Windows 8 is a real hype this week on twitter all over the world. It's a totally different OS then Windows 7 and other Windows releases. The biggest difference is the Metro User Interface which introduces Tiles and new interfaces. One of the many differences (it's almost all new) in Windows 8 is the Task Manager. Not immediately the most striking application, but many times used when looking at performance issues.
Yesterday I posted a blog about installing Windows 8 on a virtual machine. Easy to do, but not exactly what I want. This because i think it's better to create a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and use the full resources of your device. Today my second install of Windows 8 takes place, this time on a VHD. The following steps are needed to get it done.
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Oct 7, 2011
It was long overdue but we finally made the move away from Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft Office scripting). We implemented Sharepoint 2010 and were still using the old fashioned VBA code that originated from Office 2003. So we got Visual Studio out and started translating the VBA code into Visual Basic dotnet.
On 14-9-2011 the first build of Windows Developer Preview is showed to the world. The Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers. Windows 8 is build on Metro, the User Interface we know from Windows Phone 7. That way it's usable on desktops, laptops and tablets, with touch interface!
When trying to download Software Updates in ConfigMgr it is possible that the following error message is displayed: "The process is not in background processing mode". When trying again the error message stays. Rebooting the ConfigMgr server doesn't help, so what to do next?
When implementing Windows 7 in your environment it's time to think about managing them too. For that new Group Policy templates are available which can be download at the following location:
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