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Windows Longhorn Build 3706
This is Windows Codename Longhorn 3706 (3706.Lab06_N.021029-1731) in VMware Workstation. This is a Milestone 3 build which was compiled on 2002-10-29 and expires on 2003-10-24. This build was made public on 23 May 2006. This build has DCE available, but you need VMware Workstation 6.5 as backwards compatibility is not enough. So since I could not run Workstation 6.5 on…
Read More »Windows Server 2003 Build 2296
This is Windows Server 2003 build 2296 (2296.1.beta1.001024-1157) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is the official Beta 1 build, which was compiled on 2000-10-24 and expires on 2001-04-22. How I got this to run: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 Backwards compatibility set with VMware 6.5-7.0. OS set to Windows XP Home Edition 1 GB RAM 1 CPU core 40 GB IDE…
Read More »Windows 8 Build 8045
This is Windows 8 build 8045 (8045.0.fbl_grfx_dev1.110713-1730) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Milestone 3/Developer Review build which was compiled on 2011-07-13 and expires on 2012-03-22 and was made available on 26 January 2020. This build has some interesting features such as a new crash screen, new Aero theme (WITH REDLOCK) and recovery options and more. The immersive control…
Read More »Home Network Build #3 – We have a plan, let’s move!
In this video we complete the site survey and examine what equipment is here. All this in preparation for the network upgrade! Who knew we had all of this extra stuff and who knew my neighbors were stepping all over my spectrum! As we plan we will take a close look at the UNII spectrum and understand a little bit…
Read More »Windows 7 build 7048
This is Windows 7 build 7048 (7048.0.winmain.090219-1845) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Release Candidate build that was compiled on 2009-02-19 and expires on 2009-07-01. The x64 version was made available on 3 March 2009 and the x86 version followed four days later on 7 March 2009. Here I am using the x86 version. How I got this to…
Read More »What the heck is on my network?
Well, it’s summer time and so time to think about what we want to talk about in between fresh and the beach! So, let’s dig into the stuff running on our home networks and maybe do some home network upgrades! In this video we will begin with a basic capture and how to view individual packets and their layers: Ethernet,…
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