Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1
Somehow I missed the announcement that SP1 was released for Virtual Server 2005 R2. Given that I run nearly all my development (and some non-development) environments on R2, I’m surprised I didn’t catch wind of SP1!
You can download SP1 here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BC49C7C8-4840-4E67-8DC4-1E6E218ACCE4&displaylang=en. It’s interesting to note that Vista flavors are listed as supported host operating systems, yet include a “non-Production only” caveat.
I run Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Vista Business without any problems (well, if you know some tricks). As I upgraded I noted the following:
- When installing SP1, be sure to turn off the Virtual Server service, else you will receive the following warning:
- It will detect the previous version and force you to upgrade:
- I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that some of these options are new. Sorry, I haven’t had the time to research them – when I do, I promise I’ll post my findings.
The upgrade seemed to go without a problem. I was able to mount and start my virtual machines without any problems whatsoever.
Thank you very much sir. You saved my agony. Forgot about this old mental note. But you helped me opening this help file. Thanks