Jun
7
Windows 7 – XP Mode
Filed Under Desktop, Software, Virtual Server | 5 Comments
I have been using Windows 7 for some time now, over 6 months minimum. I first opted in as part of the ‘pre-release‘ program, mainly because it was free — and found out I love the new operating system. Windows 7 appears to have a lot of similarities to Vista, in the same way that [...]
Mar
28
Hyper-V – Virtual Machine Key Combinations
Filed Under Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtual Server | 1 Comment
With the recent upgrades, came a reinstall (or two) of Windows Home Server. Everything went fairly smoothly with the install after getting the memory configuration all sorted out. The only downside was, since I did the install via a Remote Desktop session, I was getting a strange “Mouse not captured in Remote Desktop session” message, [...]
Mar
27
P35-DS3P v1.1 – 8GB (4x2GB)
Filed Under Home Server, Virtual Server | 1 Comment
Over a year ago I had purchased 8GB of G.Skill memory for my home Virtual Server. Unfortunately, I was never able to get the memory to boot properly. I tried tweaking timings, updating the BIOS, drivers within the Operating System. None of them really helped. I had a range of problems, including: Random Operating System [...]