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re: How to Install Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Vista

viren — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:33:09 GMT

Great help!

I did all as per the document and created the two nodes (for setting up clustering) but I am not able to start the any of the virtual machines

I appreciate any kind of help in this regards!

Thanks

re: How to Install Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Vista

Paul Smith — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:39:11 GMT

I run Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit and have just installed Virtual Server 2005 R2.

I was also receiving the "error on page" issue when tryinng to start my virtual server. I use IE8 and was able to resolve the issue by going to tools within IE8 and then selecting "compatibility view." It is now working fine.

re: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Common Issues and Tips - Guest Operating System Installation Runs Slow

ChandraMohan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:49:16 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to install windows 2003 as a guest operating system in virtual machine in virtual server 2005 r2 with sp1. While the installation is in between 14 to 15 percent the host operating system gets shutdown automatically. This was not happening previously. I had installed the host os from the same cd. And the host cd works fine. Unable to find what is happening before shutdown. Any tools from microsoft to debug the issue.

Thanks

Chandramohan

re: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Common Issues and Tips - Guest Operating System Installation Runs Slow

PerryWhite — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:58:25 GMT

Thanks so much for posting this - I was going crazy watching the blasted progress bar creeping along! A quick Google brought me here, and whamo, I'm fixed up and ready to go!

re: How to Install Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Vista

Mark Stevens — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:35:38 GMT

I installed the software as described above and everything seemed to work fine - except that after I created a virtual machine it wouldnt start - I just got the message "Error on page" when I selected Start from the Admin website (yes I did right click and run IE as admin). I then installed the update for Virtual Server R2 SP1 which is KB948515.msp but this didnt help either - any thoughts?

re: Get a free, signed copy of the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit!

Christian Ellsworth — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:09:58 GMT

I want to win a copy of the book

re: Using the Microsoft Loopback Adapter with Virtual Server 2005 R2

James Anderson — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:34:53 GMT

Using Windows Server 2008, I enabled ICS on the Loopback network connection. There was a warning message indicating that it would change the network address to 192.168.0.1 and that connected computers may be disconnected. I assumed this meant the Virtual Machines connected to the Loopback LAN and not the actual Physical connection...Well...I was wrong. My remote desktop connection to the server is now dead and I must pay my ISP to physically put the server back on the network. Could this all be because Micrsoft changed the functionality of ICS in Windows server 2008? Does somebody have a solution? Thanks.

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

Neal McFee — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:20:55 GMT

Thanks for starting this thread, you helped me get started by remembering to enable the wifi service in Win2008Server.

I currently have a M6400 running as a screaming fast development machine. I am a Sharepoint developer so I run the following:

Core partition operating system:

Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM with Hyper-V role installed.

VM's

1. SBS2008 for Domain, DNS, Active Directory, Exchange

2. Windows 7 RC 64bit

3. Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server in Win2ksp2

4. Windows Vista Biz 64bit.

5. Another Win2008 64bit for creating snapshots and diff disks from.

I have 8gb of memory now and I can run #1, #3, #2, and sometimes #4.

A real powerful machine and I am glad Dell produced it.

It definitely helps me professionally.

re: How to Convert a VHD boot disk from IDE to SCSI IN Virtual Server 2005 R2

Matthew Cary — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:00:42 GMT

I had the most luck by:

1) Shut down the Virtual Machine

2) Using the Virtual Machine Config page, Add a SCSI controller with default settings. DO NOT CHANGE THE HARD DRIVE SETTING YET!

3) Boot the Virtual machine & let it detect the new SCSI controller. Use the driver found at C:\Program Files\Virtual Machine Add Ons\ in the guest OS

4) Shut down the Virtual Machine Again

5) Using the Virtual Machine Config page, change the hard drives connection from IDE to a SCSI channel

6) Boot the Virtual Machine

There ya go!

re: Three Steps to VHD Compaction With Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

Fab — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:20:13 GMT

Great!

Since which version does this precompaction.iso exist?

I have only known the way by sDelete!

Which way is better? What do you think?

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

vs-admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:57:29 GMT

Tony,

You don't mention the exact CPU, but if it is a Core 2 Duo P8xxx or better, than you should be able to run Hyper-V without any issues. I have an M6400 Quad-Core and a Latitude D830 and they both have Hyper-V loaded and running flawlessly.

Good Luck!

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

tony — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:41:13 GMT

hi guys,

I just orderd a m6400 dual core laptop from ebay. Does anyone if hte dual core has hte Intel VT needed for Hyper-V

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

vs-admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:28:34 GMT

Mark - I upgraded my M6400 with the latest BIOS and drivers. No performance degradation on my side. Any luck?

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

vs-admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:29:44 GMT

Mark - Yes, I have the fingerprint reader and have used it without any issues. I'm going to upgrade to the latest drivers/BIOS, so let's see what happens. I'll let you know...

re: Dell Precision M6400 Quad-Core Mobile Workstation – A Hyper-V Platform

Mark Smith — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:59:55 GMT

Thanks vs-admin,

Yes, I've gone to 8GB RAM, don't think I can test 6GB RAM because of my chips.

Do you have fingerprint reader/security chip? I've tried to disable that from the OS with no luck.

CPU doesn't seem to be spiking so I'm guessing it's an interupt issue. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Mark