I have another question related to the DJOIN command: For those of you who don’t know what an “Offline Domain Join” is or what the DJOIN.EXE command does, please refer to my blog post from the other week on the subject. In a nutshell, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 contain a tool (djoin.exe) … Continue reading Why use DJOIN? (So many questions. So little time. Part 31)
For my 30th posting in this series, I thought I’d tackle a couple of really tough questions posed by John at our Columbus, Ohio TechNet Event: Well, John… this of course would require me to enter an opinion here on my blog. And I don’t think I’m allowed to give my opinion of Windows 8 … Continue reading My Favorite “Feature” (So many questions. So little time. Part 30)
At our Columbus, Ohio TechNet Event, Karl asked: Great question, Karl. And I have seen two ways to do this well. Way #1 – Treat your test network as a subnet that requires routing. Although this method is more complex, I personally prefer it. It treats the “Internal” network as a separate subnet, which is … Continue reading Hyper-V Test Network with Wireless? (So many questions. So little time. Part 29)
Josh is asking what I’m sure a lot of people are also wondering, given the recent excitement around our next version of Windows.. Wow! A two-parter! Short answer to your first part: No. Don’t wait to start the migration. Longer explanations and reasons: The many and varied ways that Windows 7 surpasses Windows XP … Continue reading Should I just wait for Windows 8? (So many questions. So little time. Part 28)
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Thanks for the request, Howard. Here are some good ones: Site: Scripting with PowerShell – videos, guides, wiki articles.. a great starting point. Site: PowerShell.com – “The Community for PowerShell People” Book: Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0 – co-authored by my good friend and former teammate Matt Hester. Blog: Windows … Continue reading Powerful PowerShell Resources (So many questions. So little time. Part 27)
At our TechNet Event in Columbus, OH recently, Andy asked: There is no limitation, Andy. I think some of the concerns people have are related to licensing. Can I really take a live virtual machine and move it freely between nodes in a cluster? The answer is, yes. Absolutely. Assuming you’re already licensed to run … Continue reading Limits on Migration? (So many questions. So little time. Part 26)
Amy asks: This question was in the context of our discussion on “Offline Domain Join” (djoin.exe). For those of you not familiar with it, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 support the ability to join a machine to a domain, even while there is no network connectivity between the joining machine and a domain … Continue reading Can DJOIN fix this? (So many questions. So little time. Part 25)
Yes, I’m back (finally) with another in my series of expanded-answers to questions I have received during TechNet Events and IT Camps I’ve facilitated. But for these next blog posts I’m going to have a little fun by actually showing you the written question. Our question today comes from Timi, who asked me: Great question. … Continue reading Are you abandoning 32-bit in Windows 8? (So many questions. So little time. Part 24)
“MediaValet Thrives on Microsoft’s Cloud Platform” is the title of this press release. It’s great to hear about the cases where Windows Azure is being used so effectively, and really taking full advantage of its… well.. advantages. Things such as global scale and pay-as-you-go. Great, reliable, redundant storage. And the opportunity to create some massively … Continue reading I love these Windows Azure success stories
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