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Farewell to AskPerf

Happy Friday AskPerf! I'm sure you've already surmised by the title of the post that today's topic is a somewhat bittersweet one. It is said that all good things must come to an end. In that same vein, the one constant about working at Microsoft is that Read More...
Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 7 Comments
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Ten Tips and Tricks for Server Baselines

Happy Friday AskPerf! One of our Technical Account Managers pinged me a few weeks ago and asked if I could put together something on how to do a server baseline. After thinking about how best to do this for a while, I realized that trying to create a Read More...
Posted Friday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2: The Big Day is HERE!

That’s right folks!  It’s October 22nd – the big day is finally here!  Over the last twenty-one days, we’ve touched on a number of different features of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.  We hope you’ve enjoyed our Launch Series.  Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Windows 7 is coming. See Y’All in Two Weeks

There’s a little over a month to go until Windows 7 hits store shelves.  We’re going to be taking a short hiatus here on AskPerf while we get our Launch Series content ready.  On October 1st, we’ll roll out our first post of the series – and Read More...
Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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Is Your Organization Ready for Windows 7?

On October 6th, Benjamin Gray from independent analyst firm Forrester will be discussing his April 2009 report, “Get Ready for Windows 7” and whether or not your organization should deploy Windows 7 now or test applications and hardware against Windows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): Analyst Webinar Is Your Organization Ready for Windows 7 10-6-09.ics

Working on an Application Compatibility Issue? Let us Help!

Windows 7 is only a few weeks away! The buzz is building! However, if your applications aren’t quite ready for Windows 7 (or even Vista) and having you’re having issues, then maybe you’re not quite as excited as I am. But – there is good news - we may Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Virtual Roundtable with Mark Russinovich

On June 18th, Mark Russinovich will be hosting a Virtual Roundtable on Windows 7 Application Compatibility. This is a chance for IT Pros to learn all about Windows 7 Application Compatibility and get answers to any management or deployment questions for Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 2 Comments
Attachment(s): Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable - Windows 7 Application Compatibility.ics

Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 – Service Pack 2

Last week we released Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  The links in the “Additional Resources” section provide more depth information, but here are some key pieces of information: Language Release Schedule: Five languages Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Two Minute Drill: The New MPS Reports

Happy Friday AskPerf! Today’s post is a quick overview of the new MPS Reports tool that was released last week. For those of you that have worked on support incidents with us in the past, you’re used to downloading multiple flavors of the MPS Reports Read More...
Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 6 Comments

Windows 7 – Release Candidate availability / Office 2007 – SP2 Availability

Good Morning folks!  More news on Windows 7 and the availability of the official Release Candidate.  We now have some dates that we can share with you.  The RC build is slated to be available for download by MSDN / TechNet subscribers this Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 4 Comments
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Changes to Professional Level (Non-Premier) Support Model for After Hours Support

On March 24, 2009 the Professional level “Enterprise Platforms Support” business at Microsoft will transition to a call-back model for all After Hours Professional support incidents in the United States and Canada.  Below is a description of how Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments
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“Fix it” – The Next Evolution of KB Articles and WER

The steps in many of our KB articles have been criticized in the past for being too difficult for ordinary users to follow.  As a result, missed or incorrectly implemented steps may have resulted in problems being exacerbated, or new problems being Read More...
Posted Friday, February 13, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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Happy Holidays, and our 2nd Anniversary

Another year is coming to an end.  2008 was certainly an eventful year for us here at Microsoft.  Windows Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 were released this year, along with a number Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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First Look: Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Hello AskPerf readers!  Today’s post is being published a little later than usual. Today we are launching the Customer Preview Program (CPP) for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and we wanted to give a first look.  Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 5 Comments

Announcing the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit v3.2

If you are in the midst of your IT migration, or just getting started with your planning but you’re not 100% sure what systems are in your environment, nor what applications have been deployed, then take heart – help is here!  This week, the Solution Read More...
Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments
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