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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

• 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

• Setting up your laptop to run SCVMM 2008

  Now that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 has released, I’m sure many of you are wanting to kick the tires.  The good news is that we’ve made that relatively easy to accomplish on a laptop but there are some assumptions to make... Posted Oct 28 2008, 11:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows Vista, Networking, Management, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, SCVMM, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V, Windows 7 Client, Windows 7 Server

• 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

• Installing Windows Server 2008 x64 on the Lenovo ThinkPad T400

  If you decide to flatten your Lenovo ThinkPad T400 or W500 and install another operating system, the good news is that all of the core drivers are on the Lenovo Support Downloads and Drivers area .  I installed two different operating systems to... Posted Oct 18 2008, 12:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Networking, Virtualization, Laptop Stuff, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Windows Server 2008 NPS Technical reference

  The Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) Technical Reference provides information describing what NPS is, how NPS works, and NPS tools and settings. NPS is the Microsoft implementation of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)... Posted Oct 17 2008, 01:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Networking, Windows Server 2008

• Speaking about System Center and Forefront tomorrow....

  I am in Austin and will be speaking at the InnoTech Conference tomorrow. I was tapped on short notice to do a 1 hour presentation on System Center and Forefront. I spent a lot of time today trying to figure out how to get everything I would like to talk... Posted Oct 15 2008, 10:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Live Events, Downloads, Virtualization, Tech News, ForeFront, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, twitterfeed

• 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

• 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

• Lenovo ThinkPad W500 - mini review

  I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad W500 (model 4061-2KU).  This machine is really similar to my ThinkPad T61p in many ways, but there are some improvements that have been made in some key areas. Video The W500 I... Posted Sep 30 2008, 01:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Hardware, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, Virtualization, Laptop Stuff, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• 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

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending - 09-12-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956697) · Ultrasound - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for File Replication Service (FRS)... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:26 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending - 09-05-2008

  Infrastructure Development & Operations · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol Documentation · Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool · Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Help · Internet Explorer... Posted Sep 09 2008, 12:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Active Directory, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, User Groups, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, On the Edge, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• Wireless Networks for Hyper-V Virtual Machines

  By default Windows Server 2008 does not use wireless connectivity for networking.  This of course means there will be no wireless connectivity for a bunch of virtual machines running under Hyper-V.  You can of course change all of that and it... Posted Aug 22 2008, 11:08 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobility, Networking, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• 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

• SBS 2008: Released to Manufacturing!

  Excerpt from the post on the SBS blog by group program manager Dean Paron: On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008 software has been finalized! Today both SBS Standard and Premium are being... Posted Aug 21 2008, 01:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server, SBS, Networking, Misc, Virtualization, Longhorn, Windows Storage, ISV, VPN, R2 (Release Two), Server Manager, X64 Editions, Windows Server 2008, Branch Office, Hyper-V, marketing waves, Lone Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Partner solutions, admin tools, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Windows Web Server 2008

• 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

• 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

• 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

• My 4 hours with Microsoft tech support....

  I just got off the phone after 4 hours with our very own Microsoft Tech support. My Exchange 2007 server stopped moving mail in or out and it appeared to be a hosed Edge Subscription. Turns out it was simpler yet far more complicated than that. A few... Posted Jul 29 2008, 08:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, SBS, Networking, ForeFront, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Tech Support, twitterfeed

• TMSAM02 gets you 15% of NEW TechNet Subscription....

  When you sign up for a NEW TechNet Subscription over at the TechNet site , at some point you will get prompted for a discount/promotional code. Use TMSAM02 and it will net you 15% off. This only applies to NEW subscriptions at the moment and it it should... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, Windows, Business Intelligence, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Powershell, Linux, ForeFront, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Live!, 64bit Computing

• Pity OS X doesn’t like 8GB of memory in my MacBook Pro

  I received a flurry of questions via email when I posted information the other day that I had 8GB of memory in my Apple MacBook Pro .  At the time of my post, I had only intended to boot the OS and see that it appeared to work correctly, recognize... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Hardware, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Networking, Apple, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, OS X, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Videos from WPC

  Lots of SBS 2008 (and EBS 2008) activities here at the MSFT Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. In addition to many keynotes, sessions and demonstrations, we're announcing that November 12 is the launch day for both Essential Server Solutions... Posted Jul 08 2008, 10:13 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, SQL, Group Policy, Networking, ISA, Community, Licensing, performance, migration, Podcast, R2, Technote, Hotfix, DST 2007, Disaster Recovery, IIS, vista connectcomputer update, update, Outlook 2007, Beta, GPO, Product Group, DHCP, Windows Server 2008, FTP, memory, BPA, Windows Essential Business Server, Remote Site/Office, Windows Small Business Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows 2003 Service Pack 2, Fax, Connect Computer, Job Postings, 3rd Party Issues, SPAM/UCE Blocking, Transition Pack