Microsoft have now officially released SP1 for Win7 and 2008 R2 to the public. A lot of companies i have worked with previously normally wait till the first service pack is released of a product before they decide to roll it out. SP1 includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements include: Dynamic Memory …
Category: Windows Server 2008 R2
SP1 released for Windows 7 & 2008 R2
Microsoft have now officially released SP1 for Win7 and 2008 R2 to the public. A lot of companies i have worked with previously normally wait till the first service pack is released of a product before they decide to roll it out. SP1 includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements include: Dynamic Memory …
IE9 Release Candidate Product Guide
Microsoft have released a product guide for the recently released IE9. The guide explores the new features of IE9 for develops, users and IT Pro’s. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d4a95d6a-5995-4078-a5cf-81fb207084bc
Performance Tuning Windows Server 2008 R2
Tim Newton from the performance team at Microsoft has written 2 really good articles on how to monitor and tune performance on Windows Server 2008 R2. He goes into counters, CPU, memory, pagefiles etc etc. Definitely worth a read http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/08/06/performance-tuning-windows-server-2008-r2-pt-1.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/11/05/performance-tuning-windows-server-2008-r2-pt-2.aspx
Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster
Microsoft have released a nice poster showing all the components of Remote Desktop Services and how they all fit together. Unfortunately I don’t have an A3 sized printer, but i am sure there are companies out there who can print it for me It contains the following components: Remote Desktop Session Host Remote Desktop Virtualization …
Proof of Concept Jumpstart Kit
Microsoft have released a Proof of Concept Jumpstart kit to easily allow you to deploy a lab so you can start evaluating Windows 7, Office 2010, IE8 and Application Virtualization with Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Technology. For more info and download go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=26301cd1-cc72-4dd8-819e-12ef48322743 The machine requirements to run this are: System Requirements Supported Operating …
Viewing flash videos in full Screen on a dual screen setup
One of the most annoying things with Flash on a dual display setup is that you cannot keep windows open in full screen on the second display. I have 2 x 24” displays and sometimes like to watch flash videos in full screen on my second monitor. But the problem is that as soon as …
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Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2
Grab it here: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/Perf_tun_srv-R2.mspx This guide describes important tuning parameters and settings that you can adjust to improve the performance of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. This guide describes each setting and its potential effect to help you make an informed decision about its relevance to your system, workload, and performance goals. This …
Planning a Windows Server® 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services infrastructure
The Microsoft Infrastructure an Planning guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Infrastructure leads the reader step by step through the process of planning a Windows Server® 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services infrastructure. The guide addresses the following fundamental decisions and tasks: Identifying which applications and which desktops will be delivered by Remote …