T40T, 12 May 2008

Install Windows Server 2008, SQLServer2005 into Virtual PC 2007

  • My previous application development platform experience is LAMP, so this Windows Server 2008 stuff is going to be fun!
  • Installation to a fresh VirtualPC took less than 15 minutes.
  • Only 6 updates required post install of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
  • Added Application Server, Web Server (IIS), File Services as installed applications
    • FTP added because I understand that stuff
  • Installed VirtualPC extensions
  • Reconfigurated networking for home network
  • Installing SQLServer2005 (as most external hosters are using this revision)
    • Too many questions for a mere mortal. Its like recompiling MySQL!
    • Going for a base level SQLServer as possible
    • Apply SP update to SQLServer2005
  • Launch SQLServer Management Studio
  • All Seems Well
  • Time to Backup the VM

Next sub-project: Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK

  • Some of the Imagine Cup finalists use the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, so grabbing that and evaluating their entries
  • Installed; have to wait for the .zip files so I can correctly unzip with directories. Oops
  • (on hold)
  • (restarted at 8:00pm)
  • OK, submissions reviewed, including in-the Mobile emulator (w00tage!). Karo has my data 🙂

ASP.NET/Database. Exactly how easy is it? Can I do it without RTFM?

  • Move VM over to separate machine
  • Launched OK!
  • Hmm, adding a user, setting up non-Windows authentication (ie: no ActiveDirectory) requires checking on super-special(tm) checkbox. Done and running. Can create a table, add columns and records.
  • I declare a successful day

3 thoughts on “T40T, 12 May 2008”

  1. Is it possible to do ‘folding’ with Windows Server 2008? I’ve always been interested in ‘super-computing’ and I read that a University was able to accomplish this by harnessing the power of all these old computers networked together. They had the old computers from the campus in this room and they were able to sync all the processing CPU’s with one server. You looked knowledgeable in this area and thats why I’m asking you.

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