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Great Windows 7 Review :)

Hey Guys,

Thought I would post some fun.

Take a look at this great "review" of Windows 7

CCF Web Admin Interface Project

Hey there,

I'm currently on a large CCF project and therefore I have experienced the large amount of time being used in the Admin Console.

Unfortunately this is very flakey in CCF 2008, so I have decided to create a Web Admin tool to control the same stuff as the Admin Console does.

The project is not that far ahead yet, but as it is right now, you're able to add users from the CCFUsers group, and add users manually directly into the CCF database.
This is all done by consuming the CCF webservices, so nothing is written directly to the CCF database, actually I'm doing the exact same thing as the Admin Console, this just works ;)

The next step is to start creating Hosted Applications and Application mappings in the Web Admin Interface.

I don't know yet, but this might hit codeplex.org some day.

let me know if you have any wishes for the Interface, or maybe wanna help me out :)

over and out,

Christian

My WDS now supports Windows 7 images

Hey there,

This past weekend I added a new Boot image to my WDS Server.

After getting my hands on the Windows 7 RTM bits from MSDN, I figured it was time to get the server updated.

I followed the guide that I posted here last year and added the boot image, and created a capture image.

One thing I noted though, if you add the 64 bit boot.vim file you will not be able to use your 32bit images, so you'll have to add the 32bit image, for 32 and 64 bit support.

Anybody knows why? Comments are appreciated.

Over and out

Dual booting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 r2

Hey,

I just finished setting up my new dev environment on my work laptop.
There's some key elements to do this in a successful matter.

Start setting your win7 up normally.
When selecting harddisk, make sure you create a partition that fits your need and make sure to leave space for the VHD that will contain Win2k8r2.
After the win7 installation, reboot and put in your Win2k8 dvd.
After selecting language press shift+f10 to get into the winpe console.

1. Enter DISKPART to run the utility.
2. LIST DISK to see the available disks in your system.  I am assuming a single raw disk.
3. SEL DISK 0
4. CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
5. FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
6. LIST VOL
7. ASSIGN
8. LIST VOL
9. CREATE VDISK FILE=d:\win2k8r2.vhd MAXIMUM=50000 TYPE=EXPANDABLE
10. SELECT VDISK FILE=d:\win2k8r2.vhd
11. ATTACH VDISK
12. CRE PART PRI
13. FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK
14. ASSIGN LETTER=V:
15. LIST VOL
16. LIST VDISK
17. exit DISPART
18. exit WinPE command console
19. Install to the newly created 200GB (fuzzy math) virtual hard disk which looks just like a partition to Windows Setup

This is all there is to it, after installation, your system will boot up with a boot loader, and here you can choose between 2k8 and win7...

AWESOME!!!!!

Win 7 is RTM

It finally happened!!!

The most expected OS release from MS in years has gone RTM.

The final build i 7600 16385, now you guys just have to wait till Aug 6 when it hits MSDN and Technet.

Prepare yourself!

Windows 7 will hit MSDN on Aug. 6

Hey guys,

Just read on the Win 7 Team blog (http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx) that win 7 rtm will be available on MSDN on aug 6.

This doesn't mean that we have rtm'ed win 7, and as previously stated, it will RTM in the last 2 weeks of july.

This also means that if you have downloaded an RTM'ed version from some obscure sources, its NOT final. So watch out.

Now I will just count the days til Aug. 6. :)

over and out,

Christian

Visual Studio 2010 beta and .net 4.0 beta now available on MSDN

Hey guys,

Just wanted to update you on some really cool stuff...

Visual Studio 2010 and .net 4 is now available on MSDN. Go get it...

I just downloaded it and I'm about to set it up on Windows 7 RC 7127... oh btw, with Office 2010...

Don't hate the player... hate the game :P

Christian

TFS upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008

Hey,

I just upgraded my TFS server to run SQL Server 2008, believing that this would be a straight out the box upgrade... but boy was I wrong!

After the upgrade none of my projects could connect to the TFS. And I instantly knew it was b/c of SQL Server 2008.

So what to do...

Searched and browsed the web and everywhere I looked, almost, was saying that the CTP of 2008 would work.
But apparently we did some updates to the RTM that messed this up.

I found this KB article, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969985, describing the procedures. So after hacking the XML file and do an uninstall of the TFS and then reinstalling it, I am back online.

PHEW, I thought I had lossed my dearly beloved code, and version control :)

/Chris

List of presentations and keynotes from MIX09.

Hi there,

Mike Swanson just published a list of all the keynotes and presentation videos from MIX09.

http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/pages/MIX09Sessions.aspx

Go have a look, this is good stuff :)

Take care out there,

Christian

Visual Studio 2005 SP1 fails to install on Windows Server 2003

Hi there,

This is mostly a note to myself, but if other can benefit from it I'm glad.

I've had this problem since the release of SP1 for Visual Studio 2005, when doing a Windows Update it always failed to install.
This even happens if it's a clean install of win2k3 with sql 2k5 on top of it.

This hotfix solves the problem, and after a reboot you will be able to install sp1 for vs 2005.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8EFFE1D9-7224-4586-BE2B-42C9AE5B9071&displaylang=en

TFS on 64bit... Did I hear a NO CAN DO?

Sitting at a customer we just spedified a new server to host our TFS for internal use... We got our hands on a quad cpu Opteron with 8gb ram... of course we wanted to utilize the 8gb memory, and therefore told the outsourcing partner that they should roll on 64bit Windows 2003 r2.

As everyone knows, if they have been working with a outsourcing, its not the simplest task to get them to install anything within a nice timeframe.

So now we are sitting here, waiting for a reinstall of the server.. and had to apologize to the customer for being naive and trust our gut feeling, that all server products coming out of Redmond was 64bit enabled.

So to narrow it down:

Single server install: 32bit mode ONLY!!!

2 tier install: Application Tier 32bit and Data Tier 32/64bit.

I want my Win 7 to look and operate as my Vista... oooh... how easy :)

Hey,

I must admit I've never been the big fan of grouping my icons in the taskbar, and when I installed Win 7 and saw that this has become default I was a bit upset.
But hey, I guess we dont want our users to not be able to work the way they've always worked so the option can still be set in properties of the Taskbar. PHEW!!!

Another thing that has annoyed me is Live Messenger. Only ONE icon on the taskbar for everything!!!! No!! I want it in my notification area.

How?

Close your WLM, find the shortcut to WLM in your Programs folder, Right Click and choose properties, shift to the Compatibility tab, and select it to be Windows Vista Compatible. VOILA! Now it's in the notification area, and I can sleep more peacefull at night.

More ramblings might come up, stay tuned.

Over and out,

Christian

Running Windows 7 on work laptop and at home

WOW...

I missed the WOW effect in Vista, even though it was the commercial slogan for it.

Time has passed and Windows 7 is upon us.

I have been running this beta 7000 for about a month now. And I must say... why is this not final? can it get any better? Can it be more stable? WOW.

Normally I dont change my base system on my workstation at home until a RTM version has launched... But this time.... i just had to test it out.

Running on a Intel Q6600, Raptor 74 gb and 8 gb ddr2 RAM it's amazing blazing!!!

Boot up time is excellent, speed when opening applications is amazing, compatibility is amazing.

What could absolutely be better?

Feel free to answer!

over and out,

Christian

Windows 7 Beta is on MSDN

Just took a look at the msdn website... and yeah... windows 7 beta is there...

oooh... and windows server 2008 r2 beta is there as well.

Please wait a few hours, till I've finished downloading... thanks ;)

Happy New Year

Hi there,

I hope you all had a great xmas and a great new years eve.

I’m proud to announce that my good friend, Morten Skou (www.xboxlife.dk www.console.dk www.xboxlife.com), was awarded the XBOX MVP on January 1. He really deserves this award since he has been the anchorman of getting Denmarks biggest and greatest XBOX community up and running during the last 5 years. Congrats Morten.

Furthermore I hope that Microsoft Dynamics CRM will get a greater market share here in Denmark in the coming year. We have the best product out there!

That’s all for now.

Peace out,

Christian