Windows 7 RC now available for download on MSDN, TechNet & Connect
Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user's PC for more than a year.
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30.4.2009 Windows 7 RTM coming to MSDN, Technet, and Connect August 6th
After disappointing the many fans that expected Microsoft to announce Windows 7 RTM on July 13th, the Redmond company has yet to announce a date for the RTM.
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22.7.2009 Windows 7 To Surface on TechNet/MSDN This Month
We’ve received word from a trusted source close to GeekSmack that Windows 7 will be on TechNet/MSDN before the end of the month, so those of us with a premium TechNet/MSDN account will be able to get the official RTM build about 2 months ahead of when Windows 7 will hit store shelves on October 22nd.
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3.7.2009 Download Windows 7 RTM from MSDN & TechNet
Microsoft today has announced the availability of the final version of Windows 7 (RTM Build 7600.16385) for Microsoft Connect, MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers.
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6.8.2009 Download Windows 7 RTM Wave 3 via MSDN and TechNet
Get ready to access the third wave of Windows 7 RTM downloads from Microsoft. Today, August 21, 2009, the Redmond company will make available for download Windows 7 RTM wave 3 for its developer and IT professional audiences, through their respective portals.
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21.8.2009 Windows XP Mode RTM via MSDN and TechNet
Having released Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC to manufacturing at the start of this month, Microsoft is currently offering the two Windows 7 features for download.
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8.10.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 beta available on MSDN and TechNet
Today Microsoft has made the official Office 2010 beta bits available on TechNet/MSDN, so those of you who have subscriptions to either service may now get your hands on it before the official unveiling on November 18th.
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16.11.2009 Office 2010 Beta Available for Download via MSDN and TechNet
The Beta bits of Office 2010 Beta along with Office Web Applications are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus.
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16.11.2009 MSDN and TechNet get Windows 7 RC? Public to wait till May 5
It looks like Microsoft is yet again revealing more than it wants to, according to a Microsoft Partner Program webpage. May 5 looks like the date that Windows 7 RC will be available publicly.
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18.4.2009 Update on Win 7 RTM availability, MSDN and TechNet August 6
Microsoft has just sent word that MSDN and TechNet customers will be able to get hold of Windows 7 RTM on August 6.
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21.7.2009 Download Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM from MSDN and TechNet
The final bits of Windows Server 2008 R2 (RTM Build 7600.16385) are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus.
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14.8.2009 Windows 7 Beta ISO Download and Product Key Available for MSDN and Technet Subsribers
Although the public beta for Windows 7 beta will only available on January 9, 2009, the MSDN and Technet subscribers can now start downloading the DVD ISO media together with a genuine working product key to activate the Windows 7 installed.
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8.1.2009 Windows 7 RTM and MSDN Academic Alliance MSDN AA Availability Update
At the start of this week, I posted an article informing users of the fact that Windows 7 RTM was available for download via MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDN AA). Looking at the comments that have been piling up I think that an update is necessary to clarify some aspects.
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14.8.2009 Microsoft Connect gets a Facelift
Microsoft has managed to slide in a new beta of their Microsoft Connect website without much notice. Many users of Microsoft Connect, such as myself, know that this is a much needed overhaul.
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10.5.2006 Virtual PC 2007 now available on Connect
Virtual PC 2007 includes support for virtualization technology from Intel and AMD. By default, hardware-assisted virtualization is enabled if the feature is enabled on the physical computer.
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12.10.2006 Microsoft Connect Website Updated
The folks over at ActiveWin have noticed that the Microsoft Connect website has been updated.
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17.4.2008 Technet Magazine March 2007
It’s SQL Server month here at TechNet Magazine. In this issue you’ll gain a better understanding of how to make SQL Server sing.
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13.3.2007 Technet Magazine: June 2007
It's security month again. Learn how User Account Control in Windows Vista protects the machines you manage by limiting the administrator privileges users normally run with. BitLocker Drive Encryption, another Vista feature, adds security as well by providing full volume encryption and the validation of startup components.
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24.5.2007 Network Monitor 3.0 Final Released to Connect
The releases just keep coming...
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24.11.2006 TechNet Magazine September Issue Download
This month TechNet Magazine presents new solutions to old management problems, and solutions to some new ones as well.
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20.9.2006 Connect Beta invitations update (August 2006)
Latest
Microsoft Connect Available Connections (August 06)
Microsoft Math V3 BetaMicrosoft Math is a set of mathematical tools that will help you get your work done quickly and easily.
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30.8.2006 WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
I am very pleased to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC will be available to the general public today, May 26, via the Connect Site.
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31.5.2009 FREE Windows 7 Ultimate for Connect beta testers
Last week, I blogged that members of the Windows Technical Beta Program would not be receiving a complimentary copy of Windows 7.
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31.7.2009 Microsoft adds Virtual PC 2007 Beta to Connect
Microsoft will offer testers the chance to test the latest version of Virtual PC dubbed Virtual PC 2007.
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5.10.2006 Linux Cannot Connect to Vista SP1 over Cryptographic Security Services
Computers running open source Linux operating systems have problems connecting to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 machines when cryptographic security services are involved.
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4.6.2008 Windows Driver Kit RTM Build 6000.16386 Available on Connect
UPDATED! Microsoft have made the final version of the Windows Driver Kit available on Connect under the
Microsoft Windows Driver Kit Beta Program.
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5.11.2006 Windows XP SP3 RC Refresh (Build 3264) on Connect
Oh wow, Thanks Microsoft! They have just posted a refresh of Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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18.12.2007 Windows 7 Beta Download Page URL and Connect Invite Sent to Testers
Microsoft has sent out invites for early participation in Windows 7 Beta program to selected few privileged technical beta testers and existing MVPs.
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21.12.2008 Microsoft TechNet Plus Direct subscription is now available! Finally with download option
TechNet Plus Direct is now available. It allows an individual subscriber full access to TechNet Plus resources including evaluation software, technical content, tools, utilities and support resources. Content is available through the TechNet Subscription Benefits Portal- the subscriber-only site (this subscription does not include CD or DVD media shipments).
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9.8.2006 Connect Windows 7 with XP SP3 Vista SP2 via Remote Desktop Connection 7.0
Microsoft is gearing up to release a tool that will permit users of Windows Vista and Windows XP computers to connect to Windows 7 machines, and to take advantage of features that only the latest version of the Windows client brings to the table.
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12.9.2009Update on Win 7 RTM availability, MSDN and TechNet August 6
Microsoft has just sent word that MSDN and TechNet customers will be able to get hold of Windows 7 RTM on August 6. Windows 7 RTM will initially be
available in English on August 6th and remaining languages by October 1st for both MSDN and TechNet customers. Microsoft has released a time-line for
RTM availability, English will be first followed by other languages:ISV/IHV - ISV (Independent software vendor) and IHV (Independent hardware vendor)
Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th.Partner Program Gold/Certified Members - August 16th. By
October 1st, the remaining languages will become available to download.Action Pack Subscribers - August 23rd.
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22.07.2009Top 10 MSDN & TechNet Blogs
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15.01.2008Windows 7 beta key troubles: Microsoft is working on it
Some users wanting to get the Windows 7 beta from
Microsoft Connect, MSDN, and
TechNet have been having trouble getting the beta keys they need. The actual downloads are working fine, but users are unable to activate their
beta copies. Microsoft has issued the following official statement on the problem...
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09.01.2009Windows 7 RC available now for MSDN and TechNet subscribers
Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate for MSDN and TechNet customers. "Listening to our partners and
customers has been fundamental to the development of Windows 7," said Bill Veghte, senior vice president for the Windows business at Microsoft. "We
heard them and worked hard to deliver the highest quality Release Candidate in the history of Windows.
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30.04.2009Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP2 Customer Preview Program
Starting today, TechNet and MSDN subscribers will be able to download the SP2 beta through our Customer Preview Program (CPP). If you are a TechNet or
MSDN subscriber, you can gain access to the CPP through
TechNet or
MSDN today. On Thursday, we will open the CPP to everyone through
TechNet or
MSDN.
This CPP is designed to give developers and IT Professionals the opportunity to have an early look at SP2 by installing and testing in their
environments. We hope these installs will give us great feedback through the automated feedback reporting tool to ensure we ship the highest quality
Service Pack.
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03.12.2008Windows 7 now available on Technet and MSDN
Microsoft has officially released Windows 7 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) available for download via Technet and MSDN, however, users must have a
valid subscription to either web site. Today's release is only available in English, and other languages will be released on October 1st. Users
can now download an ISO image of Windows 7 directly from Microsoft with a unique serial key. The ISO images of Windows comes bundled with Home,
Premium, Professional, and Ultimate edition in either 32bit or 64bit.
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07.08.2009Windows 7 RC coming to MSDN/Technet soon, public May 5
A page over at Microsoft Partners has been updated to show that Windows 7 RC will be publically released on May 5, and should be available for MSDN
and Technet subscribers now. However, clicking through the download link will only get you the beta, right now. This would seem to jive with an
earlier leak on a Microsoft page saying that the RC would be available in May, but that was taken down soon after it was reported. Well see how long
this page stays updated with the Windows 7 RC information, or how long it'll take before RC does actually hit MSDN and Technet.
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18.04.2009Windows Vista SP1 available on MSDN & TechNet
Windows Vista SP1 is available on TechNet and MSDN subscriptions now. TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers can now access Windows Vista SP1 in the Top
Subscribers Download section on the subscriptions home page, earlier than first expected and dubbed as a Valentine's Gift from Microsoft!
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15.02.2008Office 2010 Beta Available for Download via MSDN and TechNet
The Beta bits of Office 2010 Beta along with Office Web Applications are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus. TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers can now
download and evaluate Office 2010 Beta before the official public availability on November 18th. The most significant change in this Beta Build from
the
Technical Preview is the new
installation procedure for test versions of Office 2010 SKUs, Upload Center, modified version of Backstage view and new refreshed icons for all Office
products. Office 2010 Beta is available in both 32 and 64-bit flavors.
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16.11.2009XP SP3 Integrated Images on MSDN & Technet
Microsoft is pleased to make available integrated retail and volume license installs of Windows XP SP3, to MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers.
Integrated retail and volume license installs are available in the following languages: Chinese Simplified, English, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. Additional languages will be made available soon.
Please see the MSDN Subscriber
Downloads or TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads to obtain these releases. The main TechNet resource page for Windows XP SP3 is updated with this
information.
File Name: en_windows_xp_professional_with_service_pack_3_x86_cd_vl_x14-73974.iso
Date Posted (UTC): 5/2/2008
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SHA-1: 66ac289ae27724c5ae17139227cbe78c01eefe40
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03.05.2008Virtual XP for Windows 7 Beta released to MSDN and TechNet
According to Paul Thurrott, a beta version of Virtual XP for Windows 7 has been released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The download comes in two
parts. The first is KB958559, an update for Windows 7 that includes Windows Virtual PC for Windows 7. The second, is another exe that installs the
Windows XP with SP3 virtual machine itself. To run Virtual XP Mode, users must be running Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate with
preferably 2GB of RAM with at least 256MB available to virtualization, and a processor that supports hardware virtualization. Many times hardware
virtualization needs to be enabled in the BIOS to be functional.
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30.04.2009XP SP3 Released to MSDN/TechNet Subscriber Downloads
While the
planned release schedule for XP SP3 stated MSDN/TechNet
subscribers would be receiving the update on May 2, a few days after the public release, Microsoft appears to have listened to the numerous complaints
on its TechNet forums and has posted the bits to both the
MSDN and
TechNet Subscriber
Downloads.
Or, another possible reason for the early release could be that there wasn't
that much demand for Vista SP1 after all?
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23.04.2008Full retail and volume license installs of XP SP3 available to MSDN/TechNet Plus subscribers
Chris Keroack: Microsoft is pleased to make available integrated retail and volume license installs of Windows XP SP3, to MSDN and TechNet Plus
subscribers. Integrated retail and volume license installs are available in the following languages: Chinese Simplified, English, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. Additional languages will be made available soon.
Please see the
MSDN Subscriber Downloads or
TechNet Plus Subscriber Downloads to obtain these
releases. The
main TechNet
resource page for Windows XP SP3 is updated with this information.
We have recently identified a compatibility issue between
Windows XP SP3 and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS). Microsoft Dynamics RMS customers should not install Windows XP SP3 until a fix
has been fully tested and made available. In addition, Windows XP SP3 will be available on Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center soon.
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03.05.2008MSDN Forums Offline Reader CTP Now Available
Alessandro Teglia: Yes, after many months of discussions, testing and so on, the Team with which I had the pleasure to interact with during
my internship in Seattle has finally released the
MSDN Forum Client (July 08 CTP)!
But what is that? Its an offline reader
for the
MSDN Forums: like a newsreader for the
newsgroups, this client will let the user access the Forums without
accessing them through the web interface. So faster access, easier thread manageability, and many other features. The features included in this CTP
are the following...
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07.08.2008Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) is now Microsoft Deployment
There's a new official name for the guidance formerly known as the BDDthe Business Desktop Deployment Solution Accelerator. Henceforth, it shall be
named "Microsoft Deployment." The new name was announced on October 19th with the release of Microsoft Deployment RC1 on Microsoft Connect. The
official Release to Web coincides with the TechEd : IT Forum conference on November 12-16. Microsoft Deployment guidance is currently available as
part of the open Microsoft Deployment Connection Program (Deployment 4 Beta) on
Microsoft
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25.10.2007Windows Mobile Technical Library now LIVE on Technet
Jason Langridge: The Windows Mobile Technical Library is now LIVE on TechNet!
The Technical Library is the first place many
ITPros look for answers to help learn about products and solutions from Microsoft as well as deploy technologies.
Windows Mobile
has now been added to that Technical Library!
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13.03.2008Viewing Your MSDN Product Keys Off-Line
Richard Macdonald: If you have an MSDN subscription, then you'll know that the subscription includes a set of product keys for use with the versions
of Office, Windows, etc that your subscription gives you access to. The keys can be viewed on-line at the MSDN subscriber site, but this isn't great
if you don't have any network access, and even then it's not all that convenient to have to log on each time to get a key.
Now,
there is an option to export your keys to an XML file, which means you can have them available off-line. However, XML isn't the most user-friendly
format...
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10.03.2008Microsoft BizTalk Server Performance Optimization Guide Released
The BizTalk Customer Advisory Team and BizTalk UE team are pleased to announce the first edition of the "
Microsoft BizTalk Server Performance Optimization Guide".
The
Microsoft BizTalk Server Performance Optimization Guide is the second installment in a series of guides intended to provide easily accessible,
hands-on guidance to our customer and partner community. This 228 page guide is available on
MSDN,
TechNet and as a separate DOCX or CHM
download alongside the already available “
Microsoft BizTalk Operations Guide”
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09.07.2008Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 on MSDN & TechNet (Plus)
Microsoft sent out a mail on Wednesday informing MSDN and TechNet Plus users that Windows Vista SP1 images as well as Windows Server 2008 (RTM) have
been made available to subscribers. Upon checking however, I was unable to find the promised SP1 image on my TechNet subscription.
Microsoft
had last
week, backpedaled and decided to move the release for certain
customers and beta testers up from mid-March to
mid-to-late-February. I imagine some subscribers have yet to see it appear on their download list but should all go according to plan, those images
should be made available before March.
Up to 3 pre-requisites will start appearing through Windows Update for everyone else before
mid-March, which is required before SP1 can be installed on Windows Vista. This is due to an update of the update service from within Windows that is
required before SP1 can be installed.
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Mark Russinovich: the future of Sysinternals, Security, Windows
David interviewed Mark Russinovich for EDGE the other day and asked him some interesting questions about life
at Microsoft such as big shocks, meetings with Bill Gates and the future of sysinternals.
Take a look at the following location (http://edge.technet.com/Media/Inte
rview-with-Mark-Russinovich-the-future-of-Sysinternals-Security-Windows/)
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