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Upgrading a Windows 2003 Domain to Windows Server 2008 R2 Functional Level...
First if you have any domain controllers that are on Windows Server 2000 make sure they have SP4 installed. You can download from here.I also recommend you have all of your 2003 domain controllers...
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Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual...
Revised 4/2/2011 to add merge change instructions link and link to simple way to do this using diskpart. I documented the process at: How To Expand and Extend To Increase Capacity On A Virtual Hard...
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Tips and Tools for Deploying Windows 7–Part 5- Managing and Securing Your...
Tips and Tools for Managing and Securing Your Clients and Critical Server InfrastructureLike everyone else, you love Windows 7 and can’t wait to get it deployed throughout your organization. Let’s take...
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How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell...
PowerShell is an incredible tool that will allow you to run scripts or commands on your server. PowerShell is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 but it has to be added to Windows Server 2003. I...
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Cloud is HUGE– Presentation Skills Are A MUST So Do Yourself a Favor And Get...
It is kind-of mind blowing how much IT has changed in the last 5 –10 years. Where were we in terms of virtualization 10 years ago? There were virtualization products on the market but they were...
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Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All Users
Have you ever wanted to change some settings for all users in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Services Session environment? Do you know there is a really cool command line tool that is used to...
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Cloud For The Masses–The ITProGuru Answers Is the Cloud a Fad or a New Paradigm
As an IT Professional I have been working with the predecessor to the cloud for many years. The predecessor of course is virtualization. We (IT Pro’s) have been taking advantage of many virtualization...
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Running Windows Server 2008 R2 on Your Desktop or Laptop
If you want to use Windows Server 2008 R2 on your Desktop or Laptop, there are a few things you will likely want to do…1) Enable the “Desktop Experience” Feature (Start – Administrative Tools – Server...
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1- Did You Know You...
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 is available for download using your MSDN or TechNet Subscription or from http://Connect.Microsoft.com. You can also download a trial from...
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How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service...
Hot Add Storage was added to Hyper-V at version 2008 R2. From the Hyper-V ManagerRight-click the machine you want to add storage to, select Settings. This will bring up the settings window.Click On...
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How To Install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2...
I am starting with a sysprep’d Windows Server 2008 R2 Server. I have allocated 2 processors and 512mb memory to the guest using dynamic memory. Once I get the system up and running, I will bump up...
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How To Install SQL 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM...
Before I get deep into SQL Installation let me tell you where we are starting…I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. I...
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Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1
I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. Hope this is helpful. First lets look at the system requirements. If you want to...
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How To Expand and Extend To Increase Capacity On A Virtual Hard Disk The Easy...
Before following these instructions… PLEASE backup your machine. The best way to get a good backup of a machine is to do an export. So please, export the machine or at the very least test your backup...
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Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter - TechNet Events - Resources
Keynote - Stop putting out fires: Proactive IT infrastructure managementDo you feel like you’re always in crisis mode? Do you want to learn what it takes to become a proactive and rationalized IT shop?...
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Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals
Virtualization + Cloud = lots of buzz but what does it mean to IT Professionals?News and Notes from Your Senior IT Pro Evangelist – Dan Stolts(ITProGuru)The following will be covered: Virtualization +...
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Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From...
Key To Almost Infinite Knowledge – Passive Listening…Do you make the time to keep up with technology? If you are not expanding your knowledge, you are falling behind. With the job market the way it...
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Resolving Network Issues-You Might Not Have Permission To Use This Network...
I sometimes get error messages when I am working that have to do with Network Communications. The most recent was an Open Folder Error \\ServerName is not accessible. You might not have permission to...
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The Free Way To Create a Hyper-V and Virtualization Lab...
In a prior post, Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From Microsoft On Just About Any Topic–Virtualization, Cloud, Phone, Server, Client, SharePoint, SQL, Many, Many More,...
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Announcing TechNet “Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud”...
We are kicking off our TechNet event series, Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud, in the US east region. Here’s the registration information: StateCityDateRegistrationFLFt....
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