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Installing Virtual Server 2005 on Vista / Server 2008

Besides enabling IIS for both OS, you'll need to ensure that the following modules are enabled:

Under Common Http Features enable:

• Static Content
• Default Document
• Directory Browsing
• HTTP Errors

Under Application Development Features enable:

• CGI

Under Health and Diagnostics enable:

• HTTP Logging
• Request Monitor

Under Security enable:

• Windows Authentication

Under Performance Features enable:

• Static Content Compression

Under Management Tools enable:

• IIS 6 Management Console
• IIS 6 Management Compatibility
• IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility

[Quoted from http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2007/07/31/installing-virtual-server-r2-sp1-on-windows-server-2008-beta-3.aspx]

Where is Search services in W2K8?

Following on my previous posting about setting up Win2k8 on my laptop, I realised that I cannot do Instant Search due to some missing component / services. These are the steps to solve it:

1) Start Server Manager

2) Click on Roles in the left navigation pane

3) Select Add Role in the Roles Summary pane to the right

4) Select the File Services role and click Next

5) Select the Windows Search role service

[Quoted from Olav Tollefsen's Blog entry]

Losing sleep over Hyper-V

What do you wanna to hear about VS2008/.NET 3.5?

I'm sure most of you are aware that VS2008/.NET 3.5 & W2K8 are already RTM-ed and there will be global launch of the software, including Singapore. Riding on the success of previous events like VS2005 & Sql Server 2005 launch, LOVE Launch and Community Technology Update, we'll be arranging for another joint UG effort. Before we decide on what topics should be presented during the day long (not confirmed yet) session, I would like to gather some inputs on what you wish to learn about? We'll aim to cover > Level 200 series for this event and appreciate any inputs from any of you. Either add a comment to this post or drop me an email at microlau_at_sgdotnet_dot_org.

Thanks and I hope to hear from you!

February 2008 UG Meeting

Our next UG Meeting is held on 12th February 2008, Level 22CF12, NTUC Building, from 1845 hrs – 2030 hrs.

Introduction to BizTalk RFID
Quoc Bui Bio, Microsoft Singapore
1900 hrs – 2015 hrs
With the entry of Microsoft into the RFID market, companies now have an RFID platform developed and supported by one of the world's largest technology companies that fits neatly into their enterprise, supply chain, and manufacturing SOA strategies.

About the Speaker
Senior Technologist with over ten years of experience at Fortune 100 companies, including Microsoft, EDS, Intel, and Nestlé. He is currently responsible for the application platform technologies at Microsoft in Singapore, including RFID. Quoc has been instrumental in communicating BizTalk messaging since 2000 and has implemented BizTalk based solutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. During his time at Intel as a Senior Architect, he was responsible for advancing RFID adoption within Asia, including presenting at various conferences along side with RFID proponents such as Wal-Mart, Cisco, GS1, EPCglobal, and Auto-ID labs.

To register for the event, click here.

Career switch...

Yes, as the title suggests, I've made a career switch. I was previously working with a Senior Consultant with a prestigous .NET consultancy company (*hint hint*), but in reality, I was little more than a code monkey and at best, leading a bunch of code monkeys Not that it's bad or unglamorous, I have a stronger interest to pursue a career in solutioning or pre-sales, which is why I've joined another large System Integrator as a Solution Architect. Big role for me to fill in, I suppose I have lots to learn in order to ensure that my KPIs are met (Thanks for Kit Kai for recommending me in).

What does this mean for my community activites? Well, there's no much of an impact. I'll still be very focussed on running the user group.

What does this mean for my family? Tat's the key difference I'm hoping that since I'll be out of the delivery rat-race, I will have more control (note. it's control, not reduced hours) over my working hours, meaning that I will be able to spend more time w/my precious daughter Bridgette. making sure that her very first words are 'Hello World'.