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October 11th, 2006

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Virtual PC 2007 public beta is now available!

As of this morning, a beta version of VPC2007 is now available to the public.  Head on over to Microsoft Connect and pick up a copy (look for available connections - the VPC beta program should be listed).

What does VPC 2007 give you?

Well, for one, it adds Vista as a supported host *and* guest.
It’s also got hardware assisted virtualization, so if your processor supports VT or Pacifica extensions, virtualization will run significantly faster.

This comes with Mikey’s seal of approval, so seriously - if you’re running Vista as a host or a guest, you need to check this bad boy out.

Written by mikekol on October 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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Disable Error Reporting In Windows Server 2003

When an error is generated in Windows Server 2003, a dialog box will appear asking whether or not you want to send an error report. If you have already sent in a report for a reoccurring problem or if you find this to be an annoyance, you can disable error reporting all together. To accomplish this you have to open the System applet within the Control Panel Click Start and click Control Panel. Double click the System icon. Go to the Advanced tab. Click Error Reporting. Click the “Disable Error Reporting” radio box, but select the “But notify me when…

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Written by Diana Huggins on October 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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Automatically Clear The Contents Of The Pagefile (Windows Server 2003)

When multiple users share computers, privacy becomes an issue because you don’t want the next person who sits at the computer to know what you were doing. You can make Windows secure and ensure your privacy in a network environment by opening the local security policy on your PC. In Windows Server 2003: Open the Start menu, select Control Panel, and double-click AdministrativeTools. Double-click the Local Security Policy applet. Expand Local Policies in the left panel and select Security Options. Scroll to the bottom of the list and double-click the option to Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile. Select the Enabled…

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Written by Diana Huggins on October 11th, 2006 with 1 comment.
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