entire volumes or hard disks, offering a neat way to restore them at a later time.It can also help you ... |
9 February 2010
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Microsoft is offering free downloads of all its supported Windows clients, including Windows 7 RTM, Windows XP and Windows Vista. Starting with the advent of Vista, customers, partners, IT professionals and developers have been able to take advantage of a variety of offerings involving free releases of Windows from ... |
30 December 2009
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Customers looking to take Microsoft’s next generation identity management solution for a test drive have the first Release Candidate development milestone available for download. However, IT professionals, that don’t want to go through all the hassles associated with deploying Forefront Identity Manager 2... |
13 November 2009
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If you think that the Windows 7 free ride is over with the October 22nd, 2009 General Availability deadline approaching fast, think again. Microsoft has made available for download yet another free release of the latest iteration of the Windows client. Customers looking to test drive Windows 7 RTM ahead of GA, now ha... |
13 October 2009
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Microsoft has updated the Sysinternals Suite of applications with a new component designed to streamline the process associated with creating VHD versions of physical disks. Developed by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, Disk2vhd v1.0 was made available for download on October 7th, 2009, having been included into ... |
8 October 2009
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Following the availability of Windows Vista in 2007, Microsoft started allowing users to access free copies of the operating system via the Download Center. Windows Vista Enterprise is just such an example. Even with Windows 7 on the horizon, and with Vista SP1 available for approximately a year, the Redmond company ... |
23 March 2009
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Microsoft is offering a trial version of the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, but, in case customers do not want the pains associated with actually deploying the solution in their infrastructure, the company is also serving a VHD of the software. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 VHD is a pre-co... |
26 January 2009
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A total of four new releases of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 are available as free downloads from Microsoft. At the start of this week, the Redmond company began delivering no less than four different virtual machine images built around Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1. All the VPC relea... |
28 December 2008
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Windows 7 Build 6956 is the latest copy of Windows Vista's successor leaked and available for download via various third-party sources, including popular torrent websites. With Microsoft taking its Windows 7 road show, not only outside of Redmond, but also outside of the U.S., more leaked copies of the next iter... |
9 December 2008
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Following the release of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has made it increasingly easy for customers to access and test-drive its latest iterations of Windows client and server platforms. First off, both operating systems offer an extensive trial-base period, Vista of up to 120 days, and Windows Serv... |
11 November 2008
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 VHD is nothing more than a preconfigured virtual hard disk designed to be run inside a virtual machine. The package permits an easy way to test drive Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 without the users having to install the actual process. The new image went live on the ... |
24 September 2008
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Users that so far have failed to grab free Windows Vista Enterprise straight from Microsoft, are bound to have a harder time tracking down and downloading a copy of the operating system. The Redmond company has silently taken down the download pages for the pair of offerings that went live back in 2007 containing pre... |
14 August 2008
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Microsoft has made available for download a virtualized evaluation version of Forefront codenamed Stirling. Essentially, the Redmond company is offering users a pre-configured Virtual Hard Disk designed to enable the test driving of Stirling. The VHD downloads weigh in as much as 16 GB, and deliver a wide range of se... |
18 June 2008
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Microsoft is offering a taste of its latest Windows server operating system available as a free download. Multiple Virtual Hard Drive Images containing Windows Server 2008 Enterprise can be grabbed straight from Microsoft, permitting the integration of the platform in a virtual machine running on two different Micros... |
4 June 2008
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Two new fresh copies of Windows XP SP2 are available as free downloads straight from Microsoft. This is, of course, not the first time when the Redmond company managed to come up with such an offering. In fact, Microsoft is making quite a tradition out of the practice of giving out free copies of Windows XP, destine... |
10 December 2007
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Microsoft is serving up a comprehensive collection of free resources, built around its top products and designed to permit users to test-drive a luxuriant variety of solutions, before dropping a single cent on them. The latest two such examples involve SQL Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007. Two virtual hard disk i... |
5 December 2007
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Windows Vista Enterprise is for businesses the equivalent of Windows Vista Ultimate for home users. In this sense, the Enterprise SKU of Vista is positioned as the premium edition of Microsoft's latest operating system for corporations, delivering extra value compared to the Business edition. The sole caveat of ... |
9 November 2007
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There are two versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 that Microsoft will deliver as free downloads, cooking over at the Redmond company. Both releases are scheduled to become available in no more than a day. Microsoft has produced an extensive collection of free downloads associated with some of its top products and c... |
15 August 2007
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The third beta for Windows Server 2008, formerly code-named Longhorn, was made available for download at the end of April. With the release, Microsoft managed to reach the first public milestone of the product. Since then, the Redmond company's last 32-bit server operating system has been accessible to all teste... |
6 August 2007
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Free downloads of Windows Vista Enterprise come as an integer part of a package featuring additional examples of software offerings at absolutely no charge. Microsoft is delivering a collection of free editions of Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows XP for testing purposes. However, the Redmond company's latest... |
6 July 2007
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Nothing in life is free. And certainly not Windows Vista or Windows XP. Well, that's not entirely true. Both variants of the Windows platform can be accessed as free downloads directly from Microsoft, with the adjacent shortcomings, but more than worth a try. Free in this context means users will be able to get ... |
23 June 2007
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It doesn't get any better than this! Microsoft is offering Windows Vista Enterprise edition and Office 2007 Professional as free downloads. This is by no means a singular case from the Redmond Company. Far from it in fact. Microsoft has set up a whole collection of free offerings built around its flagship produc... |
21 June 2007
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Windows Vista Enterprise edition is available as a free download from Microsoft as of the end of the past week. Microsoft has explained the initiative as a way to offer users the chance to test-drive its latest operating system. However, this is also a great opportunity for users to get their hands on the Enterprise ... |
29 May 2007
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Microsoft is a very generous company when it comes to offering free editions of Windows Vista and Windows XP. However, the Redmond Company's generosity does not stop short of offering free downloads of the two versions of its Windows client operating system. But together with Vista and XP, Microsoft is deliverin... |
23 May 2007
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If you are going to test Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise and Exchange Server 2007 32-bit then Microsoft has the right answer for you, a pre-configured Virtual Machine. According to the Redmond Company, the free pre-configured VHD comes as a free download designed to enable customers to test drive Microsoft SQL S... |
14 May 2007
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