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• Interesting Sownloads for Week Ending - 11-07-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standards Documentation · DEPLOYMENT GUIDE -... Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:31 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IIS, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Resources for MDT 2008 from Windows Connections....

  Here are some additional resources for the Deploying Vista with the MDT 2008 sessions I am delivering today at the Windows Connections event in Las Vegas. MDT2008 with Update 1 Download Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog Desktop Deployment TechCenter... Posted Nov 11 2008, 10:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows, TechNet, Deployment, Downloads, Tech News, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-31-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957200) · Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB957200) · Update for Windows... Posted Nov 10 2008, 12:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Four machines down and one to go!

  subtitled.....Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager to help reduce my physical machine count.... Back in May I posted about some changes I was making to my home network . I did move a few things around but then I pushed the project aside. Two machines... Posted Nov 03 2008, 07:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed

• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - Your First Stop for Deployment

  The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 was released a couple of months ago with little fanfare. But, I believe this rather mundane sounding solution accelerator is actually a diamond that deserves being put on display, at least a little bit. Although... Posted Nov 03 2008, 06:41 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Vista, Windows Client, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server, Deployment, Windows Server 2008, Windows PE, Windows AIK

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 10/17/2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB957000) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB957000) · Update for Windows Vista... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 10-03-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - English · Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft Windows Server 2008 UNIX Interoperability Management Pack for Microsoft OpsMgr... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IPv6, IIS, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• How to Install SQL 2005 Reporting on Windows Server 2008

  A new paper has been posted on the OpsManJam site on the pre-requisites for SQL 2005 Reporting on Windows Server 2008. Share this post: Read More... Posted Oct 03 2008, 05:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tips, Deployment, Documentation, Windows Server 2008, Reporting

• How many images can I run at the same time with Hyper-V?

  I have spent the better part of today building out a temporary Hyper-V server. It is sort of a proof of concept of the super server that I would like to build and the same on that I asked for suggestions on a couple days ago. I took my second quad-core... Posted Oct 02 2008, 01:58 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Hardware, Windows, TechNet, Fun Stuff, Deployment, Virtualization, Tech News, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-26-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Windows HPC Server 2008 · Impact of Groove on a Network for TechNet · Microsoft Response Point 1.0 Service Pack 1 · Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB954920) - English · Update for... Posted Sep 30 2008, 09:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, IIS, Screencasts, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Virtualization Roadshow – register now before it fills up

  If you have not signed up for the Virtualization Launch Tour that is getting ready to kick off, be sure to sign up fast before all of the seats get reserved.  Here’s the agenda and city list for registration.  Looks like they are going to have... Posted Sep 25 2008, 03:56 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Deployment, Virtualization, SCVMM, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-19-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Update for Outlook 2003 (KB924423) · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Drive Extender · Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Home Networking · Windows Home Server Technical Brief... Posted Sep 22 2008, 09:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, music, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Windows vs Walls

  Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 18 2008, 11:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Internet Explorer, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Deployment, Management, Zune, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, HDTV, SCVMM, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Microsoft TechEd EMEA 2008 IT Professionals – Register before 26 September to save 300 Euros

  Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals is the Microsoft premier technical education conference just for IT professionals. For five days, you and 5,000 of your peers will learn how to architect, plan, deploy, manage and secure a connected enterprise... Posted Sep 02 2008, 07:30 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, virtualisation, Microsoft Office, Business Intelligence, Deployment, Microsoft Exchange, Demos, TechEd, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, core infrastructure, Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007, Microsoft Forefront, Architecture Infrastructure

• Custom Win PE Images

  Ever since the release of Windows Vista folks have been asking me about the details of creating custom Windows Pre Installation Environment (Win PE) images.  There is some great information on the subject that is available at the TechNet web site... Posted Aug 27 2008, 04:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Fun Stuff, Deployment, Videos, Windows Server 2008

• Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides – the list gets longer

  File Name: File Size Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc 158 KB Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in a Multiple Forest Environment Step-by-Step Guide.doc 314 KB Deploying... Posted Aug 21 2008, 10:11 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Search, Group Policy, Networking, Deployment, Management, Virtualization, Powershell, Windows Media Services, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-15-08

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Troubleshooting Windows Home Server Connector Installation · Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Administrator's Guide - English · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954366... Posted Aug 21 2008, 05:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, IE, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• The Exchange Team goes on camera

  At TechEd 2008 Harold Wong managed to snag a bunch of the Exchange Team and get some interviews on camera.  Harold does a really good job of interviewing them and as you can see he has now posted some of the videos to the edge.technet.com website... Posted Aug 19 2008, 09:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Video, Exchange Server, TechNet, Networking, Deployment, Management, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• August TechNet events – registration open

  Session 1:  “Why Vista?” While those “Mac vs. PC” commercials are entertaining, they don’t tell the whole story – especially when it comes to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. In this session, we’ll dispel some of the common myths and misperceptions... Posted Aug 14 2008, 05:18 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows Vista, TechNet, Group Policy, Networking, Live Events, Deployment, Management, Powershell, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps

• Deployment: so geht's schnell, günstig und erfolgreich

  Das Rad muss nicht dauernd neu erfunden werden. Gut, wer einfach zu viel Zeit hat, oder die IT Kosten in die Höhe treiben will, kann nach wie vor jeden Client und jeden Server händisch einzeln aufsetzen. Und im Falle einer Migration, z.B. auf... Posted Aug 12 2008, 03:39 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Deployment, Windows Server 2008, Georg Binder

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 08-08-2008

  As a heads up, I am posting the interesting DL info in the long format one more time. Partly because of a time crunch to get the info posted and partly because the alternative means of posting I wanted to do has caused me to raise some questions that... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Brand new TechNet events for September/October

  21 August 2008, Liverpool: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 2 September 2008, Reading : TechNet: the Microsoft Vision for Unified Communications 9 September 2008, Reading: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 10 September... Posted Aug 11 2008, 11:44 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, Windows Vista, Exchange Server, System Center, Xbox, TechNet Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Small Business Server, Windows PowerShell, Home Server, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Essential Business Server

• 10 Days into my blogging extravaganza...

  On July 21st, I challenged myself to make a blog post at least once a day for the next 365 days. Here I am a week and a half later and I am happy to report that I have made good on the promise so far. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit so I have... Posted Jul 31 2008, 09:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Zunecasts, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Learn me somethin..., twitterfeed

• Windows Essential Business Server - guides now available for download

  A whole bunch of guides were released over the past few days so here’s a nice little list for your download consideration. Windows Essential Business Server Product Overview – get it @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=01a0a2ec... Posted Jul 27 2008, 12:12 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Exchange Server, Windows Server, Group Policy, Deployment, Management, Windows Server 2008

• A Guide to GPO Preferences for Users of PolicyMaker Standard Edition

  To help prepare Group Policy administrators who are familiar with PolicyMaker Standard Edition to upgrade to Group Policy preferences, this document provides a guide to the differences between Group Policy preferences and PolicyMaker Standard Edition... Posted Jul 27 2008, 11:55 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Deployment, Windows Server 2008