Posted in Microsoft on Jul 14th, 2010
Just about a day after Microsoft ended support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft also ended support for Windows Server 2000. Is anyone still running Win2k? Anyway, getting rid of the technical debt required to keep releasing patches…
Posted in Microsoft on May 4th, 2010
I’ve always been a big fan of Microsoft Windows Live Skydrive. Not only does Microsoft have the best Privacy Policy and Terms of Service vs. Google, Facebook etc… for their free online offerings but they also give you a monstrous 25GB of free hosted storage in the cloud no strings attached.
Posted in Windows Server on Oct 26th, 2009
Windows Server 2008 is typically associated with server rooms and corporations however for some home, small business users and Students, Windows Server 2008 can also make a great desktop.
The first time I started using…
Posted in Geek Stuff, Windows 7, Windows Server on Jul 20th, 2009
Today Microsoft released the Official Supported and Unsupported Upgrade Paths / Scenarios on Microsoft Download. No huge surprises hit me as I reviewed the documentation except just 1…
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Posted in Vista, Windows Server, groovyRelease on May 26th, 2009
This morning Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Here are the download links the various flavors. Be sure to grab the right one (32 Bit Vs. 64 Bit etc…).
You can read all the details…
Posted in Virtual Server on Feb 5th, 2009
Recently in our groovy Community Forum, goLfie (one of our groovy readers) asked a Question about Computer Component Advice. Over time the discussion turned to questions about building a Virtual Server. …
Posted in Windows Server on Dec 18th, 2008
Recently I built a new x64 or 64 Bit Windows Server 2008 machine. I wanted to install the new Virtual Machine Manager 2008 however because it was an ISO, I needed a…
Posted in Vista, Windows Server on Dec 4th, 2008
Although several sites have been talking about the release since yesterday, I just noticed on microsoftpost.com (sorry for the shameless plug) that Service Pack 2 “BETA” for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 hit the Microsoft Download Center today.
I’m out on vacation…
Posted in Windows Server on Nov 20th, 2008
Removing or Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) for Windows Server 2003 is a simple process however today when I showed someone how-to do this at work, I realized I’ve not documented the process yet here on groovyPost.com so… Let’s get…
Posted in Virtual Server, Windows Server on Jul 31st, 2008
So, you’ve successfully migrated a few Virtual Servers Guests to Windows Server 2008 running Hyper-V but now you want to manage the Hyper-V Server remotely from another…