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Are you a MAP Toolkit 4.0 Beta Participant??? You could win a Zune!!!
  Hopefully you read my post on the newly released Microsoft Assessment an Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta   If you signed up and submit feedback (READ BUGS), you could win a free Zune!   See details on the  Microsoft Assessment and Planning...

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A Few posts to call out on the TS2blogs site!
When I have time I read what my peers are writing out here in the blogosphere.  I noted two posts in recent days that I think bear mentioning.   The first and most recent post was by Ron Grattopp, one of TS2 brethren from Tulsa, OK.  In...

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Windows 7 – BCDEDIT and VHD Boot Options (including booting Differencing Disks) –Screencast.
Hello All!   I my preparing for the other Windows 7 Boot to VHD screencasts I have completed in the past few weeks, I uncovered some documented, but seldom used/known capabilities that I thought would interest partners.   The two primary topics...

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Windows 7 Boot from VHD revisited –Screencast
I had some feedback from my first screencasts on Windows 7 Boot from VHD, mainly that the way I did it was not supported.  So I put together this screencast to demonstrate the support way of doing it, namely using IMAGEX.EXE to apply a WIM file ...

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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Screencasts Part 2
PLEASE SEE my earlier post here for part one of this screencast. In part two I walk through the assessment for Microsoft Online Services Exchange Online.  As a partner Online Services from Microsoft offer you new opportunities and choices for your...

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Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable: Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Your Questions Answered (Part 1) aired Yesterday
  I watched this Virtual Roundtable and learned quite a lot around Application Compatibility and Windows Vista and Windows 7.  REALLY GOOD STUFF, with a REALLY GOOD PANEL!   I have pasted the event description below. Note there will be...

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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available!
I have posted on the benefits of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit before, and Baldwin Ng and team have delivered another fabulous upgrade to the toolkit.  Please see my blog post here for some background on the MAP toolkit and Online...

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Attach System Backup Images to Windows 7 and extract files the easy way!! -Screencast
As a follow on to my recent screencast on Attaching VHDs to Windows 7 , I thought I would illustrate one of the many scenarios where this might be handy. Perhaps the most common scenario going.  Restoring from backup.  We should all know by...

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Windows 7 - POWERCFG.EXE Screencast (Part 2 of 2)
Technorati Tags: windows 7 , power management , POWERCFG.EXE , windows As I mentioned a few minutes ago I separated the screencast parts into 2 separate posts.  This way I can track each part as it relates to hit count, views, etc.   You can...

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Windows 7 - POWERCFG.EXE Screencast (Part 1 of 2)
I have been exploring several aspects of Windows 7 that benefit partners and users over the last week, and to that end I have added two more screencasts to further the cause! These two screencasts (two due to duration and size only), highlight some new...

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Windows 7 – Attaching & Creating Virtual Disks (VHDs)
This screencast is a follow on to my recent screencast onWindows Virtual PC Beta It may be nothing new to you, but the new enhancements in Windows 7 that allow for creation and manipulation of virtual disks (READ VHDs) is most useful. Now you can:  ...

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Windows Virtual PC Beta & Windows 7 RC - Screencast
Hello all! I have been using Windows Virtual PC & XP Mode betas,(download here ) for the last few months and I thought it would be useful to explain how Windows Virtual PC Works in Windows 7. Below is a screencast that hits on the high points. ...

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Windows 7 Boot to VHD -Screencast
Hello all!  I have been speaking about different aspects of Windows 7 from time to time, so I decided to share, in the form of this Silverlight streaming video, how one install Windows 7 to boot from a VHD! This gives us a lot of versatility and...

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XP Mode (XPM) in Windows7, a Primer - Screencast
Technorati Tags: virtualization , XPM , Windows 7 , MED-V , Virtual PC This is just an overview screencast in Windows 7 XP Mode.  I highlighted USB improvements, Inclusion in the host (Windows 7) start menu of apps installed in the XP VM, performance...

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Windows 7 Developer’s Resources on MSdev.com
I just recently posted on Windows 7 Resources on the Partner Portal, but I would be remiss if I neglected other Microsoft and external resources.  TechNet is an obvious landing page as is the Windows 7 Landing page on Microsoft.com. Also, I should...

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