Kevin’s TechNet Event Resources

 

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com

Feedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell– richruss@microsoft.com

 

Session PowerPoint Decks
http://www.technetevents.com/resources/2008-August-September.aspx

 

 

Future Live, In-Person Event Information
TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde
MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com
Microsoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica

 

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{ Why to get Windows Vista with SP1 }

 

Windows Client TechCenter – the Springboard Series of Resources

(This is a one-stop, best location for all technical resources and knowledge around Windows Vista)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa904820.aspx

 

Windows Vista Home Page

http://www.windowsvista.com

 

Notable Changes in Windows Vista Service Pack 1

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709618.aspx

 

The Mojave Experiment – Do you really know Vista?

http://www.mojaveexperiment.com

 

The Tolley Group – Enhanced Network Performance with Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/b/4/4b455e48-72c4-4a04-b9a5-892fd497087a/TollyResults.pdf

 

Mark Russinovich’s Blog Post: “Inside Vista SP1 File Copy Improvements”
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2008/02/04/2826167.aspx

 

Stan Beer’s “Why Move to SP1?” Article

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17269/1023

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17269/1023

 

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17269/1023

 

 

 

James Bannan’s Article: “Vista SP1 up to 86% Faster”

http://apcmag.com/vista_sp1_up_to_86_faster.htm

 

{ Managing Windows Vista with Windows PowerShell }

**NOTE: Demo setup and script files are now attached to this post in a .zip file.  Look towards the bottom of this article to find the file.

 

How to Download Windows PowerShell 1.0

 

 

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx

 

Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4720B00-9A66-430F-BD56-EC48BFCA154F&displaylang=en

 

Windows PowerShell: Frequently Asked Questions

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/powershell-faq.aspx

 

How Windows PowerShell Works

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714658(VS.85).aspx

 

Windows PowerShell Team Blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/

 

Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa973757(VS.85).aspx

 

Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Help Topics

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978604.aspx

 

Scripting with Windows PowerShell Script Center

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx

 

The Script Center Script Repository (includes sample PowerShell Scripts)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/default.mspx?mfr=true

 

Windows PowerShell SDK

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714469(VS.85).aspx

 

Windows PowerShell Programmer’s Guide

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714674(VS.85).aspx

 

Windows PowerShell Class Library (Managed Code Reference)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa717491(VS.85).aspx

 

Windows PowerShell V2 Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7C8051C2-9BFC-4C81-859D-0864979FA403&displaylang=en

 

Blog Post: What’s New in V2?

http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/11/06/what-s-new-in-ctp-of-powershell-2-0.aspx

{ Group Policy Preferences, Templates, and Scripting }

Group Policy

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725828.aspx

 

Group Policy Preferences Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=42e30e3f-6f01-4610-9d6e-f6e0fb7a0790&DisplayLang=en

 

ADMX Migrator

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0F1EEC3D-10C4-4B5F-9625-97C2F731090C&displaylang=en

 

Planning and Deploying Group Policy

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754948.aspx

 

Using Windows Script Files

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15x4407c.aspx

 

Group Policy Management Console Scripting Samples

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa814151(VS.85).aspx

 

Group Policy Management Console Sample Scripts Download

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=38c1a89b-a6d2-4f2a-a944-9236999aee65&DisplayLang=en

 

Free GPMC PowerShell Cmdlets 1.2 (by SDM Software)

http://www.sdmsoftware.com/freeware

 

 

KevinsPowerShellDemoFiles.zip