Microsoft Ships Second Vista CTP
As expected, Microsoft has shipped the October Community Technology Preview of Windows Vista, embarking on what the company hopes will be monthly test releases of the operating system. Build 5231 first surfaced last week and brings changes to Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Vista's networking.
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Microsoft Cancels November Vista CTP
Microsoft announced in a conference call on Tuesday that no Windows Vista CTP would be released for November, with the development focus shifting to a "quality based schedule, rather than a calendar date one." Instead, a December CTP will be issued before the Christmas holidays.
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30.11.2005 Microsoft Issues New Longhorn Server CTP
Although Beta 3 of Windows Server "Longhorn" was expected sometime this month, Microsoft has instead issued a new Community Technology Preview.
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8.4.2007 Microsoft Pre-Release Software Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - September CTP
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX), is the new managed code programming model for Windows. It combines the power of the .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes.
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24.9.2006 Microsoft .NET Framework (v3.5) June 2007 CTP
Microsoft .NET Framework redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework.
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3.7.2007 Microsoft released Windows Vista Enterprise (February CTP) Feature complete!
Brad Goldberg, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management has announced the availability of the enterprise CTP today.
Vista will include new deployment and imaging technologies driving deployment costs down and patching reboots down. Vista is now officially feature complete and we will see a combination of Beta 2 with a CTP in 2Q 2006. General availability targetted for 2nd Half 2006 - exact date depends on quality.
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22.2.2006 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 Feature Pack 2007 CTP 2 Released
Improved overall test coverage and quality of the feature pack while incorporating bug fixes and enhancements based on feedback from the first CTP participants.
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11.10.2006 Vista December CTP Due Monday
Sources at Microsoft have told me that the eagerly-awaited December Community Technical Preview (CTP) build of Windows Vista will be delivered to beta testers on Monday. According to my sources, the CTP is build 5270 (5270.x86fre.winmain_idx03.051212-1830).
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16.12.2005 Windows Vista December CTP Today!
Paul apparently knows that beta testers will get this today, since he posted this last wednesday and hasn't updated it since it will be interesting to see if he's correct.
Taken from WinInfo: Sources at Microsoft told me that the eagerly awaited Community Technology Preview (CTP) build of Windows Vista will be delivered to beta testers on Monday. According to my sources, the CTP is build 5270 (5270.x86fre.winmain_idx03.051212-1830).
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19.12.2005 Peak Into February CTP Vista Preview
CNET Senior Editor Robert Vamosi shows off new features buried in the latest community technology preview of Vista that may appeal to non-business users.
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25.2.2006 Robotics Studio September 2006 CTP
The goal of the Microsoft® Robotics Studio is to supply a software platform for the robotics community that can be used across a wide variety of hardware, applicable to a wide audience of users, and development of a wide variety of applications.
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17.9.2006 Windows "Longhorn" Server February CTP Now Available
The English-only February 2007 Community Technology Preview of Windows Server "Longhorn" (build 6001-16461-070209-1510) has been released.
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19.2.2007 SQL Server 2008 CTP Released
Microsoft on Monday released the first community technology preview of SQL Server 2008, the official name for what was initially codenamed "Katmai." The announcement was made here at the Microsoft TechEd Conference in Orlando.
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6.6.2007 Windows Server Code Name "Centro" CTP soon
I just got this email, revealing that a CTP for Windows Server "Centro" is underway:
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20.6.2007 Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available
Microsoft confirmed today that it has released the Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 2011 as a Community Technology Preview (CTP).
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1.9.2009 Full Review: Windows Vista December CTP
Love-him-hate-him Paul Thurrot has released a four part in-depth review of Vista's December CTP. "I think people are going to be surprised by how good the Windows Vista December 2005 Community Technical Preview (CTP, or build 5270) really is.
After years of painful delays and an uncertain couple of months since the last CTP, Microsoft shipped a near-feature-complete Vista build to testers this week, and the prognosis is extremely positive. From what I can see, Vista has turned the corner. The December CTP is an exciting release, stable and full of new features. In this review, I'll examine those new features, and the features that have changed since the previous CTP, build 5231"
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26.12.2005 Windows Vista Dec. CTP 5270 Screenshots
I wanted to release some
screenshots of Vista Dec. CTP 5270 for people to get a first hand look at the great new OS from Microsoft. (Best viewed at 1024 x 764) Click Read More! For ScreenShots + How to disable the permit and deny application in Vista 5270!
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29.12.2005 Next Windows Vista CTP Scheduled for February 21st
Bink.nu is reporting that a pre beta 2 CTP build will be made available to testers on February 21st. This will be the first 'feature complete' version preceeding Beta 2 which is expected to be complete by April.
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25.1.2006 Longhorn Server CTP program starts in April
Windows Server Devision Blog: One of the things we get asked a lot is when Longhorn Server will be released and when people will be able to get their hands on a new pre-release build. In fact,
as Patrick mentions below, this was also a
frequently asked question for Jim Allchin, co-president of our Platforms, Products and Services division,
when he met with journalists, bloggers and analysts this week, so we thought it was time to put our cards on the table.
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30.1.2006 Vista February CTP: Bets Are on Build No. 5308
While Microsoft officials had told its core of elite beta testers to expect the next Windows Vista milestone on Tuesday, February 21, it now looks as Microsoft is now planning on delivering the code later in the week.
Our sources are saying Vista Build 5308 will likely be christened the February Community Technology Preview (CTP). And it's now sounding like testers will be able to start playing with that build on Friday or Saturday. Microsoft, for its part, isn't talking publicly about its CTP plans, other than to maintain the next test build will be ready in this calendar quarter.
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20.2.2006 Windows Home Server Beta/CTP Preview
Back in January, I posted a preview of Microsoft's Windows Home Server, a product that should send shivers of delight down the spine of any home computing enthusiast.
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19.4.2007 New XP SP3 CTP Development Milestone Available for Download
Microsoft is debuting the second round for Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, almost four months since the service pack was released to manufacturing for the XP client at the end of April 2008.
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13.8.2008 Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released
If you've got a spare supercomputer that is just sitting around waiting to test pre-released software on, then you'll be glad to hear that Microsoft has made the Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available on Microsoft Connect.
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22.5.2009 Office 2010 CTP on Windows 7 RC - Screenshots Gallery
The official availability deadline for the Office 2010 Community Technology Preview is July 1st, 2009.
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24.5.2009 Big review of Vista December 2005 CTP (Build 5270)
I think people are going to be surprised by how good the Windows Vista December 2005 Community Technical Preview (CTP, or build 5270) really is. After years of painful delays and an uncertain couple of months since the last CTP, Microsoft shipped a near-feature-complete Vista build to testers this week, and the prognosis is extremely positive.
From what I can see, Vista has turned the corner. The December CTP is an exciting release, stable and full of new features. In this review, I'll examine those new features, and the features that have changed since the previous CTP, build 5231.
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21.12.2005 41 Windows Vista Enterprise CTP Build 5308 Screenshots
The new build 5308 of Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server, both x86 and x64 versions, has been made available to Customer Technical Preview Beta Testers.
The new flagship Microsoft Operating System is now feature-complete and is nearing the end of the Beta 2 process.
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24.2.2006 New Micrsoft Virtual Machine Additions available for Windows Vista CTP releases
New Virtual Machine Additions are up for the Windows Vista CTP releases. These new Additions (13.709) have performance optimizations for Windows Vista Beta 2 (Build 5384), Windows Vista Beta 2 June Refresh (Build 5465) and Windows Vista Beta 2 July Refresh (Build 5472).
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27.7.2006 Windows Server Code Name Centro Community Technology Preview (CTP)
Back in October I announced the Windows Server Code Name “Centro” Beta 1 release and provided a way for people to sign up for the beta: So, what is "Centro" you ask? Thanks to pacpis for this info.
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1.7.2007 Vista Rumours: February CTP build is 5308.060217 and delayed 1 day
Just a rumour, February CTP build is 5308.060217 and delayed 1 day to Feb 22nd.
And the CTP is indeed feature complete.
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21.2.2006 August 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP)of Windows Server "Longhorn" build 5560
Hot on the heels of Windows Vista RC1, we have now released the August 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP)of Windows Server "Longhorn".
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12.9.2006Microsoft Cancels November
Vista CTP
Microsoft announced in a
conference call on Tuesday
that no Windows Vista CTP
would be released for
November, with the development
focus shifting to a
"quality based schedule,
rather than a calendar date
one." Instead, a December
CTP will be issued before the
Christmas holidays...
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30.11.2005Microsoft Releases December
Vista CTP
In a conference call Monday
afternoon, Shanen Boettcher of
the Windows Client group
announced the availability of
the December Windows Vista
CTP, numbered build 5270. The
CTP focuses on improving
security, performance and
mobility aspects of
Microsoft's next Windows
release, but still lacks the
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20.12.2005Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 June CTP
Network World is reporting
that Microsoft Tuesday
released the next beta version
of Windows Server 2008 that
adds options for installing
Microsoft's newest Web
server.
The Community
Technology Preview (CTP),
which is Microsofts lingo for
its release cycle of beta
software, is available to MSDN
subscribers, TechNet
subscribers and Connect
testers.
This is the
first CTP since Windows Server
2008 Beta 3 was released in
April. Microsoft officials say
200,000 copies of Beta 3 have
been downloaded. With the new
CTP, Internet Information
Server (IIS) 7.0 is now an
installation option under the
Server Core feature of the
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27.06.2007Next Windows Vista CTP -
February 21st
Next release of Microsoft
Windows Vista CTP is set to
February
21st . This won't be
the Beta 2 yet, that is
planned somewhere in April.
The word is that the February
CTP is feature complete!
However, it is not
likely that in this CTP round
a Longhorn Server build will
be distributed.
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26.01.2006Visual Studio 2008 Support for SQL Server 2008, CTP
This CTP enables developers to use Visual Studio 2008 with SQL Server 2008 Nov CTP.
This CTP resolves a problem that when you
try to open a database connection to SQL Server 2008 by using Visual Studio 2008 design tools, you may receive the following error message:
œThis
server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported.
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19.02.2008Vista February CTP, Complete?
In early December of 2005,
Microsoft had announced that
they were to ship a
code-complete version of
Windows Vista internally by
the end of 2005 to prepare for
a CTP of the code-complete
build to be issued to testers.
However this never happened.
Microsoft now plans to have an
internal build of the
code-complete Vista by early
February.
However, the next CTP, due
out on February 17th,
apparently predates the
code-complete version;
therefore, the February CTP
might not in fact be the
code-complete build.
Currently, Microsoft
is internally testing build
5293 of Vista, which means the
February CTP build might be
within the 5300 range.
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11.01.2006Vista 'Enterprise CTP'
Feature Complete
Microsoft has announced the
arrival of the February
Windows Vista CTP, which was
renamed to "Enterprise
CTP" as the company moves
from monthly to audience
specific naming. The release
means Windows Vista is now
"feature complete,"
offering the first glimpse at
the Windows Sidebar...
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23.02.2006November CTP of SQL Server 2008 (CTP-5) almost done
The November CTP of SQL Server 2008 is a huge step forward as we continue delivering on our Data Platform Vision for œYour Data, Any Place, Any Time.
SQL Server 2008 will bring that vision to life, and there is something in this feature-rich CTP to meet the needs of companies of all sizes. I really
believe it is going to be an eye opener for a lot of people, not just in terms of the new features that will be included, but how close we are to
delivering a final product with very high quality. Here a just some of the great new/improved features.
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17.11.2007Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP now available
Microsoft confirmed today that it has released the Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 2011 as a Community Technology Preview (CTP). "The
availability of the Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP empowers our worldwide ecosystem of OEMs, partners and developers to take advantage of the
next-generation platform's enhanced Windows 7-based features and provide feedback prior to its general release to manufacturing. We encourage the
embedded community to take full advantage of the CTP's availability and join in our excitement as we look ahead to the future availability of
Windows Embedded platforms incorporating Windows 7 technologies" said Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded Business at Microsoft.
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01.09.2009Windows Vista CTP Program Ends
It has been revealed, by
visiting the Windows Vista
Beta Pre-Registration page,
that the Windows Vista
Community Technology Preview
(CTP) program, which provided
download access to the CTP
builds, has now come to an
end. This could well mean that
we can expect public betas in
the near future.
Though the preview program
has ended, Microsoft are
continuing to offer valid
registration codes for
enterprise customers, ISVs,
SIs, LARs/VARs, and SBCs.
These select codes can be used
to receive a replicated copy
of the latest CTP version in
the mail.
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30.04.2006Longhorn Server December CTP released
On the evening of December 20
(EST) Microsoft released to
testers the December Community
Technology Preview (CTP) build
of Longhorn Server.
Microsoft has posted the
new Longhorn Server bits to
the Microsoft Connect site for
download. The December CTP is
what was slated to be the
November CTP of the next
version of Windows Server.
Thebuild number
of the December CTP is
6001.16406. Both 32- and
64-bit versions are available.
Microsoft is
planning on one more Longhorn
Server CTP (possibly in
January) before releasing the
next major milestone, Beta 3,
in the early part of 2007. The
final Longhorn Server release
is slated to ship in the
latter half of next year.
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22.12.2006Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 CTP
The CTP version of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available. You can use these packages to upgrade any SQL Server 2008 edition.
These packages have been made available for general testing purposes only. Do not deploy the CTP software in production. Peer-to-peer
support is available in the
SQL Server 2008 forums.
Note: To obtain
SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 CTP,
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24.02.2009MS signs off first CTP of Visual Studio Team System (Rosario)
Brian Harry
writes:
Yesterday, we signed off on
the release of the first CTP
for our Rosario release of
VSTS. Rosario, as you may
recall, is the code name for
the release of VSTS that will
follow the VS/VSTS 2008
(Orcas) release. We have not
(and will not soon) be
announcing anticipated
timelines for Rosario, so for
now you'll have to be happy
with getting your hands on the
bits to play with.
I believe this first CTP
will actually be called CTP8
(that's what we call it
internally). That's because
it's the CTP after the 8th
iteration of development. The
next CTP will be after
iteration 10 and will be in
about 3 months. The primary
features in this CTP include
new tools for the manual
tester and work item linking
and hierarchy support. Over
the next few days, I'll pull
together a post with the
details on what is in the CTP
and lay out a more concrete
roadmap for what's now
finished in Orcas and what's
coming in Rosario.
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26.07.2007Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (November 2008 CTP)
This CTP is an update to July 2008 CTP Release. In this CTP, we have made Windows Live Tools compatible with Windows Azure and upgraded to Silverlight
2.0. This package includes following:
ASP.NET Server Controls
¢ Contacts
¢ IDLoginStatus
¢
IDLoginView
¢ Map
¢ MessengerChat
¢ SilverlightStreamingMediaPlayer
Visual Studio Project
Template
¢ ASP.NET Windows Live Web Site
¢ Windows Live Web Application
¢ Windows Live Web Role (template for Windows
Azure Cloud Project)
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28.10.2008Vista February CTP Due
Wednesday
Microsoft on Wednesday is
expected to make available the
third CTP, or Community
Technology Preview, of Windows
Vista. The February release
has been scheduled to be the
first feature-complete build
of Microsoft's
next-generation operating
system and will showcase for
the first time the Windows
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22.02.2006Microsoft Windows Vista
December Community Technology
Preview Released To Testers
The December
Microsoft? Windows Vista???
Community Technology Preview
(CTP) is the third in a series
of early Windows Vista builds
being released to an extensive
technical community. The CTP
program is designed to involve
customers and partners in the
various stages of Windows
Vista development by
facilitating timely and
relevant feedback. Microsoft
Corp. is on schedule to have
the majority of Windows Vista
features code-complete by the
end of 2005, and the CTP
program will help enable
Microsoft to provide testers
with a feature-complete
version of the product sooner
than for any previous
Windows?
release.
T
he December CTP will be
distributed to testers in the
Windows Vista Technical Beta
Program, and is available to
more than half a million
Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN?) and TechNet
subscribers. The December CTP
offers developers, IT
professionals, and Windows
enthusiasts an opportunity to
review and test some of the
operating system???s
significant security and
performance enhancements and
innovations. It also showcases
progress on the overall user
experience and design elements
in Windows Vista.
As with the
previous CTPs, the December
CTP is intended for use by
developers, IT professionals
and the technical community.
Given the nature of software
development and the feedback
process, many of the features
in this CTP will continue to
evolve throughout the
development cycle. End users
interested in testing
pre-release versions of
Windows Vista should continue
to wait until the beta 2
version becomes available. ..
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20.12.2005Windows Server "Centro" CTP Now Available
Another milestone for Windows
Server code name "Centro"
occurred this afternoon with
the official signing off of
the CTP (5241) build. The CTP
builds on the foundation
established in Beta 1 while
moving into new areas such as
enabling legacy Active
Directory domain joins,
including Windows Server 2008,
etc.
If you're in
the TAP or TechBeta you should
be able to download it now
from connect.microsoft.com.
Please test it, push it, break
it and then file those bugs!
We looking forward to hearing
from you.
We're on
the road to Beta 2...
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30.06.2007Microsoft F# September 2008 CTP
The F# September 2008 CTP provides all the tools and resources needed to develop applications with the F# programming language.
F# is a functional programming language for the .NET Framework. It combines the succinct, expressive and compositional style of functional
programming with the runtime, libraries, interoperability, and object model of .NET.
F# is well suited to a spectrum of
development tasks - from interactive, explorative scripting to component and large-scale software development. The CTP release of F# provides further
support for explorative development using F#, as well as improved Visual Studio integration to enable large-scale, tool-based software development.
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30.08.2008CTP of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available today
Ryan Waite: It was almost exactly one year ago that we signed off on beta 2 of Windows HPC Server 2008 and today we made available the Community
Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2. Based on Windows Server 2008 R2, the CTP is a preliminary release, allowing an early preview of
planned functionality for HPC Server 2008 R2.
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21.05.2009Microsoft to Ship Interim
Vista Build
According to my sources,
Microsoft will soon ship an
unexpected "refresh build"
of Windows Vista to its
technical beta testers and
some corporate customers.
Previously, the company had
been shipping only
semi-monthly Community
Technical Preview (CTP) builds
of Vista to testers and other
audiences, including MSDN
subscribers. The refresh build
is currently build 5342, I'm
told. It will require
different product keys than
the previous CTP.
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