Booting Hyper-V R2 off a USB stick : http://sgwindowsgroup.org/forums/t/3333.aspx post by: acchong
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx
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x86: http://blogs.technet.com/uphclean/pages/uphclean-v2-0-beta-build-2-0-49-0-for-32-bit-platform-operating-system.aspx
x64: http://blogs.technet.com/uphclean/pages/uphclean-v2-0-build-2-0-49-0-beta-for-64-bit-platform-operating-system.aspx
UPHClean v2.0 is a new version that tries to help with the following scenarios:
Timing fix
In v1.6 there is a timing issue with where the profile unload process stopped trying to unload the user profile hive before UPHClean finished its work. UPHClean finished its release of user profile hive handles but Winlogon had already proceeded without unloading the profile causing it to report a profile hive unload failure. This is now addressed by having Winlogon waiting until UPHClean has finished all of its work before proceeding.
Open file handles
Apart open registry handles that UPHClean v1.6 deals with open file handles to the user profile can have a bad influence on the profile load and unload process. Open references to profile files prevent the profile load and unload process from reconciling (copying files) from and to the roaming profile location. This prevents the deletion of the locally cached profile. Other symptoms of this is if the same user logs in again he or she gets a new profile with a name like username.000, username.001 etc.
UPHClean v2.0 takes care of these by releasing the handle to user profile files when the profile is unloaded. This is not without risk. Since UPHClean removes access to files or directories data that was cached by the application for the file is lost. This could cause the process to fail because it cannot read from the file. During testing this has not been found to be true but there is still a chance that it could happen. This is the reason why the file handle remap feature is disabled by default.
To enable the feature you have to set the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPHClean\Parameters
SHARING_VIOLATION_REMAP REG_DWORD 0X00000001
Without enabling the remapping feature UPHClean automatically detects sharing violation during the user logoff and retries the failed operation for a small amount of time. You can control the amount of time using the SHARING_VIOLATION_DELAY value. This value is specified in millisecond and has a default value of 1000 millisecond.
File permissions
In some cases a program might change file permissions or creates a new file/folder within the profile but incorrect permissions. This may leave the profile load/unload process unable to copy it or delete it. To resolve the issue you have to take ownership first before you can delete the file or folder. UPHClean takes care of those situations.
UPHClean fails to install on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. This happens because the User Profile service included with those operating system includes the functionality of UPHClean v1.6 built in. There is no point in having UPHClean perform its monitoring work when the profile service does all necessary work to prevent user hive fails from occuring.
Whereas UPHClean logs event 1401 to indicate that it took action to resolve a problem that would have prevent a user profile hive from unloading, the User Profile service logs event 1530. It looks like this:
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service
Date: 2/28/2008 2:56:52 PM
Event ID: 1530
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: SYSTEM
Computer: RCARON-PC
Description:
Windows detected your registry file is still in use by other applications or
services. The file will be unloaded now. The applications or services that
hold your registry file may not function properly afterwards.
DETAIL -
1 user registry handles leaked from
\Registry\User\S-1-5-21-2641105361-2081720548-7543625-1000:
Process 896 (\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\System32\svchost. exe) has
opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2641105361-2081720548-7543625-1000
This event is letting you know that when the profile was being unloaded svchost.exe with process id (PID) 896 had a registry key handle to the profile hive for the user with SID S-1-5-21-2641105361-2081720548-7543625-1000.
The event is there so you know that the system took action. That way you could know that if the application fails in some way you can investigate whether this action might be involved in the failure. Generally my advice for this (as for UPHClean event 1401) is to ignore it.
This version will likely install on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It is in beta but currently the beta bits do not yet install on those operating systems.
Office 2010 volume activation methods
You can use the following methods to activate Office 2010 by using Office Activation Technologies, which are the same methods that are used for Windows Vista and later versions of Windows:
- Multiple Activation Key (MAK). With a MAK, clients activate Office 2010 online with the Microsoft hosted activation servers or by telephone.
- Key Management Service (KMS). KMS uses a KMS host key to activate a KMS host computer and establish a local activation service in your environment. Office 2010 connects to the local KMS host for activation.
- A combination of KMS and MAK.
For detailed information, see Overview of volume activation for Office 2010 in the technical library.
For information about when you would use each activation method, see the four scenarios described in detail in Volume activation quick start guide for Office 2010 in the technical library.
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Once the download is complete, launch the downloaded file and follow the set up instructions.
Important changes in product activation
We’ve made some important changes to how Microsoft Office products are activated. The new activation method is based on the Software Protection Platform first introduced in Windows Vista and currently used in Windows 7. Please take note of the information provided on the Product Key page that displays during the download process. Follow the instructions on that page for activating your beta software immediately after the setup procedure completes. For more information please see the Release Notes.
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Error Code:8000401a
Solution for Error code: 8000401a is only 10 seconds away
Open Registry Editor
Goto
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\
Then search this entry & delete it
380689D0-AFAA-47E6-B80E-A33436FE3
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