Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Ward

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 is a free tool from Microsoft. It helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which applications are compatible with the Windows 7 RC and Windows Vista® operating system and which require further testing. ACT helps customers lower their costs for application compatibility testing, prioritize their applications, and deploy Windows more quickly. You can use the ACT features to:

Verify an application’s compatibility with a new version of the Windows operating system, or a Windows Update, including determining your risk assessment.
Become involved in the ACT Community, including sharing your risk assessment with other ACT users.
Test your Web applications and Web sites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to the Windows® Internet Explorer® Internet browser.

Software Requirements:

Type of Software	Type of Software
Operating Systems	- Windows 7 - Windows Vista - Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) - Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Service Pack 3 (SP3) - Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows Server 2008 R2
Database Components	- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
.NET Framework	- ACT requires the .NET Framework 2.0 or newer.

Download HERE

EBook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ward

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing (RTM). To promote this new version they have released a free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
To download the ebook just click on the picture.

Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Ward

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an agentless toolkit that finds computers on a network and performs a detailed inventory of the computers using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and the Remote Registry Service. The data and analysis provided by this toolkit can significantly simplify the planning process for migrating to Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Microsoft Office 2007, Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and Forefront® Client Security and Network Access Protection. Assessments for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista include device driver availability as well as recommendations for hardware upgrades.

You can use MAP to inventory the following platforms:

Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP® Professional
Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server
VMware ESX
VMware ESXi
VMware Server

Reporting
- Identification of currently installed Windows client operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The tool also reports if desktops have anti-virus and anti-malware programs installed and if the Windows Firewall is turned on.
- Identification of currently installed Windows Server operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008.
- Identification of currently installed Microsoft Office software and recommendations for migration to Microsoft Office 2007.
- Detailed assessment and reporting of server utilization gathered using the Performance Metrics Wizard.
- Recommendations for server consolidation and virtual machine placement using Hyper-V
- Assessment of client machines, servers, and the technology environment for the implementation of Microsoft Application Virtualization (APP-V)
- Identification of machines where Microsoft SQL Server components are installed.
- Identification of virtual machines, their hosts, and details about each.
- Identification of Windows Server Roles

Hardware Requirements:
- Windows 2003 x86/x64 or Windows 2008 x86/x64
- 1,5 GB (2 GB 2008)

Software Requirements:
- NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- Windows Installer 4.5
- Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Word 2003 SP2
- MIcrosoft Office Excel 2007 or Excel 2003 SP2
- SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2005

Download Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit HIER

Installeren VMWare vSphere 4.0 op Windows 2008 x64 SP2

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Ward

1. Zorg dat je werkende Windows 2008 x64 server hebt en werkende SQL Server . Ik heb tijdens deze installatie SQL Server 2008 standaard gebruikt. Maak op de sql server 2 Databases op aan bijvoorbeeld vmware & vmware udm

2. Download de Microsoft Native SQL Client voor 2008 hebt. Downloaden doe je hier: X64 Package (sqlncli.msi) – 7963 KB

3. Open de System32DNS door het volgende commando uit te voeren in run: %systemdrive%\Windows\SysWoW64\Odbcad32.exe
Microsoft: kb942976
VMWare: kb1010401

4. Maak 2 Systeem-DSN’s aan, een voor VMware zelf en een voor de update manager
Zie de volgende scherm afbeeldingen. Doe de volgende stappen dus 2 keer.