Windows Server 2008 SP2 Beta Standalone ISO
Microsoft is offering for download not only the first fully-fledged Beta for Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also for Windows Server 2008 SP2.
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8.12.2008 Download Windows Vista SP1 RTM Standalone DVD ISO
Over two months since Windows Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and almost a month since it became available to the general public on March 18, the first service pack for the latest Windows client is once again available for download.
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15.4.2008 How can I extract the files from a Windows Vista Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU)
The new MSU format doesn't support the old /x type switches to extract the content. It also can't be run on a pre-Vista OS.
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3.4.2007 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 -SP2 Beta Standalone DVD ISO
As of December 2, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the first fully-fledged Beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, via MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
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5.12.2008 Internet Explorer 7 running side by side with IE6. (standalone)
If you already have Internet Explorer 7 installed you might be interested in
Multiple-IE . An installer for the standalone versions of IE6, IE5.5, IE5, IE4 & IE3!
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11.12.2006 Microsoft Updates Its Windows Server Roadmap, Longhorn server delayed
Expect Longhorn Server Beta 3 in the first half of next year, but no Windows Server 'Centro' for mid-size businesses until 2008. And there might be a Windows Server Branch Office in the future, after all.
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24.5.2006 Micrososoft drops major features in Windows Server Virtualization - Viridian, beta starts with Longhorn Server RTM
Microsoft does it again, promise great cool features and even demo them. They let us wait for months/years and then just drops the cool stuff for a "future release" Just like the Windows Server team did with R2 at the time.
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11.5.2007 Longhorn Server to Be Named Windows Server 2007
ActiveWin are claiming that the final designation for Windows Codenamed Longhorn Server will be Windows Server 2007 after all, how original! Speculated here long before Vista hit RTM.
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17.1.2007 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 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Server Tools
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices.
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26.11.2005 Microsoft: Windows 7 Server, the Next Major Release of Windows Server
If there is one thing that Microsoft is more mute than Windows 7, then its Windows 7 Server.
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15.7.2008 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 What is next for Windows Server
With Microsoft having just released to manufacturing SQL Server 2008 the last unshipped piece of its updated application platform its time to look ahead as to whats next for Windows Server.
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7.8.2008 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 Windows Server 'Longhorn' Updated
Alongside the December CTP of Windows Vista, Microsoft has released build 5270 of Windows Server "Longhorn." Both operating systems are available on the same DVD image. Although development is currently in line with the client build, the next Windows Server won't be ready until 2007.
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19.12.2005 New build of Windows Server Longhorn
Theres a new build 6001.16406 up on the ongoing Longhorn Server beta program.
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20.12.2006 Windows Home Server Preview
At the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week Microsoft previewed its long-awaited Windows Home Server (WHS) product, a Windows Server 2003 R2-based server for consumers that dispenses with the complexities of most Windows Server versions and provides the core storage, sharing, and remote access functionality that digital media and home networking enthusiasts require.
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8.1.2007 New information on Windows Home Server
Joel Sider, Senior Product Manager, Windows Server PR Microsoft Corp. provided some new information about Home Server.
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17.1.2007 Windows Home Server Blog
The Microsoft Home Server Team started Blogging, some interesting facts from the first posts.
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5.2.2007 Windows Server 2003 SP2
With an absence of fanfare, but otherwise on schedule, Microsoft opened up its download page for Service Pack 2 of Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
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14.3.2007 Longhorn becomes Windows Server 2007
Microsoft has decided that its experimental server software, which has been working under the codename Longhorn, will be shipped under the name "Windows Server 2007".
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7.5.2007 Windows Home Server patch is out
Hewlett Packard now has its hands on the Windows Home Server (WHS) update for which it decided to delay its MediaSmart Home Server.
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20.9.2007 Windows Home Server goes on Sale in the US
Windows Home Server is finally available in the US! You can pick it up at
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11.10.2007 Serious Windows Home Server concerns
As is the case with my problems with the Xbox 360's Fall 2007 Dashboard Update, where I am having many issues that no one else seems to be having, I'm sort of hoping that what I'm seeing on Windows Home Server (WHS) lately is just me.
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22.12.2007 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 Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release'
Microsoft said on Monday in the US that the server version of Windows 7 would not be a major release and will bear the name Windows Server 2008 R2.
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20.8.2008Exclusive: 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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04.03.2009SP2 for Server 2003, x64
Enters Beta
Microsoft on Wednesday
released Beta 1 of Service
Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003
and Windows XP x64 edition.
The single update will cover
both operating systems, along
with the R2 release of Server
2003. A standalone SP2 beta
package is available in
32-bit, 64-bit and Itanium
flavors...
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29.06.2006Microsoft 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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26.05.2009AOL Releases Standalone
Security App
In an effort to better protect
its members from the
ever-increasing tide of worms,
viruses, spyware and other
security risks, AOL on Friday
rolled out a standalone
application called Safety and
Security Center. The tool
fills the gaps in Windows with
antivirus, anti-spyware, and
firewall protection...
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03.12.2005Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2
Released
Microsoft early Tuesday put
live the Beta 2 release of
Internet Explorer 7, the
company's new standalone
browser for Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003. A new IE
Web site is promoting the
beta, which Microsoft is
targeting at both enthusiasts
and the general public...
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25.04.2006Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008
This software is an optional supplement to Windows Server 2008. In Windows Server 2008, the Streaming Media Services role (which includes the latest
version of Windows Media Services) and remote administration tools are not included in Server Manager. To obtain the new features and tools available
in Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008, such as the built-in WMS Cache/Proxy plug-in, you must obtain and run the appropriate Streaming
Media Services role installer file on the updated platform.
These Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU) files install either
32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) versions (as noted in the file names) of:
- Windows Media Services and the rest of the Streaming Media
Services role in Server Manager, on full installations of Standard and Enterprise editions of Windows Server 2008
- The Streaming Media
Services Server Core role, on Server Core installations of Standard and Enterprise editions of Windows Server 2008
- The Windows Media
Services snap-in for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on a computer that is running the Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition of the Microsoft
Windows Vista operating system
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05.02.2008Now for the web server on a USB key!
Web apps are great, except for one thing -- they only run on the web. That means you can't use them for development of interactive CD-ROMs, or
standalone PCs.
And if you're a web developer stuck behind a restrictive corporate firewall, or you simply want to test
applications on your PC before uploading them to your website, it can be a hassle to set up a local webserver.
So, how do you
like the sound of a fully portable, standalone web server which will run from a USB key, local folder or CD-ROM with no installation?
Server2Go is for you.
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10.12.2007Microsoft makes Unix changes
Microsoft plans to
build more Unix features into
future versions of its Windows
Server operating system and
cease work on its separate
Services For Unix
product.
H
istorically, Microsoft has
provided, in a package known
as Services For Unix, software
tools to help companies
integrate their Windows and
Unix machines. At one time,
the software giant charged for
http://www.microsoft.com/windo
wsserversystem/sfu/default.msp
x]Services For Unix, but early
last year the company made the
tools free for Windows
customers.
Microsof
t plans to include some of
those features in Windows
Server 2003 R2, an update to
the server OS due at the end
of this year. At the same
time, the company said it is
not planning any further
releases of the standalone
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06.09.2005Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 RC0
This software is an optional supplement to Microsoft Windows Server 2008. In Windows Server 2008 RC0, the Streaming Media Services role (which
includes the latest version of Windows Media Services) and remote administration tools are not included in Server Manager. To get the new features and
tools available in Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008 RC0, such as the built-in WMS Cache/Proxy plug-in, you must obtain and run the
appropriate Streaming Media Services role installer file on the updated platform.
These Microsoft Update Standalone Package (MSU)
files install either 32bit (x86) or 64bit (x64) versions (as noted in the file names) of:
- Windows Media Services and the rest
of the Streaming Media Services role in Server Manager, on full installations of Standard, Enterprise, Web, and Datacenter editions of Windows
Server 2008 RC0.
- The Streaming Media Services Server Core role, on Server Core installations of Standard, Enterprise, Web, and
Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2008 RC0.
- The Windows Media Services snap-in for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) on a computer
that is running the Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition of the Windows Vista operating system.
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25.09.2007Windows Vista SP1 RC Standalone Packages Available
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) RC should be used to update a PC running Windows Vista RTM to Windows Vista SP1. This standalone package will
install SP1 as well as any applicable pre-requisite packages.
The 5-Language standalone package supports installations on all
versions of Windows Vista with one or a combination of the following languages installed: English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish.
The All-Language standalone package supports installations on all versions of Windows Vista with one or a combination of the 36 Windows Vista
languages installed.
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12.12.2007Betas of Next-Gen Business Servers
This week, Microsoft shipped
beta versions of its
next-generation Windows Small
Business Server
(SBS--code-named Cougar) and
Windows Medium Business Server
(code-named Centro) products.
These products are currently
available only via private
beta.
Both Cougar
and Centro will be 64-bit
products that run on only the
x64 hardware platform. Cougar
is the Longhorn-era version of
SBS and includes integrated
versions of Longhorn Server,
Exchange Server 2007, SQL
Server 2005, ISA Server 2006,
Windows SharePoint Services,
and System Center Essentials.
Centro is a
similar product, but it's
aimed at midsized businesses.
Unlike SBS, Centro will be
installable on multiple
servers. The product includes
versions of Longhorn Server,
Exchange 2007, SQL Server
2005, ISA Server 2006, and
System Center Essentials. Both
Cougar and Centro are due out
in 2008, after Microsoft ships
the standalone versions of
Longhorn Server.
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21.12.2006Microsoft Rebrandishes E-Commerce Chops With Commerce Server Plans
There's been speculation that
Microsoft is on the way out of
the e-commerce game as the
company has been largely
silent about the future of its
Commerce Server product.
Speculate no longer. In a
broad outline of Commerce
Server's future on Wednesday,
Microsoft is declaring its
intention to stay in the game
in a big way.
"To answer speculation,
yes, we are going to continue
Commerce Server as a
standalone product and
brand," says Ryan Donovan,
Microsoft's product unit
manager for the Commerce
Server and Web hosting product
groups.
Microsoft, which released
Commerce Server 2007 last
summer, is announcing that the
next major release of Commerce
Server, currently code-named
Commerce Server "7," will be
available in 2010. In the
interim, the company will
release "accelerators,"
slated for release in the
second half of 2008, to better
integrate Commerce Server with
other Microsoft products and
to keep pace with competitors
like IBM and Art Technology
Group (ATG). Previously,
Microsoft had focused only on
big-bang releases for Commerce
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09.08.2007Testers get RC-Escrow build of SP2 for Vista and Server 2008
Microsoft has sent out an e-mail to testers announcing that the RC-Escrow build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is
available for download. The company is letting testers grab it via Windows Update (available this Thursday in available languages of Vista and Server
2008), as a standalone installer package, or as a slipstreamed version in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese. For those interested, the build
string is "6002.16659.090114-1728" and Microsoft claims the service pack includes 656 individual hotfixes.
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29.01.2009Windows Vista SP2: RTM Escrow build reaches beta testers
Neowin earlier reported that the RTM Escrow build of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 had been released to a group of internal
testers. Microsoft today released Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RTM Escrow build to Connect beta testers. This build is
available on Windows Update for download and install or by a number of other package options such as Slipstream versions and Standalone installers,
for the Connect beta testers. The build string reads 6002.17043.090312-1835 which is different from the one we reported earlier. If you are a Windows
Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Connect beta tester, you can download this build today from Microsoft Connect.
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26.03.2009Windows 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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12.11.2007Windows 7 RC users get new IE 8 'tab responsiveness' feature
Even though Microsoft already released
the final standalone version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE
8) in March, the company is continuing to add new functionality to the version of IE 8 that is bundled with Windows 7.
One of
the new features not in the standalone build but present in the version of IE 8 that is in the
Windows 7 Release Candidate is a new tab-responsiveness capability...
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05.05.2009Support changes coming July 2010 for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003
My name is Crissy House and I am the Windows Server Operations Manager here at Microsoft. I handle a lot of our customer and partner questions and
wanted to provide an update on upcoming support lifecycle changes for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 and help clarify some misperceptions
of a Service Pack 3 for Windows Server 2003...
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16.09.2009Windows Server 2003 R2 Now
Shipping
Microsoft on Wednesday began
shipping Windows Server 2003
R2, which was released to
manufacturing in early
December. The release serves
as an interim update to
Microsoft's flagship server
OS between Windows Server 2003
SP1 and Longhorn Server, due
in 2007...
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02.02.2006Windows Server 2003 - XP
Conversion Pack
Windows Server 2003 is well
known for its superior speed,
stability, and security when
compared to Windows XP. This
fact is proven by
Microsoft's use of the
Windows Server 2003 kernel in
both Windows x64 Edition and
the upcoming Windows Vista.
Given this fact, it's no
wonder that many Windows users
have already switched to
Windows Server 2003 to gain
such improvements. However,
these users will have no doubt
also discovered that
compatibility issues are
common when using Windows
Server 2003 as a primary
home-use OS. Until Now... We
are proud to present version
2.0 of Windows X's
popular Windows Server 2003 -
XP Conversion Pack. This tool
will convert the Windows 2003
codebase from ServerNT to
WinNT, which will enable
locked features and transform
Windows Server 2003 into a
more compatible, and usable OS
like Windows XP. After
converting, your OS will
perform like Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition.
Finally you can gain all the
advantages of running Windows
Server 2003, without the
compatibility headaches!..
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21.08.2006A Warning About the Windows Vista SP1 Beta Standalone Installer
Robert McLaws: By now you're aware that the Windows Vista SP1 Beta has been released to beta testers for a thorough shakedown. I just wanted to give
anyone who still has UAC on a bit of warning. If you right-click the installer and select "Run as Administrator" first, then it won't take nearly
as long to extract the files. Otherwise, it takes almost 15 minutes just to fail thrugh the copy the first time, until you finally get the UAC
dialog.
Also, be aware that, while it says it can take up to 30 minutes, it's closer to an hour, and it will restart 3 or 4
times in the process (checking the box at the beginning is definitely advised). I've been running SP1 on my main machine for a few hours now, and it
seems to be pretty stable. I'll have more on this later.
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