Archive for the ‘Windows’ Category
Enhancing deployment and management for Virtual PCs in enterprise environments
MED-V v1 has released
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) provides deployment and management of virtual Windows desktops to enable key enterprise scenarios. MED-V 1.0 helps enterprises upgrade to the latest version of Windows even when some applications are not yet compatible.
MED-V builds on top of Microsoft Virtual PC to run two operating systems on one device, adding virtual image delivery, policy-based provisioning and centralized management.
MED-V is one of the six technologies in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). Read MDOP 2009 announcement.
"MED-V saves us time in standardizing our desktop across the multiple entities of the Belgacom group", says Eric Opitom, Office Automation Domain Manager at Belgacom, a provider of integrated telecommunication services, "With thousands of users in our environment, MED-V will significantly reduce the time required for testing and migrating the applications we have."
The challenge of legacy applications
Incompatibility of legacy applications with newer versions of Microsoft Windows can often delay enterprise upgrades to the latest version of Windows. Testing and migrating applications can be time consuming, and meanwhile users are unable to take advantage of the new capabilities and enhancements offered by the new OS. By delivering applications in a Virtual PC that runs a previous version of the OS (e.g., Windows XP or Windows 2000), administrators can remove the barriers to OS upgrades.
Read the EMA case study
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization: Advantages
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Centrally create, deploy, and update virtual PC images throughout the enterprise
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Provision virtual images and user policies according to business affiliation and requirements
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Accelerate the upgrade path to new Desktop OS-legacy applications continue to run in a virtual environment with a previous OS version
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Simplify IT integration of new subsidiaries by running two IT environments concurrently (i.e. the corporate one and the acquired company’s one)
Read more about MED-V features in the datasheet (PDF, XPS) or in the Architecture white paper
Source : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/med-v.aspx
Today I had a email with the ultimate award. Thank you Community, In this time of my life I can use this to get new powers to ban bad things out of my life. Sometimes people keep yelling that they are the backbone of the community and pushing and pushing to believe they are right , but they are not. I think this kind of power is wrong and if you fight this correctly they will pay believe me they will.
Not always is Microsoft the best solution but think about why this will not fit in your organization most of the times it is policy and not that the software is bad. This MVP status is great and I will continue helping the community and it may not always your solution to the problem but he I’m not in control of your system. I give you my opinion and hopes it will help you to solve your problem.
THANKS
Microsoft is pleased to recognize you as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for your exceptional contributions and commitment to technical communities worldwide over the past year. Microsoft is happy to present you with the MVP Award as our special way of saying thanks for making a difference.
As the independent voice of users worldwide, your influence on technical communities is felt in many ways—enhancing people’s lives and contributing to our industry’s success. We’re deeply grateful to you for sharing your feedback, comments, answers, and expertise with technical communities. In recognition of your commitment, Microsoft is pleased to honor you with the Most Valuable Professional Award. Thank you for empowering the community with your outstanding leadership!
Steven A. Ballmer
Chief Executive Officer
Microsoft Corporation
Thank you for your exceptional contributions to technical communities! It gives us great pleasure to present you with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award for the technical expertise you generously provide to others. By sharing your knowledge, experience, and objective feedback, you inspire and help people to solve problems and discover new capabilities every day. We are honored to welcome you as a Microsoft MVP.
Rich Kaplan
Corporate Vice President
Customer and Partner Advocacy
Microsoft Corporation
Sometimes I see troubles with file sharing and clustering, default windows uses caching.
and in clustering you don’t want to do caching so you can turn it off
Just go to the caching TAP and check the checkbox.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/287566
There is also an Issue with the previous Version page.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888603
You can set this in a GPO below is a sample how to make a ADM file for this.
CLASS USER
CATEGORY "Windows Components"
CATEGORY "Windows Explorer"
POLICY "Disable Previous Versions Tab"
EXPLAIN !!PVHelp
KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"
VALUENAME "NoPreviousVersionsPage"
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END POLICY
END CATEGORY;
END CATEGORY;
[strings]
PVHelp="\nThis policy allows you to disable the Previous Versions Tab (used for Shadow Copies) in Windows Explorer.”
