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Windows 8 clients to get Hyper-V support
07 September 11 03:42 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In building Windows 8 we worked to enable Hyper-V, the machine virtualization technology that has been part of the last 2 releases of Windows Server...

Filed under: Windows, Virtualization, Hyper-V

Happy 10th Birthday Windows XP! Now, go away…
24 August 11 09:28 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Windows XP RTM’d on this day in 2001 (August 24, 2001).  It was then available for retail on October 25, 2001.  Just like it’s popular...

Filed under: Windows

Windows Sysinternals Administrator’s Reference released
20 July 11 12:42 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Completely geeky here, but anyone that is anyone in the IT world knows what this is.  If you have no idea, just close your eyes and move on...

Filed under: Windows, Books

Finding the easiest way to automate management of a Windows 7 function
13 June 11 09:21 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

A buddy of mine, David Stein, has posted an awesome list of different Windows 7 functions and outlines the easiest method to use to provide the automation...

Filed under: Systems Management, Windows, Windows 7

savision announces Vital Signs–a proactive view of potential problems
04 April 11 03:19 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

savision’s Vital Signs utilizes System Center Operations Manager 2007 to give you a dashboard based control center to target potential issues in your Enterprise...

Filed under: Software, Windows, OpsMgr 2007

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1 | Download Service Pack
22 February 11 04:00 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. It provides ongoing improvements...

Filed under: Windows, Windows 7

Download details: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB976932)
22 February 11 11:14 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. Download details: Windows 7 and Windows Server...

Filed under: Windows, Windows 7

App-DNA Blog | Application Migration for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 - What's up?
22 February 11 10:43 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  In talking application migration with enterprise customers, App-DNA fields a number of questions on new Microsoft releases. Those of you who have...

Filed under: Windows, Windows 7, App-DNA

Download details: Windows Command Reference
04 February 11 07:20 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  This download describes the use of the command-line tools used to perform various tasks related to Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008,...

Filed under: Windows, Windows 7

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Virtual Labs
01 February 11 04:13 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  Step into these virtual labs and learn how system administrators and developers can use Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Microsoft's third-generation...

Filed under: Windows

Upgrade to Windows 7 With SCCM, the Easy Way
31 January 11 06:14 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

  SCCM is a great tool to roll out Windows 7. Microsoft provides a large amount of documentation, in fact so much documentation that it becomes hard...

Filed under: Windows, ConfigMgr 2007, Windows 7

Download details: Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals
31 January 11 07:52 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

  The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications and...

Filed under: Windows, Windows 7

Microsoft’s Rules on IE Virtualization are Confusing and “Crippling”
06 December 10 12:28 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

There’s an interesting article over at TechTarget.com ( IT pros fume over Microsoft's rules against IE virtualization ).  You might remember that...

Filed under: Internet, Windows, Virtualization, Microsoft, Licensing

1-day training seminar: Secrets of Successful Application Virtualization and Windows 7 Implementations
29 September 10 12:27 PM | rodtrent | with no comments

Flexera Software is offering a special 1-day training Seminar: Secrets of Successful Application Virtualization and Windows ® 7 Implementations . You will...

Filed under: Windows, Virtualization, App-V, Flexera

Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster
24 August 10 10:53 AM | rodtrent | with no comments

This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains the functions...

Filed under: Windows, Windows Server