Petri IT Knowledgebase Team

A well documented error exists when you try to use the Hyper-V management tools from a Windows Vista or Windows 7 machine and try to connect to a remote Windows Server 2008 R2 machine. Fortunately there is a workaround to this issue but it does involve several steps. This article walks you through the required steps that will allow you to connect from your Vista or Windows 7 machine.

One of the more tedious tasks of a Windows install is entering the product key. This is compounded when you have to set up dozens of computers at a time. Fortunately, in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, you no longer have to enter the product key to install the OS. Instead, Windows uses a list of valid install keys. The following article displays this list and shows you where to find it.

A lot of the effort that goes into administering an Active Directory can be minimized by using Replmon. This tool provides a very useful GUI to accomplish several key tasks for AD administrators. Unfortunately, it does not come installed on Windows Server 2008, though it can be. This article will walk you through the process of setting up Replmon on Windows Server 2008.

Why did you choose Hyper-V? How do you use it? These are the questions Hyper-V MVPs are trying to get at in their Great Big Hyper-V Survey of 2011. The survey’s goals are to learn how you use virtualization and to share this knowledge with everyone. So take 5 minutes of your time and fill out the survey to help the community.

The “Access Denied” error message is a common issue when accessing administrative shares on one Windows 7 PC from another, especially when they are members of a workgroup. In this article we’ll show you how to troubleshoot and fix this issue by doing a quick registry edit.

Windows Server Backup is built-in to Windows Server 2008 R2 and allows you to back up a full server, a selected list of volumes, the system state, or specific files or folders. Learn how to install the Windows Server Backup feature using three different installation methods: the server manager, the command prompt and PowerShell.

TrainSignal recently had the opportunity to sit down with Don Jones at Windows Connections 2011 in Orlando to discuss the importance of learning PowerShell. The overriding message of the interview is that if you plan to learn one thing in 2011, it should be PowerShell. Video and transcript included.

Microsoft will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, and for those interested in the history of the world’s largest software company, this infographic from Train Signal Training will give you a quick history of Microsoft’s sales, stock & revenue, and a historical timeline of the company’s history.

In this quick tutorial, we’ll show how sysprep and ImageX can be used capture a custom system image of Windows 7.

One of the most frustrating situations presented to computer users is the instance when their hard drive fails. They try to access their files and they might even purchase a SATA or IDE to USB attachment to try and get their files off onto another computer. Unfortunately, in many instances, the files are gone and…