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Software Development

Q. If I install Client Access Server (CAS) on an Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server that's a member of a Database Availability Group (DAG), can I still use software to load balance the CAS?Q. If I install Client Access Server (CAS) on an Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server that's a member of a Database Availability Group (DAG), can I still use software to load balance the CAS?

Nov 26, 2009

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Q. How do I configure the signing certificate used for Remote Data Services (RDS) published applications?Q. How do I configure the signing certificate used for Remote Data Services (RDS) published applications?

Nov 23, 2009

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Microsoft Windows

Q. How do I enable Desktop Composition on a Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host?

Q. How do I enable Desktop Composition on a Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host?

Server Virtualization

Q. Do any virtualization platforms support desktop composition for the guest OS?

Q. Do any virtualization platforms support desktop composition for the guest OS?

Q. Is it true that VMware Workstation 7 can run 64-bit guest OSs on 32-bit host OSs?

Q. Is it true that VMware Workstation 7 can run 64-bit guest OSs on 32-bit host OSs?

Q. I have an Iomega NAS with NFS support. I get errors connecting VMware ESX to the NFS on the NAS. What's wrong?

Q. I have an Iomega NAS with NFS support. I get errors connecting VMware ESX to the NFS on the NAS. What's wrong?

Q. Is it true that I don't need to worry about duplicate machine SIDs anymore?

Q. Is it true that I don't need to worry about duplicate machine SIDs anymore?

Q. I am trying to upgrade my Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard installation to Server 2003 R2 Enterprise edition, but I get an error stating that my current version of Windows is higher than the version I'm trying to install. Why?

Q. I am trying to upgrade my Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard installation to Server 2003 R2 Enterprise edition, but I get an error stating that my current version of Windows is higher than the version I'm trying to install. Why?

Q. How do I enable background uploading of the user state of a roaming profile in Windows 7?

Q. How do I enable background uploading of the user state of a roaming profile in Windows 7?

Server Virtualization

Q. How do I create and use Virtual Accounts in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Q. How do I create and use Virtual Accounts in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Cloud Computing

Q. What's a virtual account?

Q. What's a virtual account?

Server Virtualization

Q. Should I use folder redirection or roaming profiles in Remote Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and other environments?

Q. Should I use folder redirection or roaming profiles in Remote Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and other environments?

Q. Can a Hyper-V guest use pass-through disks and still use Live Migration?

Q. Can a Hyper-V guest use pass-through disks and still use Live Migration?

Q. How can I configure which locations are indexed in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Q. How can I configure which locations are indexed in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Q. Is DirectX 11 for Windows 7 only?

Q. Is DirectX 11 for Windows 7 only?

Q. Which is better: a 10Gb Ethernet connection to IP storage or an 8Gb Fibre Channel (FC) connected to a SAN?

Q. Which is better: a 10Gb Ethernet connection to IP storage or an 8Gb Fibre Channel (FC) connected to a SAN?

Q. How can I monitor the status of a command line defrag in Windows 7 and above?

Q. How can I monitor the status of a command line defrag in Windows 7 and above?

Endpoint Security

Q. Why can't Windows Mobile support more than 65,536 colors like other mobile platforms can?

Q. Why can't Windows Mobile support more than 65,536 colors like other mobile platforms can?

Q. I have a hung process in Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2. Is there an easy way to tell why it may be hanging?

Q. I have a hung process in Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2. Is there an easy way to tell why it may be hanging?

Server Virtualization

Q. How can I check the current usage size for VHDs in a hierarchy of files and the potential maximum size for dynamic VHDs?

Q. How can I check the current usage size for VHDs in a hierarchy of files and the potential maximum size for dynamic VHDs?

IT Infrastructure

Q. How can I change the number of connections supported by Windows NFS?

Q. How can I change the number of connections supported by Windows NFS?

Q. Does VMware support the Windows Server 2008 /Server 2008 R2 NFS implementation?

Q. Does VMware support the Windows Server 2008 /Server 2008 R2 NFS implementation?

Q. Does Hyper-V support Network File System (NFS)?

Q. Does Hyper-V support Network File System (NFS)?

Q. Does Hyper-V support NAS devices?

Q. Does Hyper-V support NAS devices?

Q. How can I adjust the color settings of my display with Windows 7?

Q. How can I adjust the color settings of my display with Windows 7?

Server Virtualization

Q. How can I stress test my file server and figure out how many users it can support?

Q. How can I stress test my file server and figure out how many users it can support?

Identity Management & Access Control

Q. How do I add additional remote sources to Windows 7's search using search federation?

Q. How do I add additional remote sources to Windows 7's search using search federation?

IT Infrastructure

Q. Do I need a separate activation key for 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows?

Q. Do I need a separate activation key for 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows?

Q. How can I tell how energy-efficient my Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installation is?

Q. How can I tell how energy-efficient my Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installation is?

IT Infrastructure

Q. My PDF files don't preview correctly under 64-bit versions of Windows. How do I fix this?

Q. My PDF files don't preview correctly under 64-bit versions of Windows. How do I fix this?

Q. Can I monitor the network traffic of a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) from the host?

Q. Can I monitor the network traffic of a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) from the host?

Server Virtualization

Q. Is there an easy way to convert a physical disk or system to a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD)?

Q. Is there an easy way to convert a physical disk or system to a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD)?

Cloud Computing

Q. How can I see how much disk space is being used by VSS snapshots on a volume?

Q. How can I see how much disk space is being used by VSS snapshots on a volume?

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Cloud Computing

Q. How can I see details about the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots on my system?

Q. How can I see details about the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) snapshots on my system?

Q. Does Address Space Load Randomization (ASLR) break hypervisors that perform page sharing?

Q. Does Address Space Load Randomization (ASLR) break hypervisors that perform page sharing?

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