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Microsoft Virtual Desktop 101 – making sense of VDI, RDS, App-V, MED-V and desktop virtualisation

Desktop virtualisation is a hot topic right now. It seems wherever I go and whatever I read about the desktop and where it’s headed, virtualisation is something that people want to talk about. Often these conversations are about VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) but in part that seems to be because VDI is such a buzzword at the moment, and people want to know more about it.

One of the problems if you’re new to the topic is getting to grips with the concepts and technologies. Because it’s hot there is no shortage of information but in some ways that’s part of the problem: there’s too much information and most of it seems to assume that you already know a whole lot about the subject and tends to dive right in to a level of detail that, as a newcomer, you really don’t need. I think people want the big picture but are finding instead a jumble of jigsaw pieces.

Link – http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ianm/archive/2010/06/11/microsoft-virtual-desktop-101-making-sense-of-vdi-rds-app-v-med-v-and-desktop-virtualisation.aspx

Microsoft Virtual Desktop 101 – making sense of VDI, RDS, App-V, MED-V and desktop virtualisation

Desktop virtualisation is a hot topic right now. It seems wherever I go and whatever I read about the desktop and where it’s headed, virtualisation is something that people want to talk about. Often these conversations are about VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) but in part that seems to be because VDI is such a buzzword at the moment, and people want to know more about it.

One of the problems if you’re new to the topic is getting to grips with the concepts and technologies. Because it’s hot there is no shortage of information but in some ways that’s part of the problem: there’s too much information and most of it seems to assume that you already know a whole lot about the subject and tends to dive right in to a level of detail that, as a newcomer, you really don’t need. I think people want the big picture but are finding instead a jumble of jigsaw pieces.

Link – http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ianm/archive/2010/06/11/microsoft-virtual-desktop-101-making-sense-of-vdi-rds-app-v-med-v-and-desktop-virtualisation.aspx

Windows Virtual PC – no hardware virtualization update now available for download

The update to Windows Virtual PC to support running on systems without hardware virtualization is now available for download.  You can grab it here:

You can also read the full KB article here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977206

Windows Virtual PC – no hardware virtualization update now available for download

The update to Windows Virtual PC to support running on systems without hardware virtualization is now available for download.  You can grab it here:

You can also read the full KB article here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977206

Update for Windows® Vista SP1 or above to enable RemoteApp

This package lets you to run many Windows Vista productivity applications from Windows 7-based PC using Windows Virtual PC. This package needs to be installed in your Windows Vista virtual machine.
For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=26a2de17-8355-4e8d-8f33-9211e48651fb&displaylang=en

Update for Windows® Vista SP1 or above to enable RemoteApp

This package lets you to run many Windows Vista productivity applications from Windows 7-based PC using Windows Virtual PC. This package needs to be installed in your Windows Vista virtual machine.
For more information about Windows Virtual PC, please visit the Windows Virtual PC website.

Link – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=26a2de17-8355-4e8d-8f33-9211e48651fb&displaylang=en