How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk - VHD
If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD.
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19.6.2009 How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps.
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17.2.2009 VHD Mount for Windows 7 - Get VHD Commands in Context Menu with VHD Mount For Windows 7
Most of all windows 7 users are aware of native VHD support in Windows 7. The Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk file format aka VHD is virtual hard disk used in Microsoft Virtual PC.
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20.7.2009 Windows Vista CompletePC Backup to VHD
Windows Vista includes a new feature called CompletePC Backup. The interesting thing is the backup file format which is VHD, the same format used by Virtual PC and Virtual Server. It will be interesting to find out whats behind this!
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6.7.2006 Windows Vista VHD - Free Download
Thanks to odeeee for this download links. Windows Vista Enterprise is now available for IT professionals and developers with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not members of the subscription services.
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24.5.2007 Free Windows Vista Enterprise - VHD
Following the availability of Windows Vista in 2007, Microsoft started allowing users to access free copies of the operating system via the Download Center.
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23.3.2009 Windows 7 Builds 7231 x86 VHD
WZOR has leaked yet another set of builds, having acquired the x86 (no x64 version) of Windows 7 build 7231 and the x64 version (no x86 version) of Windows 7 Build 7232.
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16.6.2009 Windows 7 90-Day Eval VHD released!
The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience thats faster, better supported and more flexible.
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12.10.2009 Microsoft Windows Vista 30-Day Eval VHD 1.1
For organizations with complex desktop infrastructures, whether large or small, Windows Vista Enterprise is the operating system designed specifically to help realize a better return on IT investments.
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3.7.2007 Windows 7 Build 6956 VHD and ISO Leaked and Available for Download
Windows 7 Build 6956 is the latest copy of Windows Vista's successor leaked and available for download via various third-party sources, including popular torrent websites.
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9.12.2008 Windows 7 Build 7231 x86 VHD Image download
Few hours ago Windows 7 build 7229 x86 & x64 was leaked on torrent websites and here is yet again another windows 7 Build leak, This time its Windows 7 build 7231 leaked by Wzor.info in the form of VHD image like Windows 7 Build 7227.
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12.6.2009 Windows 7 Build 7232 x64 VHD Image Download
Leaking of Windows 7 Builds still continues even after availability Windows 7 Release Candidate. We have seen Windows 7 Build 7201, Build 7227, Build 7229 & Build 7231 leaked on internet as ISO image or VHD Image.
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16.6.2009 Download Windows 7 Build 6956 VHD Image via BT Torrent
Windows 7 beta (or beta 1) is possibly been released in January or February 2009 which Keith Comb has even mentioned in a comment on his TechNet blog (has since been removed) that we (Microsoft) are targeting to have the DVDs in the materials from 1/13/2009 on.
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5.12.2008 How to create .ISO from .VHD file
The way in this guide can only be done from Windows 7! And you need to have WAIK installed.
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17.6.2009 Download Free Vista and XP from Microsoft as VHD Images
Microsoft continues to offer free copies of its Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems for download, in a tradition that started approximately a couple of years back.
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28.8.2009 Free Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Installation ISO and VHD for Hyper-V Official Direct Download Links
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next iteration of Windows Server operating system, which has been RTMed with build version 6.1.7600.16385 together with Windows 7. Microsoft is now officially releasing the ISO image for Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software, which allowing administrators and users to install Windows Server 2008 R2 to evaluate the new operating system for 180 days for free.
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17.8.2009 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsofts Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
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8.2.2007 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair
The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
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3.10.2007 My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair
On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
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29.10.2007 Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate wont install on Windows 7
Windows 7 testers wont be able to install Microsofts near-final Release Candidate (RC) test build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 a limitation Microsoft is acknowledging and saying is by design.
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20.1.2009 How to download and install Windows 7 Language Packs - MUI
Language packs or MUI packs are used to change the default language of Windows 7 to a language of your choice. For example, download and installing the French language pack will translate all the menus and options in Windows 7 into French.
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27.8.2009 Microsoft: Should You Install Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh?
Last week, on January 9th, 2008, Microsoft dropped Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh Build 17128 into the laps of some 15,000 testers.
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14.1.2008How-to: Getting started with .VHD files in Windows 7
Some of you seem confused about how Windows 7 goes about supporting .VHD files as used by Virtual PC, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Heres a
quick how-to work with .VHD files in Windows 7...
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11.01.2009Demonstration: Windows 7 VHD Boot
This command line demonstration explains how to build a bootable Windows 7 VHD image from a Windows 7 install.wim file using diskpart.exe and
imagex.exe. The demonstration continues with an explanation of how to configure the boot entry using bcdedit.exe and explains the limitations of VHD
Boot. Note: This screencast discusses a release candidate of a Microsoft product. The information in this screencast is provided as-is and is subject
to change without notice.
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01.05.2009Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express. This download consists of a
virtual hard disk (VHD), along with a walkthrough guide. The guide gives a hands-on tour of the product, along with useful information for
administrators and other IT professionals. You can use the guide and VHD to demonstrate many of the key features of Microsoft Search Server 2008. The
VHD includes all of the files and software you need in order to complete the walkthrough. They will provide you with a basic understanding of the
configuration, administration, and end-user search capabilities in Microsoft® Search Server 2008 Express edition.
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12.11.2007Windows Vista Updated 30-Day Eval VHD Now Available (Version 1.1)
This download comes as a
pre-configured VHD allowing
you to evaluate Microsoft
Windows Vista for 30 days.
For organizations
with complex desktop
infrastructures, whether large
or small, Windows Vista
Enterprise is the operating
system designed specifically
to help realize a better
return on IT investments. In
this VHD, you'll have the
opportunity to road-test new
and improved features
including management (e.g.
MUI, BDD, etc) usability
(e.g. Search, Navigation,
etc) and security (UAC,
Windows Defender, etc),
enhancements to the Windows
Vista platform.
A
virtualization product that
supports the VHD format is
required to use this virtual
machine. Microsoft
Virtual
PC or Microsoft
Virtual
Server are provided for
free and can be used with
these VHD based virtual
machines. Please refer to the
Virtual Server 2005 R2 System
requirements page
here.
Version 1.0 of the
30-day Vista Eval was released
a few months ago however this
is an updated release (Version
1.1) of the VHD.
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03.07.2007Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 VHD - 32-bit version
The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience thats faster, better supported
and more flexible. You can now access the entire catalog of pre-configured Microsoft and partner products and solutions in the VHD format and start
evaluating and testing today from
www.microsoft.com/vhd.
This
download enables you to evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 is designed to reduce the growing cost and
complexity of managing a corporate messaging system by providing more control for IT administrators, more value and expanded inbox access for end
users, and increased security and compliance for the organization as a whole.
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05.12.2007Microsoft Office 2007 Professional VHD v1.1 Available
This VHD contains both the 30 day edition of Windows Vista Enterprise Edition and an evaluation of Office 2007 Professional which includes Publisher,
Excel, Outlook, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Word. See how with these new platforms can simplify how people work together, find information and
improve business insight, help protect and manage content, and reduce IT costs and improve security. Test drive today to experience how Windows Vista
and Office 2007 work better together!
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06.11.2007Windows SharePoint Services Developer Evaluation VPC Image
A time limited evaluation VHD containing Windows SharePoint Services and Visual Studio 2005 for use with Virtual PC or Virtual Server.
Download all parts and run the EXE. This will uncompress the Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) and the Viirtual PC and Virtual Server configuration
files. Once you have the VHD unpacked you can start it in Virtual PC by double clicking the file WSS-V7.vmc or you can import the file WSS-R2.vmc into
Virtual Server
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16.05.2008Updated Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Images Available
VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites with different IE versions on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista.
This
download page contains four separate VPC images, depending on what you want to test.
- IE6-XPSP3_VPC.exe contains a Windows
XP SP3 with IE6 VHD file
- IE7-XPSP2_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP2 with IE7 VHD file
- IE8B2-XPSP3_VPC.exe
contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE8 Beta 2 VHD file
- IE7-VIS1.exe+IE7-VIS2.rar+IE7-VIS3.rar contain a Vista Image with IE7 VHD
file.
Note: For The Vista image, you will need all three files, downloaded and in the same directory, then simply run
IE7-VIS1.exe.
This VPC image will expire in January, 2009.
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29.08.2008Windows 7 Migration from Windows XP
Jeff Alexander: Windows 7 has some great tools for migration from previous operating systems. Some that come to mind are Deployment Imaging and
Service Management (DISM), mounting VHDs natively in the operating system and User State Migration. But one of the best features in my opinion and
many of my mates in the community is the ability to boot natively to a VHD. This gives you flexibility in your migration scenarios and is one way you
can preserve your settings from the previous OS installation.
Dugie who is
based in Brisbane has done a
great
article on how to go from having Windows XP installed to having Windows 7 installed in the primary partition with Windows XP encapsulated into a
VHD. This can then be mounted in the OS and used later if needed in something like Virtual PC...
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23.03.2009Windows Vista and Office 2007 Combined Evaluation VHD Available
Test Drive two new Microsoft
platforms, Windows Vista
Enterprise and Office 2007
Professional, and experience
how they work better together.
This VHD contains
both the 30 day edition of
Windows Vista Enterprise
Edition and an evaluation of
Office 2007 Professional which
includes Publisher, Excel,
Outlook, Outlook, PowerPoint,
Access, and Word. See how with
these new platforms can
simplify how people work
together, find information and
improve business insight, help
protect and manage content,
and reduce IT costs and
improve security.
A
virtualization product that
supports the VHD format is
required to use this virtual
machine. Microsoft
Virtual
PC or Microsoft
Virtual
Server are provided for
free and can be used with
these VHD based virtual
machines. Please refer to the
Virtual Server 2005 R2 System
requirements page
here.
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21.06.2007Microsoft Identity Lifecyle Manager 2007 VHD
Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM 2007) provides an integrated and comprehensive solution for managing the entire lifecycle of user
identities and their associated credentials. It provides identity synchronization, certificate and password management, and user provisioning in a
single solution that works across Microsoft Windows and other organizational systems. As a result, IT organizations can define and automate the
processes used to manage identities from creation to retirement.
This fully functional pre-configured VHD provides you with a
trial software that will automatically expire after 30 days.
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08.01.2008Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 VHD Available
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the next-generation release of Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003. Leverage deep integration with the
2007 Microsoft Office system, the Windows Vista operating system, Windows Server 2008, and Exchange Server 2007 to promote your systems-management
solutions. And generate new sales revenue by extending of one of the most secure, well-managed, and cost-effective platforms in the industry.
A virtualization product that supports the VHD format is required to use this virtual machine. Microsoft
Virtual PC or Microsoft
Virtual Server are provided for free and can be
used with these VHD based virtual machines. Please refer to the Virtual Server 2005 R2 System requirements page
here.
In
addition to the System Requirements for the virtualization product, you will need additional disk and memory resources for running the virtual
machine. This VHD is pre-configured to use approximately 10GB of hard disk space and approximately 512MB of memory.
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27.10.2007Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" VHD
Forefront codename Stirling is an integrated security system that delivers comprehensive, coordinated protection across endpoints, messaging and
collaboration servers, and the network edge that is easier to manage and control.
By delivering simplified management and
providing critical visibility into threats, vulnerabilities, and configuration risks, Stirling helps you reduce costs and achieve greater insight
into your enterprise security state.
This fully functional pre-configured VHD provides you with a trial software that will
automatically expire after 30 days.
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18.06.2008Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Updated VHD Now Available
This download comes as a
pre-configured VHD which
enables you to evaluate
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Team Suite in a Windows Vista
environment.
Visual
Studio Team Suite, a member of
the Visual Studio Team System,
provides each member of the
core software development team
with the most comprehensive
collection of tools for
software design, development,
and test.
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Provides multi-discipline team
members with the flexibility
to work seamlessly as an
architect, developer, and
tester within a single
familiar Visual Studio
development environment.
- Includes new
functionality based on tools
used within Microsoft for
years to create world-class
software.
- When
used in conjunction with
Visual Studio Team Foundation
Server, Team Suite fosters
better team communication and
provides project stakeholders
with unprecedented
transparency into the software
development process.
A
virtualization product that
supports the VHD format is
required to use this virtual
machine. Microsoft
Virtual
PC or Microsoft
Virtual
Server are provided for
free and can be used with
these VHD based virtual
machines. Please refer to the
Virtual Server 2005 R2 System
requirements page
here.
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05.07.2007Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Evaluation VHD (for Hyper-V)
Both virtual machines available here are running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Evaluation. One is the default full installation, and the
other has been configured as a default Core installation. For more information on the difference between full and core installation please see the
Windows Server 2008 Editions Overview pages. For download options
please see the IMAGE SELECTION section in the instructions below.
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19.02.2009Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build Leaked
"Oops!"
A build being demoed at WinHEC China this week, build 6956, was leaked by a show attendee, but in an unusual fashion, taking
advantage of a new feature in Windows 7.
The attendee managed to clone the demo machine's hard drive into a VHD file, a virtual hard
drive format that is fully supported in Windows 7. He then moved the image onto his portable drive and walked away from the booth, never caught by
any Microsoft employee or security.
Since Microsoft will probably not use a GPO to disable VHD creation on demo machines (it is a new
feature, after all), it will be interesting to see if future builds are leaked in the same routine. It's surprising that copying files to removable
disks wasn't disabled on these machines as the ones at PDC were.
Looking for some eye candy? Screenshots at the source.
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06.12.2008Leaks indicate Microsoft is un-rethinking the Win7 taskbar
During last week's touring WinHEC conference in Beijing, attendees were treated to the latest Windows 7 build running in a virtual machine. Trouble
is, someone apparently pilfered a copy of the VHD, and now it's loose...
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09.12.2008Sun takes command of VirtualBox, adds 64-bit, VHD support
It should be the easiest, most readily available software anywhere for setting up a Linux environment on a Windows host. And maybe it will be, but in
the meantime, BetaNews tests seem to indicate VirtualBox 2.0.0 has a few hurdles to overcome...
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05.09.2008Windows 7 upgrade chart available
Microsoft has made available the official Windows 7 Upgrade chart, via allthingsd which indicates which previous versions of Windows are available for
an in-place upgrade to Windows 7, and to which version they can upgrade. You can view the chart below: As you can see from just a glance at the
chart, it's relatively confusing. Windows 7 offers no direct upgrade path from XP, which was announced very early on in the Windows 7 development
life cycle. Very specific upgrade paths from other versions of Windows Vista exist also. You can perform a "Custom Install" which is pretty much a
clean install, but you have the option to install Windows 7 to another disk without overwriting data.
Read full story.....
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10.08.2009Microsoft and Citrix Extend Virtualization Alliance
Today at VMworld 2007, Microsoft Corp. and Citrix Systems Inc. announced that they have strengthened their longtime integration alliance in the
desktop and application delivery market by standardizing on the Microsoft® Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format as a common runtime environment for both
virtualized operating systems and applications.
This collaboration will result in future versions of Citrixs Desktop Server and
virtual application solutions adopting the Microsoft VHD format. At the same time, Microsoft plans to adapt a future version of Microsoft SoftGrid
Application Virtualization for both the desktop and Terminal Services to the VHD format. Microsoft and Citrix will also collaborate on emerging
virtualization technologies and virtual infrastructure management tools to help ensure interoperability and simplified administration for end
users.
IT professionals within large organizations have an increasing need to maintain control over desktop environments. The
cost of deploying and administering PCs sometimes tens of thousands of PCs across an enterprise can be significant, especially without the proper
infrastructure in place to aid in the automation of these tasks. Add to that the growing complexity created by more mobile and temporary workers, and
new data security and compliance requirements...
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