Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008
To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles.
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10.5.2007 New Windows Server 2008-Based Server Products Available
Windows Essential Server Solutions are basically designed as a bundle of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, along with additional Microsoft technologies, set up as an all-in-one IT offering for small and midsize customers.
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13.5.2008 An Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server
Server is a new installation option that was introduced in Windows Server 2008. It provides the ability to install and configure a trimmed-down version of Windows Server 2008 which is designed to perform only certain server tasks.
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9.6.2009 Windows Server 2008 Is 45 Times Faster Than Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is no leas than 45 times faster than its predecessor, Windows Server 2003, in terms of network transfer speeds.
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22.11.2007 Windows 7 Server vs. Windows Server 2008 SP2 Performance Comparison
Its that time again! Microsoft traditionally doesnt allow the benchmarking of its products as long as the software is still in development, but both the Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009.
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18.8.2009 Windows Server 2008: Need to Know
After many months of waiting, Microsoft finally released the Beta 3 version of Windows Server 2008 (previously codenamed "Longhorn"), a major milestone pre-release version of the next version of Windows Server.
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31.7.2007 What will run on Windows Server 2008 and when
Now that Microsoft has released to manufacturing Windows Server 2008, the next obvious question is which applications will run on it and when?
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4.2.2008 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB904714)
Install this update to enable client computers to use the Windows Indexing Service when searching for a network-shared file on a Windows Server 2003-based computer.
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Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB907565)
Install this update to address an issue in which storing files with Extended Attributes (EA) on volumes enabled for Single Instance Storage (SIS) may result in the Extended Attributes being lost as duplicates files are found and moved into the SIS common store. This update addresses this issue and will not move duplicate files with Extended Attributes into the SIS common store. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
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5.12.2005 Windows 7 Server Is Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7 Server and Windows Server 2008 R2 are both, much in the same sense, future iterations of the Windows Server platform.
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14.8.2008 Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Download
Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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5.9.2007 Windows Server 2008 RC0 Downloads
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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26.9.2007 How to Bypass Windows Server 2008 Activation
In Windows Server 2008 (and previous Microsoft operating systems) you must activate your computer in order to use it legally.
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9.3.2008 Windows Server 2008 Unleashed Promo
Thanks to dhan for posting about this in our Back Page News section. After the embarrassing Vista SP1 promo posted here earlier this week, it seems the sales team have got their act together and released a really cool promo for Windows Server 2008, called "Windows Server 2008 Unleashed".
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18.4.2008 Previewing Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft seems like the most unlikely company to ship products that really support Enterprise 2.0. After all, the company is the poster child for packaged software.
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13.6.2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 still lives
What do you do with a blog post that is so messed up that you cant even go in and edit it in order to fix it? Thats my dilemma with my post from August 15 about Microsoft skipping over Windows Server 2008 R2 and proceeding direct to Windows 7 Server.
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18.8.2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 revealed
Microsoft announced the second release of its Windows Server 2008 operating system at its Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles this week.
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31.10.2008 Windows Server 2008 Foundation Launched
Today Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. For small businesses with 15 or fewer users, Windows Server 2008 Foundation puts the reliability, security and manageability of the Windows Server platform within the reach of all businesses at an affordable price.
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1.4.2009 Windows Server 2008 R2 SCONFIG
SCONFIG is a command line tool designed to streamline the work of system administrators that work with core deployments of Windows Server 2008 R2.
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8.7.2009 Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
Comprehensive guidance on deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), including a description of how WSUS functions, and descriptions of WSUS scalability and bandwidth management features, as well as step-by-step procedures for installation and configuration of the WSUS server.
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18.2.2006 Microsoft Unveils First Windows Home Server Update
Microsoft on Tuesday issued its first update for Windows Home Server, which addresses several minor glitches that have arisen since the software was released to manufacturing.
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27.9.2007 Windows Server Update Services Choke on an Error
Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services infrastructure has managed to choke on an error and lock users out just ahead of the November release of security bulletins and adjacent updates.
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13.11.2007 Microsoft Prepares Next Windows Home Server Update
Microsoft announced earlier this week its plans to release a new update (or rather a second update) to Windows Home Server (WHS), this update is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
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22.11.2007 An update regarding Windows Home Server Power Pack 1
Thanks for all of the thoughtful feedback, passion and insights in this post on the Windows Home Server Community Forums about shipping Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 concurrently, versus prior to the data corruption fix.
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3.4.2008 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 update
Weve talked extensively about the improvements that Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server will deliver for users.
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29.9.2009 Windows Server 2008 R2 planned for 2009....
Microsoft is sticking to their promise of delivering a minor release after a major Windows Release.
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16.5.2007 Top 10 New Features in Windows Server 2008
There are a myriad of both subtle and fundamental differences in the basic architecture of Windows Server 2008, which could dramatically change not only the way it's used in the enterprise, but also the logical and physical structure of networks where it's the dominant OS.
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25.5.2007 Microsoft.com runs on Windows Server 2008 Beta 3!
this great story just arrived my inbox: "...were extremely proud to announce that the www.microsoft.com site is running 100% on our next generation web platform!!"
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14.6.2007 Windows Server 2008 launch set for February
Confirming what many had expected, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the next version of its server operating system, Windows Server 2008, won't formally launch until next year.
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10.7.2007 FTP7 for Windows Server 2008 RC0 is released!
Today Microsoft released the newest version of our FTP server for Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)!
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27.9.2007November update for Windows Home Server full of improvements
Following the release of
Power Pack 1, the Windows
Home Server team has been hard at work looking at
a revamped UI,
considering
splitting
the OS in two, and putting together the next update. Today a minor software update of Windows Home Server (WHS) has been released via Windows
Update. According to
KB Article 957825, this is primarily a bug fix release...
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26.11.2008Xbox 360 owners reporting blank video output issue
Although the reports are
limited to what seems like
one
thread on the Xbox 360
forums, several Xbox 360
owners are saying that their
consoles are starting to stop
displaying video. Several
users say the screen goes
blank during gameplay, and
white lines appear at the
bottom of the screen, although
the audio continues to come
through.
At least one
user reports seeing the red
aspect of the color signal
failing to come through, with
the image then failing
completely. It sounds like
most users with the problem
are encountering this after a
fair degree of time with the
console, after no previous
problems. For now, we'll just
have to add this problem to
the list of other technical
issues with Xbox 360:
hopefully it won't go any
further than the current
anecdotal evidence.
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25.06.2007Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2
WSUS 3.0 SP2 delivers important customer-requested management, stability, and performance improvements. Some of the features and improvements include
the following:
- Integration with Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Support for the BranchCache feature in Windows Server 2008
R2.
- Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 clients.
- Compliance Report
- Windows Update Agent (WUA)
offers a collection of performance enhancements, user experience improvements, and bug fixes software updates.
WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be
installed alone, or as an upgrade of WSUS 3.0 SP1.
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26.08.2009Why does Windows XP generate so many logon failure events?
Eric Fitzgerald: I got the question last week, why there are so many logon failure events on Windows XP when it is not domain joined.
The short answer is, by design. (Yes, bad design.)
The longer answer is that the shell team is working around the fact that
there is no "tell me if this user account has a blank password" API.
When in a workgroup (not domain joined), Windows XP
displays a welcome screen that has little pictures (called "tiles") for each user who is permitted to log on to the computer.
The shell team wanted the experience that when you click on a tile, that you will immediately be logged on if your password is blank (we have good
data that a large percentage of home users have blank passwords). They only want you to be prompted for a password if you actually have a password.
Fair enough, and it also helps with accessibility for people for whom typing is challenging.
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10.11.2007Deploying Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft Deployment
Michael Niehaus: We'll be coming out with an update for Microsoft Deployment sometime later this month (February) to fully support Windows Server
2008 and Windows Vista SP1 deployment with the Windows Automated Installation Kit 1.1, all of which were released to manufacturing this week. To give
you an idea of what this deployment process looks like, I recorded a video that walks through the steps of installing Windows Server 2008 using
Microsoft Deployment's Lite Touch capabilities. To make things a little more interesting, I decided to use the Server Core installation option. All
total, the recording lasts just under 10 minutes, although that includes some editing to remove the boring parts.
Lite Touch Windows Server 2008
Walkthrough Note that there is no wizard screen at the end of the process to show the results. This is because the Server
Core installation option does not include Internet Explorer (among other things). So using HTA applications isn't possible...
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06.02.2008Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1 Final Now Available
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested mangement, stability, and performance improvements, while
incorporating further enhancements to local publishing of drivers and the Client Servicing API addition.
WSUS 3.0 SP1 delivers
new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0
Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components, for all Windows Server 2003 SP1 supported languages. Additionally, the WSUS 3.0 SP1 client is
included in all supported client platform languages. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2008 or Windows
Server 2003 SP1 or later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server
2003 SP1, or Windows XP SP2.
If you are installing the WSUS 3.0 SP1 product on Windows Small Business Server 2003, follow the
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08.02.2008Update Release of Windows Server 2008 Offers Additional Opportunities for IT Pros and Hardware Vendors
Q&A: Bill Laing, corporate vice president of Windows Server and Solutions, says coming improvements in the Windows Server operating system will offer
greater opportunities for customers and partners in areas such as virtualization and scalability...
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06.11.2008Protect Your Windows XP Computer with a Blank Password?
Weblog Digital Inspiration
offers some counterintuitive advice for users who don't protect their Windows XP computers with passwords more difficult than
simplistic passwords like
abc123: Don't use a password at all. In fact, in
this article from Microsoft, the blank password option is described as
more secure than a weak password provided 1) you only have one computer or you don't need to network your computers and 2) you trust everyone who has
physical access to the computer.
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07.03.2008Whats next for Windows Server
With Microsoft having
just released to manufacturing SQL Server 2008 the last unshipped
piece of its updated application platform it’s time to look ahead as to what’s next for Windows Server.
In the very
near term, Windows Essential Business Server (Centro) and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Cougar) are due to ship this fall. Microsoft has said
both products will be available by November 12. Both families are based on the Windows Server
2008 code base, and given that SQL Server 2008 finally hit RTM, are likely to include the latest version of Microsoft’s database, rather than
SQL Server 2005 (which was the contingency plan if the SQL Server team didn’t manage to RTM soon enough).
Next up is
Windows Server 2008 Release 2 (R2), a minor Windows Server update. (The Windows Server team has been delivering a new release of Windows Server just
about every two years, alternating between major and more minor, R2, releases.)
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07.08.2008Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2
Microsoft has released a standalone installer for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 today. The software giant posted some things to know
about the service packs last month, one of the warnings is if "vLite" was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed
required system components which prevent Service Pack 2 from installing. Microsoft has a workaround for this issue. Microsoft is expected to post the
bits to Windows Update in the coming weeks but if you are eager to install SP2 today then the download links are listed below. Download: Vista
SP2/Server 2008 SP2 32 bit Download: Vista SP2/Server 2008 SP2 64 bit
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26.05.2009It's here! Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available for download
Today, Microsoft reaches a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based
virtualization feature included in select versions of Windows Server 2008.
Those who have already deployed the x64 versions of
Windows Server 2008 can receive Hyper-V from
Windows
Update beginning July 8, while new customers and partners can
download Hyper-V later today (12:00
pm PT). The Windows Virtualization team will be counting down the days to download from Windows Update, so be sure to visit the
Windows Virtualization Team blog to see daily spotlights on specific features and
benefits of Hyper-V technology, as well as to read about customer stories and see postings from guests.
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26.06.2008Microsoft pushes Windows Updates tomorrow
Just two weeks after the previously released set of updates. Tomorrow, on January 27, 2009, Microsoft will be pushing a couple of updates and patches
for Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The patches include an update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. The
Service Pack 1 for the .NET Framework 3.5 is a cumulative update for previous versions of the .NET Framework, including 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5. The .NET
Framework 3.5 Family Update provides important compatibility updates in applications. The Family Update has been marked as High Priority, and an
update will also be available for the Family Update Language Pack.
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27.01.2009Exclusive: Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
As expected, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC is now available to general public for download. You can
download the SP2 RC for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below: ISO for Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64 and Windows Vista x86/x64x86 for
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x86x64 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x64IA64 for Windows Server 2008 ia64 The service pack is
delivered as a single release for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. There will be a single 32-bit standalone installer (302 MB to 390 MB)
for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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04.03.2009Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Now Available
Update Rollup 3 for Exchange
Server 2007 resolves issues
that were found in Exchange
Server 2007 since the software
was released. This update
rollup is highly recommended
for all Exchange Server 2007
customers.
For a list
of changes included in this
update rollup see
KB935999.
This is a
cumulative update rollup and
replaces the following:
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KB930809 Update Rollup 1 for
Exchange Server 2007
(KB930809)
- KB935490 Update Rollup 2 for
Exchange Server 2007
(KB935490)
System
Requirements:
- Supported
Operating Systems: Windows
Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86);
Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
editions; Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1; Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 2; Windows
Server 2003 x64 editions
-
Exchange Server 2007 must be
installed prior to installing
this update rollup.
- Any
Interim Updates for Exchange
Server 2007 must be
uninstalled prior to
installing this update rollup.
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29.06.2007Welcome to SQL Server 2008 Patching
Bob Ward: We have
posted the first cumulative update for SQL Server 2008
aptly named Cumulative Update 1 (CU1). I thought before you considered installing a patch for SQL Server 2008, you would like to see a tour of what it
looks like compared to SQL Server 2005 patch installations.
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26.09.2008Microsoft planning updated UI for Windows Update
Beginning next month Microsoft will start an upgrade to the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services. Microsoft plans to start the
infrastructure update in late August, claiming "it will take a couple of months to complete the rollout." The update is required to "maintain and
improve service quality, reliability, and operations." The update will simply improve the user interface for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
computers running Windows Update, adding a more visible and detailed description of updates as well as improvements in how users are notified about
service packs. If you currently apply your updates automatically then this update will not modify the look and feel of Automatic Updates.
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17.07.2009Windows Server 2008 Versions Announced, with Few Changes
The breakdown for the various editions of Windows Server 2008 was revealed this morning by Microsoft, and the big news there is the almost total lack
of change: Retail server software editions for the next Windows Server will fall right in line with the current Windows Server 2003 R2 editions,
including the number of client access licenses (CALs) provided in the basic package...
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12.11.2007Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Now Available
Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 since the software was released. This update rollup
is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 customers.
For a list of changes included in this update rollup see
KB940006.
This is a cumulative update rollup and replaces the
following:
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KB930809 Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB930809)
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KB935490 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935490)
-
KB935999 Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 (KB935999)
System
Requirements:
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions; Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 x64 editions
- Exchange Server 2007 must be installed prior to
installing this update rollup.
- Any Interim Updates for Exchange Server 2007 must be uninstalled prior to installing this update rollup.
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23.08.2007Confirmed: Microsoft to proceed directly to Windows 7 Server
Microsofts Windows Server division has veered from its regular schedule to eliminate at least in name the minor R2 update of Windows Server 2008
that was slated to arrive in the next year or two. The result: The next version of Windows Server that Microsoft will ship will be named Windows 7
Server.
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16.08.2008Windows Server 2008 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Update
Julius Sinkevicius: As were getting closer to release, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is returning to how it was previously available to Windows
Server 2008 customers. Specifically, we are going back to making it available as a separate download that is available to customers at no additional
charge. This is how Windows SharePoint Services was available to Windows Server 2003 customers (pre-R2).
With the beta and RC0
versions of Windows Server 2008, we offered it in the Windows Server 2008 software. Starting with RC1 and going forward, Windows SharePoint Services
3.0 will have to be downloaded separately. Basically, we made this decision to allow customers to most conveniently obtain the technology while
allowing Microsoft to have flexibility in the Windows SharePoint Services development process. If you have not looked at WSS 3.0, be sure to
download it and peek around. It offers great collaboration, social computing and document management features and provides a rich composite
application development platform based on our .NET technologies. The SharePoint team is working hard on great new features and releases that
customers will continue to see delivered via download. For more guidance re: installation/evaluation updates, see
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