Monthly Archives: May 2010

Virtualising Paint.NET 3.x

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Aaron Parker

This post details virtualising Paint.NET 3.x with Microsoft Application Virtualization; however the same basic steps should apply to any application virtualisation product. Virtualising Paint.NET is a simple two step process: Configure an unattended installation that installs Paint.NET to configure specific … Continue reading →

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Customising Office 2010 before deployment

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Aaron Parker

The Office 2010 planning, deployment and configuration documentation is far better than what was available for Office 2007 at launch, however it’s worth updating my Office 2007 deployment notes for the changes in Office 2007. Here’s a walkthrough of the … Continue reading →

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Managing product activation with a TechNet subscription (and MSDN too)

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Aaron Parker

I’ve been avoiding activating Windows installations in my home test environment with the product keys from my TechNet subscription because I’ve been afraid of running out of keys. Fortunately that fear has been mostly unfounded. I won’t go into what … Continue reading →

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