So back in the day, when Plug and Play was sort of a new concept and auto-negotiating network settings didn’t actually work properly, XP was launched. It was a fine operating system for its time, and there was much rejoicing…. Now, in the modern era of NOWNOWNOW, venerable XP shows some issues here and there… Continue reading There and back again…a tale of XP performance tracing…
Month: September 2012
How to collect a trace for audio or video problems in Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. The user complains of audio issues, stuttering, latency, etc…or video frame rate is low. Something annoying. Like my previous post, lets cover a few basic rules here as we get started: 1. If host = Windows 7 AND… Continue reading How to collect a trace for audio or video problems in Windows 7
How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
Assume the following: You have a Windows 7 host that you want to collect a trace from. A good trace. One that you know other people will be able to decipher as well as yourself. Maybe I’ve asked you to collect a boot trace so I can look at it and pointed you to this… Continue reading How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 7
Welcome to the Windows Assessment Server from the Windows 8 ADK. Part 1 of X
Fa-La…It’s the magical mystery tour….. Well, not really, but it is the Windows Assessment Server brought to us by the Windows 8 ADK! Lets fire this bad boy up and play around with it. Step 0. Prepare your environment. You need DHCP and DNS and a Server running 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows… Continue reading Welcome to the Windows Assessment Server from the Windows 8 ADK. Part 1 of X