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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
04:35 GMT |
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A new Windows Sysinternals tool available for download allows Windows 7 users to map out the system memory usage of their machines. Developed by Windows gurus Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, RAMMap 1.0 is now available for download both as a standalone utility and as a part of the Windows Sysinternals package. R... |
20 May 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has launched a new discount program called “Kick-it,” catalyzed by the summer of football (2010 football World Cup in South Africa), an initiative designed to help children play through donations made for customers buying Windows Server hosting. The software giant collaborates with 11 hosting pa... |
19 May 2010
13:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has released a new server management tool designed to help IT professionals optimize the way they administer the hypervisor role included in the latest Windows Server operating system. Offered as an Update for Best Practices Analyzer for HYPER-V for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB977238), the utility... |
3 May 2010
06:12 GMT |
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Microsoft has resolved a bug in the latest versions of the Windows client and server operating system that caused the permanent removal of files when users attempted to send over 1,000 items simultaneously to the Recycle Bin. The default behavior of Windows 7 RTM and in Windows Server 2008 R2 is to move deleted files... |
29 April 2010
05:20 GMT |
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With Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 cooking in Redmond, Microsoft has released an update designed to kick up a notch the user experience offered by the latest iteration of its Windows client and server platforms. Specifically, the software giant is making a number of fixes available early via... |
28 April 2010
12:06 GMT |
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Customers running the latest versions of Windows client and server on UEFI-enabled machines have reported issues during startup that prevented the computer from booting properly. Microsoft confirmed that, in certain scenarios, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on UEFI-enabled machines would not boot, but instead f... |
15 April 2010
03:35 GMT |
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Microsoft is currently cooking the first service pack to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, a release described as a minor upgrade, but an upgrade nonetheless. The first official details on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 SP1 were shared in mid-March, 2010, but it is clear that the Redmond company... |
14 April 2010
03:08 GMT |
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The next major iteration of Windows Server would support exclusively 64-bit (x64) processors, Microsoft revealed, opening up a little bit on the successor of Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 8 Server, or Windows Server 8, whichever you prefer, will not play nice with 32-bit (x86) CPUs, just as its predecessor, but wil... |
6 April 2010
10:21 GMT |
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Windows Media Services 2008 is described by Microsoft as nothing more than an optional supplement designed to add extra functionality to the latest iteration of Windows Server. A new release of Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 R2 has been available for download as of the end of the past week, with ... |
6 April 2010
06:17 GMT |
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On the heels of AMD launching the Opteron 6000 CPU series, Microsoft is telling customers and partners that it has been working with the processor maker in order to ensure that Windows Server 2008 R2 plays nice with Magny-Cours. The new AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform feature 8-core and 12-core server processors des... |
30 March 2010
07:26 GMT |
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When Microsoft broke the silence around the first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the company made it clear that customers should be expecting nothing more than a minor upgrade. At the same time, details on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 continue to be kept under a tight lid in Redmond, with the soft... |
26 March 2010
11:47 GMT |
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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
07:53 GMT |
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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
06:38 GMT |
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With Service Pack 1 still in the distance, customers need to turn to Windows Update for refreshes designed to improve their experience with the latest Windows client and server platforms. Although Microsoft is not emphasizing the relevancy of WU over that of major service pack upgrades for Windows 7 to the same level... |
9 March 2010
11:25 GMT |
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Windows 7 customers that are configuring their accounts for automatic login will find that the operating system resets the Taskbar (Superbar) to the default configuration, Microsoft said. The same problem also affects users of Windows Server 2008 R2, according to the Redmond company, but customers that are running ei... |
9 March 2010
08:16 GMT |
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The success of Windows 7 needs to be measured on two fronts, in accordance with its customers. Microsoft itself makes this separation in the way it sells licenses for the OS. Windows 7 is available through retail outlets and OEMs for the general public, but also through additional channels for enterprise customers. A... |
2 March 2010
10:10 GMT |
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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
06:28 GMT |
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Unlike Windows Vista RTM, which delivered an extremely poor application compatibility experience to end users, the evolution to Windows 7 is causing extremely few apps to break when installed or run on top of the new operating system. But with exceptions to every rule, Windows 7 does fail to play nice with a small nu... |
24 February 2010
10:23 GMT |
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With the landmark alliance inked with Novell in 2006, Microsoft stepped up its game of supporting customers with heterogeneous environments in which Windows and Linux were running side by side. The Microsoft and Novell Windows and Linux interoperability and support broad collaboration agreement covered Windows Server... |
24 February 2010
07:31 GMT |
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A computer on which Windows 7 has been deployed via a clean install can stop responding completely after the second restart. This issue also affects Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft informed, and is related to the 1394 bus driver. According to the Redmond company, machines running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2... |
24 February 2010
06:47 GMT |
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Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 is one of the key components of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2010, a release which is tailored specifically to Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Office 2010. Microsoft Software Assurance customers can access App-V 4.6 immediately via MDOP 2010. In addition, the Re... |
23 February 2010
07:52 GMT |
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Windows 7 can create a new Microsoft 6to4 adapter on every reboot, if the PC on which the operating system is installed is restarted while a Virtual WiFi is active. 6to4 adapters are components that Windows 7 users employ in order to ensure that IPv6 packets are correctly transmitted through an IPv4 network. The Redm... |
19 February 2010
08:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has kicked up a notch its virtualization solution with the advent of Windows Server 2008 R2, but also additional solutions from the company. Customers can now easily get an insight into the evolution of Microsoft’s virtualization technology via a new book authored by Mitch Tulloch, Microsoft MVP, and ... |
19 February 2010
05:53 GMT |
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The promise from Microsoft is that the latest iteration of Windows Server is capable not only to optimize IT infrastructures but also to help organizations cut back on spending. The Redmond company is offering for download a whitepaper designed to convince corporate customers of the advantages that comes with embraci... |
18 February 2010
04:38 GMT |
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Users of Windows 7 already know that the operating system offers basic DVD burning capabilities. And when I say basic, I mean just that. Customers should not expect anywhere near the flexibility, richness of functionality and customization options of fully-fledged DVD burning solutions. However, when it comes down to... |
18 February 2010
03:49 GMT |
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As of the end of the past week, customers running SAP will be able to leverage the latest iteration of the Windows Server platform along with the associated hypervisor from Microsoft. Starting with February 5th, 2010, SAP allows users to take advantage of Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 in scenarios that also invo... |
10 February 2010
05:40 GMT |
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With the advent of Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, the company also applauded its most green platforms to date. Over three months after the general availability of Windows 7, the Redmond company revealed that Stephen Berard, a senior program manager for the Windows Kernel Tea... |
8 February 2010
10:37 GMT |
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The latest iteration of the Windows client and server platforms come with enhancements specifically designed for companies with branch offices. BranchCache is a feature illustrative of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ‘Better Together’ concept, allowing business customers to cut costs associated w... |
8 February 2010
06:18 GMT |
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PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V is a rather self-explanatory label for any project, and to little surprise, it delivers just what it promises, namely a PowerShell management library for Microsoft’s hypervisor role in Windows Server. Put together by Microsoft Evangelist James O’Neill, the new Pow... |
8 February 2010
05:42 GMT |
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Users of mobile computers running the latest iteration of the Windows client might come across problems with Windows 7 resuming from sleep mode if they closed the machine’s lid while it was asleep. According to Microsoft, this glitch only occurs on certain computers, but the Redmond company has failed to specif... |
5 February 2010
07:08 GMT |
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The general availability of Windows Server 2008 R2 has brought to the table a variety of complex offerings in terms of pricing and licensing which customers might find difficult to navigate. In this regard, Microsoft has taken the necessary steps in order to ensure that companies looking to leverage the latest iterat... |
5 February 2010
05:44 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering Windows Server 2008 R2 customers a hotfix designed to allow them to deploy the latest iteration of Windows Server on EFI-based machines. EFI, an acronym for Extensible Firmware Interface, was developed by Intel as an alternative to the BIOS firmware interface that PC users are undoubtedly famili... |
2 February 2010
06:08 GMT |
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Following the leaked details related to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Build 6.1.7700.0.100122-1900, one question still remains unanswered. Is Build 6.1.7700.0.100122-1900 the first step to Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server, or just part of the development process on the way to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows... |
1 February 2010
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a free whitepaper designed to illustrate the performance improvements delivered with the latest iteration of Remote Desktop Protocol in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The documentation can be accessed on the Microsoft Download Center free of charge, and will provide us... |
1 February 2010
06:20 GMT |
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Microsoft offers a plethora of software that users can download and install without paying a single cent to the company. However, the software giant hasn’t centralized all its free offerings into a single location, a move which would streamline access to the resources it is delivering. That’s why I includ... |
30 January 2010
08:31 GMT |
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Not only is Microsoft hard at work on producing the first major update to the latest iteration of the Windows client, but the company is also working on the evolution of Windows beyond Service Pack 1. In this regard, the software giant has reportedly put together a post-Windows 7 RTM development milestone of Windows,... |
28 January 2010
10:59 GMT |
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An updated version of the Windows NT Backup Restore Utility is currently available for download from Microsoft. According to the Redmond company, the solution is addressed at customers that are running the latest iteration of Windows client and server operating systems. In this regard, the Windows NT Backup Restore U... |
28 January 2010
06:39 GMT |
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Following the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft started downplaying the relevancy of major upgrades via service packs, in favor of minor refreshes delivered via Windows Update. The stability and reliability updates became a way of making sure that the evolution of Vista inched forward ahead of the delivery of Servi... |
27 January 2010
10:54 GMT |
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Application compatibility is as much an issue for Windows Server as it is for the Windows client. In this regard, Windows Server 2008 R2 brings to the table changes that can potentially break apps which worked seamlessly on its predecessor. Microsoft is offering developers the necessary resources to tailor their prog... |
27 January 2010
04:57 GMT |
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By all accounts, thanks to the boot performance of Windows 7, customers should be using the operating system in a matter of seconds since they fire up their computers. However, Microsoft itself has documented scenarios in which the startup of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is unexpectedly slow. According to the... |
26 January 2010
11:26 GMT |
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The beauty of Active Directory Rights Management Services is the way it spans across a range of Microsoft products. Companies that leverage the Windows client, Windows Server, and the Office productivity suite, but also Exchange Server 2010 can also seamlessly take advantage of AD RMS in order to ensure that their da... |
23 January 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Starting with Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has joined its Windows client and server releases at the hip, and Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are illustrative examples in this regard. When it comes down to the evolution from the plain vanilla version of Windows Server 2008 to the Release 2... |
8 January 2010
04:02 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering customers running the latest versions of Windows client and server operating systems the necessary resources to take full advantage of the capabilities and features brought to the table by the two platforms. Case in point: Using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 - Controlling Communication wi... |
6 January 2010
07:16 GMT |
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2009 marked the general availability of new releases of Windows client and Windows Server, accompanied by a range of resources from Microsoft. The Redmond company has made sure that end users, IT Professionals and developers can access information that will help them embrace the new platforms, Windows 7 and Windows S... |
4 January 2010
04:08 GMT |
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Microsoft has released a stability update designed to resolve no less than three issues affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Print Clusters. The Redmond company detailed the problems impacting print server failover clusters running Windows Server 2008 R2, as well as the specific sources of the glitches and is of... |
30 December 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has worked to allow customers running Windows 7’s predecessor to resolve issues that caused backups to fail via a fix offered for download. According to the Redmond company, users of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 can experience failures of the backing up process and the logging of Event ID 122... |
30 December 2009
04:38 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated its free search offering for enterprise customers running the latest iteration of the Windows Server platform in their infrastructure. Business users can now download Search Server 2008 Express complete with Service Pack 2 and fully compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2 straight from the Redmo... |
29 December 2009
06:24 GMT |
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With the advent of Windows 7, Microsoft built on the evolution of the platform’s search capabilities introduced in Windows Vista. Just like its predecessor, Windows 7 allows users to perform fast and seamless searches throughout the operating system, in Windows Explorer, as well as via the search box under the... |
28 December 2009
04:16 GMT |
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Windows 7 is nowhere near the resource hog that its predecessor, Windows Vista, was. However, there are scenarios in which simply opening up a Windows Explorer window can have the processor cycles go through the roof. According to users, one case in which users of the latest version of Windows can experience a high C... |
22 December 2009
09:01 GMT |
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