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Migrating Vista/Server 2008 VMs from Virtual PC, Server or VMware to Hyper-V?

There is one little trick you need to remember if you are migrating VHDs with Vista/Server 2008 that was previously created on Virtual PC or Virtual Server 2005. Enable Detect HAL! How to Enable Detect HAL? Start the virtual machine and Run Msconfig.exe. In the System Configuration dialog box, click...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 06-29-2008
An update is available that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista

Microsoft released a couple of hotfixes about two months ago that improved the stability and reliability of Windows Vista that were not published to Automatic Updates. Now Microsoft released an update to existing updates that further improves the reliability of Windows Vista. This update improves the...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 10-25-2007
Windows Vista Administrative Templates (admx)

Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Vista This page provides the complete set of Administrative Template (.admx) files for Windows Vista. Group Policy tools use Administrative template files to populate policy settings in the user interface. This allows administrators to manage registry-based...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 09-25-2007
Windows Vista GDI hotfix

After a Windows Vista-based computer has been running for an extended period of time, the desktop screen may stop updating correctly. For example, you may experience any of the following symptoms: Parts of the screen may go black. Parts of the screen may become transparent. The toolbar may disappear...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 09-04-2007
Windows Vista pre-SP1 wireless authentication hotfix

There are five issues relating to wireless authentication that are fixed with this non public hotfix ( KB932063 ). IEEE 802.1X authentication that is based on Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) switching may fail. In a wireless profile, the information about the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 08-24-2007
Re-enable Hibernate in Windows Vista

Well... If you run Disk Cleanup and if you select Hibernation File Cleaner it will disable hibernation in Windows Vista. To re-enable hibernation run this from command line. And don`t forget to run as Administrator :) powercfg -H ON To disable hibernation in Windows Vista run this from command line as...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 08-20-2007
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals

These step-by-step guides provide instructions for deploying or migrating to Windows Vista. These guides also describe how to configure security, monitor performance, and manage printers. Overview These step-by-step guides will assist IT Professionals in deploying or migrating to Windows Vista. These...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 06-28-2006
Windows Vista Whitepapers and interesting articles

Introduction to Network Access Protection Network Access Protection Architecture Internet Protocol Security Enforcement in the Network Access Protection Platform Cable Guy - Network Access Protection Platform Overview Network Access Protection: Frequently Asked Questions Windows Vista Security Enhancements

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 05-27-2006
ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) in Windows Vista Beta 2

Today I spent some time playing arround Windows Vista Beta 2. There is one interesting thing that i found out. It has ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) and it is turned on by default. It is a great against defense against buffer overrrun exploits called address space layout randomization. This...

Posted to Blog (at) mreza.info (Weblog) by sasoe on 05-27-2006

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