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MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator

New exams on the development schedule: * 70-659: TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization * 70-669: TS: Desktop Virtualization * 70-693: Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator Passing all three exams will earn you the MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator credential. Check out the folowing link: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/11/virtualization-exam-updatewhats-in-the-box […]

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Using the Microsoft Mobile Device Emulator to test ActiveSync

Download the following : Microsoft Device Emulator 3.0, Windows Mobile Device Images (can be found  HERE. The images will have a .BIN extension, PPC_USA.BIN, for example.) and  Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (can be downloaded HERE) To test ActiveSync: Open a command window. Navigate to the c:\program files\microsoft device emulator\1.0 directory. Execute the command: deviceemulator.exe path […]

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Windows Update 80072EFD problem solved !

Although I don’t think it’s necessary for error 80072EFD but it’s a magic cure for many – Stop Windows update services ; cmd net stop wuauserv (to stop Automatic updates service) Rename the “SoftwareDistribution” folder: a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK. b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename. […]

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Want to use Host Profiles without Enterprise Plus license ?

For those people not using the Enterprise Plus license for vSphere : Learn how to use vicfg-cfgbackup.pl — a RCLI command which could be found in the vMA.  This utility will allow you to create a backup and restore a full ESXi configuration.  The commands vicfg-cfgbackup.pl (esxcfg-cfgbackup.pl) allow you to backup and restore the configuration […]

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Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Freeze on VMware vSphere 4

Although this issue has been resolved with vSphere 4 U1, for those of you that haven’t upgraded please be aware of a known issue with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 where the guest operating system can freeze for a long period of time.  The issue is noted in VMware KB 1011709. The resolution is […]

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Microsoft: No Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 R2 until SP3

Last month, Microsoft’s Exchange team announced– to the relief of many customers and partners — that it planned to reverse course and allow Exchange Server 2007 to run on top of the latest version of Windows Server, a k a Windows Server 2008 R2. This week, the team admitted that accomplishing that task was harder […]

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VMware Resize disk partitions

Hereby a list of tools you might want to use : 7tools Partition Manager http://www.7tools.com/pm/index.htm DFSee http://www.dfsee.com/dfsee/index.php EASEUS Partition Manager http://www.partition-tool.com GParted LiveCD http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php Partition Logic http://partitionlogic.org.uk Partition Magic http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80 Paragon Partition Manager http://www.partition-manager.com Ranish Partition Manager http://www.ranish.com/part System Rescue CD http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page Windows DiskPart utility see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590. Notes: •Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista can […]

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