Installing Windows 8 on VMware

If you've recently downloaded the Windows 8 Developer Preview and tried to install it on VMware Workstation, VMware player, or VMware Fusion, you may have received the error:

*** VMware Workstation internal monitor error ***
vcpu-0:NOT_IMPLEMENTED vmcore/vmm/intr/apic.c:1903
Please report this problem by selecting menu item Help > VMware on the Web > Request Support, or by going to the Web page …

I can’t confirm this, but some have speculated that the message means that the version of the VMware product you are using (including VMware Workstation 7) does not support ACPI 2.0 which is required for Windows 8.
Regardless, the solution is to upgrade to VMware Workstation 8 or VMware Fusion 4. Alternatively, you can install Windows 8 within Oracle (Sun) VirtualBox 4.1.2. Make sure to use at least version 4.1.2 as older versions of VirtualBox do not work. VirtualBox and VMware Workstation can coexist on the same host.

Watch BUILD Keynote – Amazing Windows 8 Info!

Watch the BUILD keynote for amazing Windows 8 information. The keynote talks about the user experience including app-to-app communications, software development using Visual Studio and HTML 5, and incredible hardware coming to the Windows platform.

Download Windows 8 Right Now!

Can’t wait to check out Windows 8? Then download the Windows 8 developer preview right now! Thanks to Engadget for releasing the news. Check out other Windows 8 info.

Use SharePoint for Business Process Management at ABPMP Boston

I’m very excited to present at the September 14^th meeting of the Boston chapter of the Association of Business Process Management Professionals (ABPMP). This presentation is intended to give non-technical and semi-technical BPM professionals an overview of how SharePoint can be used to facilitate BPM usage scenarios.

Presentation topics will include:

• General discussion of core SharePoint capabilities
• Three mechanisms for implementing SharePoint solutions
• What does process management mean to you?
• Discussion of various aspects of process management and their implementations, with  demos:
  • Data capture and management
  • Automation (workflow)
  • System integration
  • Reporting

When:
Wednesday September 14, 2011 at 5:30 PM EDT

Where:
MICROSOFT
201 Jones Road, 6th floor
Waltham, MA 02451

Register Now!