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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 1:15 AM

Geeking out with Windows Deployment Services

(Stick with me on this one – it will take a while but I will bring this back to virtualization at the end of it all.  Oh – and be warned – this is a very long post.) This weekend I had a challenge to solve: A while ago I bought myself one of the
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 5 Comments
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:20 PM

Linux Integration Components (v2 RC2) for Hyper-V Now Available

The release candidate 2 version of the second generation of the Linux integration components for Hyper-V are now available for download.  You can get the bits from here: https://connect.microsoft.com/SelfNomination.aspx?ProgramID=1863&pageType=1&SiteID=495
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 4 Comments
Monday, July 20, 2009 2:35 PM

Hyper-V Linux ICs now available under GPLv2

The Hyper-V integration component drivers for Linux have now been formally released under the GPLv2 license.  They are currently available in Greg Kroah-Hartman's tree (aka, the Linux Driver Project ).  These are the Linux drivers for VMBus
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 3 Comments
Friday, June 26, 2009 1:15 PM

Virtualizing Windows Essential Business Server

Thanks to Dugie for bringing this to my attention.  We have just published a document that outlines approaches and best practices for running Windows Essential Business Server in a virtual machine.  You can grab it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=933b2eb6-f3bb-47c1-a227-13bb2ccc0a94
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 0 Comments
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:40 AM

Linux Integration Components Available on Download Center

After living on connect.microsoft.com for a while – and requiring registration for download – the Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V are now available for quick, easy download from the Microsoft download center. You can grab it directly from here:
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 1 Comments
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:28 PM

Mouse Integration for SuSE on Hyper-V now available

Those of you out there using Linux on Hyper-V will be happy to hear that you can now get mouse drivers for Linux virtual machines that provide integrated mouse support.  You can go here: http://www.xen.org/download/satori.html to download the drivers
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 0 Comments
Monday, September 22, 2008 2:47 PM

RTM of Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V Now Available

After a short delay, the RTM build of the Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V can now be downloaded from connect.microsoft.com (You need to register for this - but registration is free and easy). These integration components contain some critical
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 6 Comments
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:59 PM

Installing Fedora 9 in Virtual PC 2007

Sean has a great post on how to get this to work over here: http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2008/05/19/installing-fedora-9-sulphur-in-virtual-pc-2007.aspx Cheers, Ben
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 2 Comments
Monday, June 02, 2008 11:42 PM

Updated Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V RC1 Now Available

Okay - so I am two weeks late on this one - but if you did not see: updated Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V RC1 are now available at http://connect.microsoft.com This release includes Linux compatible versions of: Network VSC - for high performance
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 3 Comments
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:11 AM

Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V RC now Available

Updated integration components for Hyper-V RC are now available for download.  You can find out more about this here: http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2008/04/01/linux-integration-components-for-hyper-v-rc-now-available.aspx Note that
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 5 Comments
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:48 PM

Fedora 8 under Virtual PC 2007

So this is a bit old - but somehow I missed this great post by my colleague, Sean Earp, on how to install Fedora 8 under Virtual PC 2007: http://blogs.technet.com/seanearp/archive/2007/11/13/fedora-8-werewolf-on-virtual-pc-2007.aspx Cheers, Ben
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 1 Comments
Monday, December 31, 2007 4:13 PM

Installing Fedora Core 8 on Hyper-V

Anyone who has installed Linux on Virtual PC / Virtual Server knows that while yes, Linux is supported on these platforms, and yes, it does run well after getting it setup - installation can be a downright pain.  It is for this reason that I take
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 15 Comments
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:43 PM

Installing DOS additions under VPC 2007

MS-DOS is no longer officially supported under Virtual PC 2007, as such the DOS Virtual Machine Additions are not included with Virtual PC 2007. However - if, like me, you want to run DOS on Virtual PC 2007 - you can get the DOS Additions by following
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 13 Comments
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:35 PM

Updated Virtual Machine Additions for Linux available

There are new Virtual Machine Additions for Linux available for download. There are two key changes to be aware of: Addition of support for SuSE Enterprise Linux 10. The official supported list is now: Enterprise distributions Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 19 Comments
Monday, June 25, 2007 2:47 PM

Windows Server 2008 core installation under Virtual Server

For those of you who are unaware - Windows Server 2008 includes a new installation option - the 'core' installation. This gives you a stripped down version of Windows Server that is designed to just key server roles - with no Windows shell or other overhead.
Posted by Virtual PC Guy | 5 Comments
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