We are going through fundamental shift in basic research in most academic disciplines from the three traditional paradigms of theory, experiment and computation, to a new fourth paradigm of data-driven discovery. Read more @ http://research.microsoft...

The following white paper contains important information on how to migrate your Virtual Server hard disks from IDE to SCSI. That will increase the overall performance of your virtual machines. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Enjoy. ...

Microsoft released a Wiki for MSDN. You can check them here: http://msdnwiki.microsoft.com/ My contributions to the Wiki can be found here: http://msdnwiki.microsoft.com/wikiedit/myprofile.aspx?name=Nelson%20Araujo&skinlocale=en-us

Due to the way the file system is organized into the disk, it is not possible to patch the disk on the parent without invalidating (thus destroying all modifications made since then). The recommended procedure to update a template would be: Create...

VSDM works on a 64-bits system. To enable it the system needs to be correctly configured. Please follow the steps below to enable VSDM to run on those systems. System Requirements Install Virtual Server 2005 AMD64 Install .NET Framework 1...

Sample scripts are bundled with VSDM in its installation folder (by default C:\Program Files\VSDM\samples). It is recommended that you have some understanding of the VSDM solution before continuing to read this article. Option Explicit Dim server Dim...

Q: What do I need to configure on Virtual Server or File System to secure my installation? A: Nothing! If you are using VSDM to manage your Virtual Server, whenever you apply the Security Policy VSDM automatically hardens Virtual Server and File...

If you just installed VSDM and when you create a virtual machine you continuously get this error message, you might be missing some configuration information. To resolve this issue, follow the steps below: Make sure you log in as administrator ...

In my previous post I talked about the need to keep the template ID and VM names small. If you make them too big, your machine might not start. You can check the Virtual Server Web Administration page to make sure this is the reason (Administration >...

A very useful hint for the VSDM administrators: keep the template IDs as small as possible. The Template ID will be used to build the Virtual Machine name, virtual machine folder and other important system information. The operating system has a maximum...

Here is a quick tip on how to quickly script MBSA 2.0 to filter and show only the missing updates. But before start using it, note that using a script to parse the <UpdateData> nodes is a far better idea because of the richness of the information...

I'm very happy to write here that it is now available on Windows Tablet PC Power Toys a game I've written: Word Search game. If you have a Tablet PC you can (and should) download it for free from here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/e/7/5e7ff50e...

Before you start relying on this sample, I'd like to say that: If you still uses MBSA 1.2.1 and this script would help you keep your automation, I strongly encourage you to upgrade your scripts to support MBSA 2.0. MBSA 2.0 provides more data, in a more...

Sample script and CMD file to verify if a specific patch is missing, using a MBSA scan report....

I'd like to let you all know that Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (aka MBSA 2.0) has shipped. To get the new application, also available in other languages, please visit the product download page at http://www.microsoft.com/mbsa . The download...

VSDM offers the administrator the option to customize the appearance of the help page. This is very useful to put important information about troubleshooting, contacts and other relevant information for the daily job, without poluting the main page. It...

This add-on to Visio is very cool. It integrates Visio and MBSA. With this tool you can: (1) perform scans directly from Visio and (2) view the results of the output directly on your network topology chart. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security...

VSDM has a built-in capability of displaying messages, like a billboard. To unveil this feature, you have to edit the vsdm_config.xml directly, as the Wizard does not have support to manage it using the graphical interface. The only important advise...

Paul Adare created a comprehensive step by step guide on how to install VSDM. The link to the guide is here: http://www.identit.ca/blogs/paul/2005/04/vsdm_installati.php This is a great addition. Thanks Paul!

This is a free tool available for download. (O download é grátis) English Windows XP Setup Simulator is a program that teaches you how to install Windows XP, without having to worry you will mess up your hardware or software. It just simulates installing...

Although highly disrecommended, you can disable the new version check from VSDM. To do that, change the following setting on vsdm_config.xml file: <NewVersionCheck enabled=" false " /> Warning: By doing that, the system will never notify the...

Configuring your server proxy settings VSDM requires internet access to be able to retrieve information about new releases. If you wish to disable this feature, please see the "Enabling/disabling new version check reminders" topic. The proxy settings...

You can download VSDM 1.3.0 from this location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FF59C543-5107-42F6-9252-A8CDE3B53915

Welcome to VSDM Project Here are some quickly links to get you started with the VSDM solution What is VSDM? What is a template? Where do I download VSDM from? Step by step Installation Guide Post Installation steps Frequently asked...

Q: What do I need to be able to see my Virtual Machine's console? A: You have to enable VMRC on your Virtual Server (VS) administrative console. This is the only step you must do from the original VS administration. Follow the steps below to enable...