Tag: Microsoft

Windows Server 8

It seems like Windows Server 8 has a lot to offer.  Hope it comes out sooner rather than later… Server 8 will unleash a massive tsunami of new features specifically targeted at building and managing infrastructure for large multi-tenant Clouds, drastically increased scalability and reliability features in the areas of Virtualization, Networking, Clustering and Storage,… Continue reading Windows Server 8

Restoring Deleted Items in SharePoint

We are using SharePoint Document Libraries for some projects now.  The users are mapping the Document Library as a mapped drive.  Users are also creating and deleting files.  For the Projects site, the recycle bin settings are default: Items in the Recycle Bin remain there until you decide to permanently delete them from your Web… Continue reading Restoring Deleted Items in SharePoint

Changes in Leadership within the Server & Tools Business.

Wonder what this will mean for the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft? In conjunction with this leadership change, Bob has decided to leave Microsoft this summer. He will continue to actively run STB as I conduct an internal and external search for the new leader.  Bob will onboard the new leader and will also… Continue reading Changes in Leadership within the Server & Tools Business.

Hyper-V host blank black screen

I recently had a problem with a couple of IBM Blades that I was trying to deploy as Hyper-V hosts.  I employ the use of a replay volume from our Compellent storage to create an image for my blades.  Basically, I install one, sysprep it, and then copy the volume mount the copy as the… Continue reading Hyper-V host blank black screen

Windows cannot access the specified device

This is an old problem, but I still see it from time to time.  You are trying to run and executable that you downloaded, and you are on a Windows 2003 system.  You double click and get:   As you can see here, I am simply trying to install the windirstat utility to figure out… Continue reading Windows cannot access the specified device

TechNet wiki…

So a TechNet wiki is coming, as stated by Keith Combs here: three big things we focus on for all TechNet scenarios are Content, Discoverability, and Participation. We really want to invite participation from everyone and what better way to combine that with discovery and content than to use Wiki technology? Later this year TechNet and… Continue reading TechNet wiki…

Error installing DPM 2010 Beta

I was installing the DPM 2010 Beta (finally) and had an issue trying to get the SQL 2008 to install.  Finally figured out that I had the install files stored too deeply in a network share.  I figure this out by running the SQL install directly and when it when to check prereq’s it had… Continue reading Error installing DPM 2010 Beta