Richard's Weblog
Charting with PowerShell
You may be aware that there are some 3-rd party add-ins for PowerShell that allow you to create...
Date: 04/28/2009
Protecting Removable Drives with Bitlocker
In a recent post, I explained how easy it was to use Bitlocker to secure your drives in a dual-boot...
Date: 10/06/2008
Programming Hyper-V with WMI and C# - Getting Started
You may have seen from a recent post that I received a new laptop that was capable of running...
Date: 08/11/2008
(Virtually) Everything You Need to Know About Hyper-V
Following on from my post last year on general virtualisation resources, here is a similar one just...
Date: 07/21/2008
Vista, Server 2008 and the Case of the Bitlocker Dual Boot
This week, I received my shiny new work laptop, which I'd been anticipating for some time. ...
Date: 07/18/2008
Manipulating Performance Monitor Logs
If you need to monitor or troubleshoot performance problems on a Windows system, chances are you'll...
Date: 04/08/2008
Viewing Your MSDN Product Keys Off-Line
If you have an MSDN subscription, then you'll know that the subscription includes a set of product...
Date: 03/09/2008
Forcing Theme Settings in Windows Vista
Recently I was working with a customer to find a way to automate forcing a specific Aero theme in...
Date: 08/17/2007
Service Security in Windows Vista
After a long break from blogging due to holidays and a heavy workload, I've finally got round to...
Date: 06/27/2007
Windows Vista File and Registry Virtualisation
Windows Vista is designed to be more secure than previous versions of Windows. Part of the...
Date: 05/18/2007
Clustering Best Practices: Checking Hotfix Compliance
Do you use Microsoft Clustering? Are your clusters configured according to the current Microsoft...
Date: 05/03/2007
Professional Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a reference to an unpublished Virtual Server book buried...
Date: 04/17/2007
(Re-)Start Me Up ...
As I mentioned in a recent post, I'm currently working on a Windows Vista workshop. As part of that,...
Date: 04/12/2007
Windows Vista Resource Kit Released
If you're a long-time Windows Admin, then you'll know how invaluable the Windows Resource Kit has...
Date: 04/04/2007
How to Interpret Windows Installer Logs
[Updated: 4 April 2007] If you have a problem with the Windows Installer or an MSI package you're...
Date: 04/02/2007
Winlogon, What Do You Have to Say for Yourself?
If you are having issues with slow startup, logon, logoff or shutdown, it is possible to enable...
Date: 03/26/2007
Vista Link Extravaganza
Following on from my last post on vitualisation, I've compiled a similar "one-stop-shop" list for an...
Date: 03/19/2007
(Virtually) Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Virtualisation Technologies
For a recent customer presentation on Virtual Server, I created a handout CD that contained a lot of...
Date: 03/12/2007