A friend and board member of a local user group pointed me to a recent article in BetaNews, talking about some cool new capabilities in the next version of Windows PowerShell. According to the CTP 2 download page (yes, you can download a Community Technology Preview version of 2.0), here are some of the main … Continue reading PowerShell 2.0 – Gonna be SWEEET
(RTW = Released to Web)Yessir! VIrtual PC 2007 has an upgrade available. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for that product was released and made available today. For more information, see the Release Notes. And also the Virtual PC Web Site.
In the MCP Flash e-mail I received at 1:39AM this morning, the top item is about three FREE webcasts devoted to helping people get ready for three different certification exams. "Which ones?"Here is the text from the e-mail: Walk in to your exam with confidence! Your Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) coach will provide pointers to … Continue reading Free Exam-Cramming Sessions
Multiply your power! Today Microsoft announced newly available Public Previews, plus the pricing details, for Windows Essential Server Solutions."What is that?"For those of you not aware of it - this is what we're calling the options such as Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. And today the company made previews … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Essentials Server Solutions Announcements (Wanna know how much SBS 2008 will cost?)
A couple of big switches were flipped at Microsoft today. And the status of two big updates changed as a result: Windows Vista SP1 - Now available via automatic update. Windows XP SP3 - RTM (Released to Manufacturing) "Hey Kevin.. wasn't SP1 for Vista released awhile ago?"Yes. But today is the day that it becomes … Continue reading Breaking News: A big day for updates!
(RTW=Released to Web) This is huge! Now finally you can administer your Active Directory.. your DHCP, DNS, NPS... Group Policy (again) .. all from a Windows Vista workstation.The RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) are already a part of Windows Server 2008. They're the set of administration tools that you can install under "features" in the … Continue reading Breaking News: Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) for Windows Vista SP1 are RTW!
Those of you tracking the progress with great enthusiasm (as I am) of the new Hyper-V virtualization in Windows Server 2008 will be excited to learn that we've just released Release Candidate 0 (RC0) of Hyper-V. Installation Instructions can be found HERE.You really should check out John Howard's excellent blog post about it.And here are … Continue reading Breaking News: Hyper-V “RC0” Now Available
Anyone and their mother-in-law can now upgrade their Windows Vista installation to SP1. Check out the announcement here. "So, will it just start coming down as part of the auto-update?"No. Auto-Updates won't happen until Mid-April. But you can go to Windows Update and install it now if you choose. Be aware - you may not … Continue reading Breaking News: Windows Vista SP1 now available to the world!
TechFuse - February 26, 2008 E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Kevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde Feedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell– richruss@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica $100 TechNet Subscription Promotion – Yes.. save $100!Use Promotion Code TMSAM08 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/subscriptionWhat’s New … Continue reading Kevin’s Windows Server 2008 Resources for {heros}
Microsoft announced some new details about the next version of Windows Small Business Server. Previously codename "Cougar", the new name was also announced.I learned the name last week while at an internal training conference in Seattle. The Product Managers told us how many hours and dollars were spent researching the new name. "It has to … Continue reading Next Version of SBS (“Cougar”) Now Has A Name
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