If you took a look at my previous Windows Server 2008 screencasts, you’ll recall we left off with a Core server that had been activated and joined to our test domain. Sorry for the delay, end-of-year happened. Now things get interesting. This time, we’re going to take that member server and convert it into a…
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Before you buy, know your WEI
Burn that little saying in your brain. Have you ever purchased something you never were completely satisfied with? I made my first major mistake on a Chevy truck. Not because it was a Chevy, but because I cut corners and instead of getting the V8 I wanted, I opted for the V6 to save a…
The cat is out of the bag – Windows Vista Product Guide screencasts
You’ll notice over the next couple of weeks that members of my team are going to be posting Windows Vista screencasts. Our goal is to produce a screencast demo of every feature listed in the Windows Vista Product Guide. At a minimum, that would be about 200+ screencasts. That’s a lot of information my friends….
Windows Server 2008 screencast – Core installation and initial configuration
Core to any server is the ability to service networks requests. In some cases, raw I/O is the goal. In other cases, simultaneous streams might be the goal. Windows Server 2008 Core is the engine for many of those cases. Do you need a graphical user interface to run a server? Not really so lets…
Windows Server 2008 screencast – Server Manager
The Windows Server 2008 Server Manager is a portal of sorts to the installation, configuration, management and monitoring of the roles and features. Your initial view of those roles and features will be rather empty because of course, you need to install the ones that are germane to your particular server. Initial Server Manager Stuff…
Windows Server 2008 screencast – Initial Configuration Tasks
Setting up Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 is pretty easy but there are a couple of initial configuration tasks that you should pay attention to. Fortunately, like most of the recent product developments, we give you a nice checklist on what to do in a step-by-step manner. Initial Configuration Task Screen After you get through…
Windows Server 2008 screencast – Setup
If you don’t have the resources to install and begin using Windows Server 2008 Beta 3, you have other training options. Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be rolling out a bunch of screencasts to give you a great Technical Overview of the product. The number of “casts” in this series will…
Camtasia v4.01 ships for Windows Vista
There are a number of tools on the market to capture screen input and produce demonstrations and courseware. When you start looking at tools, you’ll obviously evaluate them against a number of criteria like performance, features you need, and the operating systems supported. During my teams testing, we discovered TechSmith’s Camtasia v3.x was an excellent…
Windows Vista Complete PC Backup and Recovery screencast
Surely by now you’ve heard of Windows Vista Complete PC backup and recovery. No? Well, if you’ve ever managed to lose a hard drive, then you know how much fun it is to reinstall operating systems and applications. Not to mention potentially losing ALL of your pictures, music, documents, and other business and personal data….
Windows Vista Imaging screencast
Are you up to speed on the new imaging alphabet? ImageX, BDD, WIM, WSIM, WinPE and various other glorious acronyms are discussed in the screencast below. In the meantime, let me set the stage for the some of the desktop imaging problems today, and the solutions Microsoft is delivering with the next generation operating system, Windows Vista. …