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- Portlock Leap Frog 5.13.0.2321 (Windows)
- Portlock Leap Frog will assist you in creating a bootable Virtual Hard Disk VHD for native Windows deployment with your Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 machine. The VHD can be used as the running operating system on supported hardware without a virtual machine or hypervisor....
- Software downloads 2009-11-23
- WinMount (64-bit) 3.2.1117 (Windows)
- WinMount is a useful windows utility. It is an archive tool and also an image tool. It can compress, decompress and browse archieves, mount archives and DVD CD HDD images to a virtual disk. The most powerful function is that mount ZIP RAR to virtual disk or local folder directly...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Disk2vhd 1.3 (Windows)
- Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft's Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines VMs. You can run Disk2vhd on a system that is online. Disk2vhd uses Windows' Volume Snapshot capability, introduced in...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Windows XP Mode Q and A
- 7/Vista incompatible "Drivers" on XP modeMy otherwise perfectly working HP printer, Logitech webcam, and an analog microphone failed to work with Vista since the hardware vendors won't provide updated drivers while the older ones resulted in BSODs. Can these be made to work by installing the drivers into XP...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Expand the number of Windows 7 installs with bootable VHDs
- Microsoft has made available several techniques that you can use to create a bootable Windows 7 VHDs that run like a dual boot setup. In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to create a bootable VHD using the Windows 7 DVD...
- Download resources 2009-09-22
- MakBit Virtual CD/DVD 1.9.0 (Windows)
- MakBit Virtual CD/DVD is a powerful utility for creating and managing virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives and discs. These virtual CD and DVD drives are much more quick, reliable, and convenient than physical ones. Features and benefits: get up to 20 virtual drives and unlimited number of CD or DVD images; run...
- Software downloads 2009-08-28
- Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2
- It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP Mode
- Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP ModeAmazing StuffWell done microsoft.RE: Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP ModeI'm unclear about the use of this on other editions of Win7, such as Home Premium. Is it only the XP Mode part of the new VirtualPC that...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details
- Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack detailsAre you tempted or turned off by these details?What do you think of Microsoft's decision to make the Family Pack a limited-quantity offer? Are the upgrade prices fair?Leave your comments here.RE: Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack detailsI, for one, would like...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- MediaHeal for Virtual Drives 1.0.0932 (Windows)
- MediaHeal for Virtual Drives recovers files from damaged virtual disks (.vhd, .vmdk). Repairs corrupted file systems (FAT, NTFS) of virtual drives. Restores data and allows using files without virtual machine. MediaHeal for Virtual Drives scans corrupted file system and creates a copy of the file system with files and folders...
- Software downloads 2009-07-31
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"I look forward to your next reviewI am far more interested in the differences between versions than an overview. We've been hearing about Windows 7 features for months, now it would be nice to know exactly which features will be present on...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Releases to Manufacturing
- Windows Server 2008 R2, which released to manufacturing today, July 22nd, 2009, contains major functionality improvements in virtualization and networking over the previous version. This afternoon, Microsoft has announced the Release to Manufacturing RTM of Windows Server 2008 R2, which incorporates many hundreds...
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Deploying Windows 7 - Part 2: Using DISM
- DISM.exe is a new command-line tool that is included both in a default install of the Windows 7 operating system and also as part of version 2.0 of the Windows Automated Installation Kit Windows AIK. It says one can use DISM.exe service Windows images, including both Windows Image WIM files...
- White papers 2009-07-17
- Why Windows 7 should be free
- Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight
- Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64-Bit Edition virtualized on Fedora 11, 64-Bit using Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 With little fanfare, Sun Microsystems released version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox, the Open Source and multi-platform desktop virtualization tool for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac. The new...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Deployment Enhancements (Level 200)
- The presenter will discover the enhanced deployment capabilities available in the Windows 7 operating system. The presenter of this webcast explores Virtual Hard Disk VHD image management and deployment, dynamic driver provisioning, and multicast multiple stream transfer functionality that is used with Windows Deployments Services for operating system deployments. The...
- Webcasts 2009-06-10
- From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?
- From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Alternative media centersCan free alternatives for media centers like XMBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC) or Boxee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee) serve the purpose on the lower Windows 7 versions lacking Windows Media Center?RE: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Seriously, a comprehensive...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Windows 7 What's New Guide
- This paper covers many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker, Biometrics, and other security technologies. AppLocker is a new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- How to Use the New VHD Features of Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
- Ever think that VHD files were only for Virtualization? This webcast shows the different ways that Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 can use VHD files, this will show different ways that one can configure boot from VHD, how he/she can work with VHD files from the command line and...
- Webcasts 2009-05-28
- Citrix dazzles market -- and Microsoft -- with new Xen products
- Citrix is putting some dazzle into its expanding virtualization and application delivery software portfolio -- and its relationship with Microsoft. At its annual conference known as Synergy 2009, the Ft Lauderdale, Fl company launched a series of new products and upgrades of its Xen virtualization software and...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
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