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    <h1>
        WebsitePanel VmConfig - Readme</h1>
    <p>
        WebsitePanel Virtual Machine Configuration Service (WebsitePanel VmConfig) is a Windows 
        Service that runs in guest operating system and performs the following 
        functions:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Executes provisioning modules 
        to configure guest operating system</li>
        <li>Gathers real-time statistics 
        (RAM, HDD) that is displayed on WebsitePanel user interface (UI).</li>
    </ul>
    <p>
        The current version of WebsitePanel VmConfig includes the following provisioning modules:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Change computer name</li>
        <li>Change administrator password</li>
        <li>Change network adapter 
        configuration</li>
    </ul>
    <p>
        WebsitePanel VmConfig service communicates with host Hyper-V machine through 
        “Hyper-V Data Exchange” integration component, so make sure its service is up 
        and running in the guest OS.</p>
 
    <h2>
        License</h2>
    <p>
        WebsitePanel VmConfig is released under BSD license. Please see LICENSE.txt file in the 
        root folder of this project.</p>
 
    <h2>
        Project Structure</h2>
    <p>
        The project has the following folders structure:</p>
    <ul>
        <li><strong>\Trunk</strong> - project version currently in development<ul>
            <li><strong>\Sources</strong> - project source codes. Each solution project is 
                placed in its own sub-folder. All solution files are placed in the root of this 
                folder.<ul>
                    <li>Solution1.sln</li>
                    <li>Solution2.sln</li>
                    <li>ProjectName.build - MS Build file for the entire project</li>
                </ul>
            </li>
            <li><strong>\Docs</strong> - project documentation</li>
            </ul>
        </li>
        <ul>
            <li><strong>\Build</strong> - folder containing solution assemblies that 
                are referenced from other projects</li>
        </ul>
        <li><strong>\Releases</strong> - contains all project releases</li>
        <li><strong>\Branches</strong> - contains project branches for proof-of-concepts, 
            new development, bug fixing, etc.</li>
        <li><strong>LICENSE.txt</strong> - project license</li>
        <li><strong>Readme.htm</strong> - the file you are reading right now</li>
        <li><strong>ReleaseNotes.htm</strong> - project release notes</li>
    </ul>
    <h2>
        Build How-To</h2>
    <p>
        Open WebsitePanel.VmConfig solution in Visual Studio 2010 and build it.</p>
    
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