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Recently Microsoft announced first public beta of Windows Vista SP2. Vista SP2 offers more compatibility, reliability, and performance, as compared with Service Pack 1.

In Detailed: Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta and Windows Vista SP2 Beta &

Windows Vista/Server 2008 SP2 beta:

Vista SP2 has changed the Vsp1cln.exe tool to Compcln.exe, which was integrated into SP1, but it is no longer a part of the SP2.  However, the basic functionality has been successfully preserved.
 
SP2 also includes a Service Pack Clean-up tool (Compcln.exe), which helps restore the hard disk space by permanently deleting the previous versions of the files (RTM and SP1) that are being serviced by SP2.

How to-

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator (when UAC is enabled) and click on Continue to jump ahead.
2. Execute the command Compcln.exe
3. It prompts to make SP2 permanent on your computer. Press “Y” to confirm!

Have a happy Windows computing.

How do I ?, Windows Server, Windows Vista

You have read how to install Windows after installing Windows Vista, In the article you learnt how we can add Windows XP (ntldr based OS entry in BCD) and today here are few simple commands that help to insert Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 boot entry in BCD.

It helps to fix bootloader problems when we lost BCD based bootloader. So here we go…
How to:

1. First of all, boot from Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 DVD and choose regional settings according to your region.
2. Click on Repair your Computer. It scans and detects Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 based OSs in existing partitions, once it detects it’ll autmatically restore BCD bootloader and add Windows OS entry in BCD.

Above solution get rid of the problem, when your system unable to boot in any OS.

Now if we lost or missing any Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 entry in BCD, there few commands help you to add them.

Happy Windows Commputing

Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Vista

Windows Vista SP2 beta & Windows Server 2008 beta is available for public downloads.There are many improvements and features in SP2 Beta over SP1.

Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista SP2 Beta apply to people, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating prerelease software. This prerelease software is provided for testing only. We do not recommend installing this software on primary or mission-critical systems. Installation of Service Pack 2 Beta will result in Microsoft collecting information about the installation process, even if the installation is not completed. Wet recommend that you have a backup of your data before you install any prerelease software.

# Via Windows Update installation of SP2 for Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64 and Windows Vista x86/x64

# Five Language SP2 Standalone offline installer

• ISO for Windows Vista x86/x64 and Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64
• x86 for Windows Vista x86 and Windows Server 2008 x64
• x64 for and Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64
• IA64 for Windows Server 2008 ia64

Windows Server, Windows Vista

The Windows command-line tools are used to perform various tasks related to Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.You can use the command reference to familiarize yourself with new and enhanced command-line tools, to learn about the command shell, and to automate command-line tasks by using batch files or scripting tools.

Download & Source: Microsoft

Windows Server, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Microsoft began a major virtualisation push late yesterday, with the introduction of new virtualisation tools and by making its core hypervisor product free of charge.

The new Hyper-V Server 2008 would be available via the web at no charge, Microsoft said in a statement. The download, which will go live in 30 days, supports virtual machines running Windows or Linux.

The software comprises Hyper-V itself, plus a cut-down Server Core installation of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008, and as such is a stand-alone version of the virtualisation solution.

Microsoft had previously said it would charge US$28 for the standalone Hyper-V product. As expected, Microsoft announced its new System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SVCMM) 2008, which will also be released within 30 days.

The software allows companies to centrally manage their virtual infrastructure, whether their virtual networks run on Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Server 2008 Hyper-V or Virtual Server 2005 R2; or on VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.

Also yesterday, Microsoft said it had demonstrated that for the first time it could run live migration in a virtualised environment.

Usually when a system is migrated from one system to another (physical or virtual), the system in use must shut down before it can restate in its new location or in its new environment. With live migration, no shutdown should be required.

Live migration was not available just yet, explained Neil Sanderson, head of virtualisation at Microsoft UK. “For now we have quick migration [standard migration involving a stop and then a restart], but live migration should be available in 30 days,” he said.

The changes to Microsoft’s virtualisation strategy are part of a series of shifts. Microsoft came under a lot of pressure recently to make its virtualisation strategy more flexible. Previously the company had imposed financial penalties on companies that had virtualisation strategies and wanted to be able to shift between different virtual operating systems.

In August, the company relaxed the restrictions, saying organizations were no longer restricted to move from one operating system to another only once in a 90-day period.

Monday’s announcement is a further relaxation of those rules.

Source: Znet Australia

Uncategorized, Windows Server

The main reason of Autorun is to offer an app response to hardware actions that start on a computer. Autorun (Autoplay) feature is typically called from removable media like CD/DVDs and USB drives. During AutoPlay, the Autorun.inf file from the media is parsed. This file specifies which commands the system runs. Most of CD/DVD’s Installers and other removable devices use this functionality to start setup.

So here is an article that helps you enable or disable autorun functionality for specific devices.

How to-

1.) Open Registry Editor (Type regedit in Start Search or Run Dialog Box and press ENTER)
2.) Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ 
3.) Now look for NoDriveTypeAutoRun, a DWORD registry value and set its value as you desired to control autorun (autoplay) function for specific devices.

You can disable multiple devices by adding their values, like if you wanna disable CD-ROMs and Removable devices only.

Just add 4+32 = 36 (In Decimal) and 4+20=24 (In Hex) and set the resultant value.

How do I ?, Windows Server, Windows Vista, Windows XP