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Thread ID: 103983 2009-10-12 23:51:00 Windows 7 90-Day Eval VHD zqwerty (97) PC World Chat
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819969 2009-10-12 23:51:00 This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows 7.

www.majorgeeks.com
zqwerty (97)
819970 2009-10-12 23:56:00 Got a spare Server ?


This is a preconfigured virtual machine set contained within the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format . Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, or the R2 versions of these products is required to use this virtual machine . Please refer to the system requirements section for more details .

System Requirements

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is required to use this virtual machine
In addition to the system requirements for Windows Server 2008 as described in the release notes, a 64-bit system with hardware-assisted virtualization enabled and data execution prevention (DEP) is required .
It is also recommended to ensure that you have a clean install of x64 edition of Windows Server 2008 to be able to use the Hyper-V technology .
Prerequisites, installation steps, OS recommendations, and known issues of Hyper-V can be found here
wainuitech (129)
819971 2009-10-12 23:59:00 You can also download a 90-day trial ISO of the Enterprise version here:
technet.microsoft.com

Burn it to a DVD and boot from it.
CYaBro (73)
819972 2009-10-13 01:11:00 Got a spare Server ?

Well Hyper-V is free anyways.

Seems very good for a free product. Its slightly lacking in features, but its much easier to use that open source alternatives such as Xen..
Blam (54)
819973 2009-10-13 02:11:00 Well Hyper-V is free anyways.

Seems very good for a free product. Its slightly lacking in features, but its much easier to use that open source alternatives such as Xen..
Whoever said Xen was hard to use? It's really rather easy, especially if you're using Debian as the host OS.
Erayd (23)
819974 2009-10-13 07:03:00 Whoever said Xen was hard to use? It's really rather easy, especially if you're using Debian as the host OS.

Whats hard for me might not be hard for you....:p

I do use debian as the host OS. I still find it slightly confusing though..:p
Blam (54)
819975 2009-10-14 02:38:00 Whats hard for me might not be hard for you....:p

I do use debian as the host OS. I still find it slightly confusing though..:pDo you have the Debian scripts for it installed? Debian has an (optional) extra package full of scripts to make your life incredibly easy, and as a result Xen just about runs itself on that platform.
Erayd (23)
819976 2009-10-14 07:31:00 Do you have the Debian scripts for it installed? Debian has an (optional) extra package full of scripts to make your life incredibly easy, and as a result Xen just about runs itself on that platform.

lol. I knew I should've read some documentation, thanks:p
Blam (54)
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