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Accessing (Windows Server 2008 R2) Virtual Servers using Hyper-V Manager for Windows 8?

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http://serverfault.com – I’m having several Windows Servers 2008 R2 which I previously accessed using Hyper-V Manager from Windows 7. On upgrading to Windows 8 and enabling the feature Hyper-V, this is no longer possible. I get an error message stating: “This version of Hyper-V manager cannot be used to manage servers running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.” How do I solve this problem and access my virtual servers using Hyper-V manager for Windows 8? (HowTos)

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Submitted by xskl on 08/21/2012

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Background:

We're running a couple of Virtual servers in Hyper-V at a small office using Windows 2008 R2. We only have 1 physical host (and we aren't planning to change that any time soon). We're looking to move to Hyper-V Server 2012.

Currently we have a small UPS that keeps the server running for about 20 minutes and then sends a shutdown message to Windows 2008. The UPS Connects via USB.

I often set up servers in Hyper V on my laptop (running windows server 2008) to test varoius software.

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Specifically, I want to run this:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=2...

This download contains a three Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Project Server 2010.

System requirements Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2

Additionally you will need:

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