VolkerW's WebLog

Booting from a virtual hard disk or VHD is a new feature shipping with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This post applies to both, client and server. Why Booting from a VHD offers a variety of benefits for different scenarios. Contained operating...

Want to know more about Hyper-V and what’s coming with R2? Here’s a collection of resources: TechNet Virtualization landing page What's New in Hyper-V Download the Beta of Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 Beta Using Live Migration in Windows Server...

You’ve probably read about the upcoming virtual developer lab for Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Core. If not, here’s the link to more details about the lab. We have just finalized the agenda of the 3 day event and you can find the agenda in the screenshots...

TechNet Edge video demonstrating migration of 20 laptop computers from XP SP3 to Windows 7 over WIRELESS! Video .

The second cumulative update to version 1.0 of the SQL Server Driver for PHP is now available for download on the MSDN download site.  We have also published the updates to the source on the CodePlex site. The source code has been modified specifically...

My team just updated the Windows HPC Resource Kit on http://resourcekit.windowshpc.net . The HPC kit is a great collection of technical documents, presentations and training for developer and IT Professionals. Everything you need to get started and beyond...

Yes! Find the latest and greatest about both release candidates (RC) on TechNet Edge . TechNet Edge, your source for up to date news, interviews and screen cast for IT Professionals worldwide. Some links IT Professionals (and developers as well) will...

Too good to be true? @ sysinternals on Twitter (since December 2008).

Here’s 2 hours of uninterrupted rain shower in Redmond, WA. Camera view out of my office window on One Microsoft Way. Time lapsed to 8 minutes. Enjoy the rain. Video: Seattle Rain

Here’s 3:45 hours of uninterrupted sunshine in Redmond, WA. Camera view out of my office window on One Microsoft Way. Time lapsed to 8 minutes. Enjoy the sun. Video: Seattle Sun

No time to attend? Watch live or recorded sessions and keynotes via the MMS website or on TechNet Edge .

itWorldCanada conducted an interview with Mark Relph , the evangelism lead in  Canada. They looked at the myths around IT professionals, their roles, their perceptions and how IT Professionals are perceived within their organizations and companies...

New social networking study from Microsoft. Implications of Twitter and Facebook on our daily life in the office. http://tinyurl.com/fbtwa1 .

Today, April 1st, Microsoft launched a new family member of the Windows Server family. Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Mary Jo Foley calls it a “new netbook-like Windows Server option”. You can read today’s press announcement right from the delivery room...