Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machine Settings and Loading an Operating System from an ISO File

In my last blog post, I showed you how to create a basic virtual machine (VM) within Hyper-V.  In this post, I will show you how to go one step further, and  load an operating system (OS) from an ISO file.

 

1.  Within Hyper-V Manager, click the VM you want to configure, and click Settings from the right-side menu.

2.  Within the VM settings, there are two sections:  Hardware & Management.  The Hardware section allows you add/remove additional memory, processors, drives, etc.  You can also change the boot order here.  To load an OS using an ISO, begin by clicking the DVD drive under the Hardware menu.

 

3. Under Media, click the radio button for Image File, and click Browse.

4. Navigate to an ISO file you already have downloaded or copied, and click Open.  Click OK at the bottom.  The VM will now try to boot to this ISO during the next boot up.

5. Select the VM under the Virtual Machines list, and click Start from the right-side menu.

6. The VM should now boot to the ISO file.  Proceed through the OS installation like you normally would.  After the OS Install is done, you should have an operating VM!

Can you use a Polarized Lens with a VIN Camera?

We have a couple dealerships using a VIN Camera.  Got a call from Cody asking about a Polarized Filter.  Vin uses a Ricoh G700SE camera.  On Ricoh's website, there is a PDF document that references that filter use is possible and to use 37 mm diameter filter.

With the use of the polarized lens will help provide color and contrast enhancement.  Reflected light often shows up as a whitish glare that washes out color in an image.  The circular polarizer corrects this problem producing deeper, dramatically colors.  It removes glare from non-metallic surfaces, such as windows and water color saturation in general, especially outdoors.

Ricoh camera information - http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/support/brochure/pdf/g700se.pdf

VIN Camera information - http://www.vinsolutions.com/vincamera.aspx

Windows Startup Options.

After you start installing a lot of programs you may notice your computer slowing down when it starts. Most programs add a startup entry when installed so that program will start right when Windows loads. If you don't use a certain program often it is a waste of resources. To disable these programs, do these steps:

1. Go to the "Start" menu and type "msconfig" and then select the top option or hit the "enter" key.

2. This is the window that will come up. Select the "startup" tab.

3. You will then see a list of startup items. Go ahead and uncheck all of the programs you do not want to have startup when Windows does. After you unchecked all the programs you want to disable, press apply then restart your computer. If you want to re-enable the programs later, just check the boxes.

Unable to Open Outlook 2003 Error: "MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version"

Received a phone call this morning where the user received the following error message trying to open Outlook 2003.

Error:  Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook.  MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version.  This could have been caused by installing other messaging software.  Please reinstall Outlook.

Fix for this issue.

1. Find the file MSMapi32.dll.
2. Which should be located in - C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Msmapi\1033\.
3. Rename the file to MSMapi32.old
4. Click on the Outlook icon and the program should repair itself and replace the file with the correct version.