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A collection of 5 posts

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Converting QEMU Windows 2000 images to AWS EC2 AMIs

Why am I doing this? I have a qcow2 image for various Windows Server 2000 installations and experimenting with various ways to implement them. Introduction Moving workloads from on‑premises virtualization environments to Amazon Web Services (AWS) often starts with a disk image. QEMU’s native QCOW2 format is compact

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Securing Windows XP

As I wrote in a previous post, securing your operating systems is critical to security and privacy. Below is a batch‑file script you can run (as Administrator) inside a Windows XP virtual machine to apply a set of common hardening measures. It focuses on reducing the attack surface, tightening

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Securing Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Introduction A Windows Server is often the backbone of an organization’s IT infrastructure—hosting Active Directory, file shares, web applications, databases, and countless internal services. Because it sits at the core of corporate operations, a compromised server can cascade into a full‑blown breach, data loss, regulatory penalties, and

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Windows 95 Keynote

Minute-by-minute summary of the Windows 95 keynote: 00:00: The keynote begins with a warm welcome to the audience. 00:02: The presenter introduces Windows 95 as a major milestone in computing and highlights its user-friendly features. 00:05: A video showcases the evolution of Windows, emphasizing the improvements and

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Windows XP Keynote

Minute-by-minute summary of Windows XP keynote 0:00 - The keynote begins with Bill Gates welcoming the audience and talking about the future of computing 4:25 - A video introducing Windows XP is played, highlighting the new features and improvements from previous versions 9:50 - Jim Allchin takes

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