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Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 do not provide a graphical user interface. Instead, all configuration and management operations take place in the command prompt. The numerous and varied commands and procedures for common activites such as installing server roles, configuring the firewall, and assorted Active Directory domain actions can be difficult to remember. Although all of this and more is documented extensively in the Server Core Installation Option Getting Started Guide (available both at this Download Center and at the Windows Server Technical Library), administrators may not have Internet access to look up the commands. The full Getting Started Guide is quite large, and could be inconvenient to reference in printed form for just a few key commands. These Job Aids present the most common procedures and commands necessary to configure and manage Server Core installations in a one-page format that you can download, print, and fold to pocket size. The back has been left blank so you can add your own notes, procedures, or commands specific to your own deployments or operations. Currently there are two Job Aids, one for Windows Server 2008 and one for Windows Server 2008 R2. Both are continuously updated based on feedback from users.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8dd99ac0-4a59-41e9-8037-f33760d560f0

Migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2008

Brief Description

Migration Guide (Doc) for Windows SBS 2008

Overview

This document contains step-by-step instructions for migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2008. Use this document when moving Windows SBS 2008 to new hardware or when upgrading from Windows SBS 2008 Beta 2 to later versions.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=31cbc5dd-21b1-4a6e-9a9d-740ce7605448

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - Features Overview

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Essential Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Essential Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the EBS 2008 environment: Features Overview Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environments without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fd7880d7-bc7c-4580-aba7-ef36f8286f66

Windows Server 2008 R2 Documentation & Resources

Brief Description

Whitepapers, Datasheets, ppts and other resources related to Windows Server 2008 R2

Overview

Want to know more about Windows Server 2008 R2? Learn more here with access to Whitepapers, Datasheets, ppts and other resources.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=079eb880-6e15-4381-9edf-53cfaff3ab02

Configuration Manager 2007 Help File Update Wizard

Brief Description

Download an updated version of the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library which contains new material and fixes to documentation problems reported by customers since the last update was published. Refer to the “What’s New in the Documentation Library” topic in each release for a list of topics with significant updates.

Overview

The Configuration Manager 2007 Help File Update Wizard can be used to update the locally installed help file used by the Configuration Manager console or to install a stand-alone version of the latest available Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library. After installing the documentation help update, the latest available help file can also be accessed through the Windows Start menu. If a Configuration Manager console is installed on the computer that the wizard is started on, the existing help documentation will be updated to the latest available version of the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library. If a Configuration Manager 2007 console is not installed on the computer that the wizard is started on, the latest version of the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library help file can be copied locally. In addition, options are available to run the help file update wizard from the command line. See the product read-me document for more details.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=71816b0f-de06-40e0-bce7-ad4b1e4377bb

BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide

Brief Description

Introduces BranchCache, a new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that reduces WAN link utilization and improves application responsiveness.

Overview

Provides an overview of the BranchCache feature introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. After a thorough introduction of BranchCache and its modes of operation, the document describes BranchCache configuration. It then provides troubleshooting details and a list of tools to be used by BranchCache administrators.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a9a1ed8a-71ab-468e-a7e0-470fd46e46b3

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - EBS With System Center Essentials

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Essential Business Server 2008.

Overview

The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the EBS 2008 environment: EBS with System Center Essentials. Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environments without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0769d3d9-2078-4c6c-b4d5-75f9eae75f43

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Click thru Demo - Migration from SBS 2003

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the SBS 2008 environment: Migration from Windows Small Business Server 2003 Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environment without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=31d3f757-9118-4f12-9db2-296c4729cd5e

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - Working With Clients

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the SBS 2008 environment: Working With Clients Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environment without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=01d4a888-01c9-4a2c-b952-d0a9591e668c

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - Installation

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Essential Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Essential Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the EBS 2008 environment: Installation Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environments without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dc62ee88-3db7-4452-93d7-d37e5cc297da

Running Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 in a Virtualized Topology

Brief Description

This whitepaper defines the supported topologies and provides best practice recommendations for running Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and SQL Server™ 2008 in a Windows Hyper-V environment or other hypervisor technologies.

Overview

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 can be deployed onto Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, or onto any virtualization solution that is a certified partner through the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) certified partners for the following workloads:

Presence
IM (including conferencing, remote access, federation, and Public IM Connectivity)
Group Chat

This whitepaper:

Identifies which server roles are supported in a virtualized environment
Provides guidance for scaling users and workloads in a virtualized environment

This document describes the results of a series of configurations that were run in a Hyper-V environment to validate that Office Communications Server on Hyper-V provides stable performance and scalability for production use.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0a45d921-3b48-44e4-b42b-19704a2b81b0

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - Installation

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the SBS 2008 environment: Installation Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environment without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7ab993a0-70b5-4a8c-9358-895dce240f70

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Click Thru Demo - Admin Console

Brief Description

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008.

Overview

This demo provides a quick, lightweight, and portable demonstration of the product technologies and features found in Windows Small Business Server 2008. The demo provides a focused look at a specific area of the SBS 2008 environment: Admin Console Download and install the demo onto your computer and you can then click through the environments without requiring a full product installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e71a9224-84e0-4f95-8835-5664b3a3def0

Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Lotus Notes Add-In Deployment Guide

Brief Description

This guide helps administrators deploy the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Lotus Notes Add-In.

Overview

This guide helps administrators deploy the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Lotus Notes Add-In in their organizations. With the Live Meeting 2007 Lotus Notes Add-In, users can schedule Live Meeting sessions, specify meeting options, and access the Meet Now feature directly from IBM Lotus Notes.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=16b06f6d-171f-47f1-8838-b6752cb79538

Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) v3.0 Migration Guide

Brief Description

Guidelines for migrating between Active Directory domains and for migrating from Windows NT 4 to Active Directory

Overview

This guide explains how to migrate user, group, and computer objects to an Active Directory domain. It includes user interface, command line, and scripting procedures for migrating from Windows NT 4 to an Active Directory domain, guidelines for migrating from an Active Directory domain to another Active Directory domain in the same forest (intraforest migration) or in a different forest (interforest migration). For an interforest migration, the guide explains how to migrate while using SID history and without using SID history.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b1f816c0-4e2b-4e5d-b256-1ac304062367

Desired Configuration Management for Microsoft Exchange Server Datasheet

Brief Description

Desired Configuration Management for Microsoft Exchange Server Datasheet helps IT reduce the complexity and optimize the use of Exchange Server.

Overview

Desired Configuration Management for Microsoft Exchange Server helps IT groups reduce the complexity of their Exchange Server infrastructure and optimize their use of Exchange Server by providing a proactive approach to releasing new products, managing change, and creating an environment of iterative improvement.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ba7fd75f-1c9a-46ad-87e6-66c9f5e056a0

Windows: Core Services Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) Datasheet

Brief Description

This is Microsoft Servies Windows: Core Services Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) datasheet

Overview

Helps IT groups reduce the complexity of their Microsoft Services infrastructure and optimize their use of Windows Services by providing a proactive approach to releasing new products, managing change, and creating an environment of iterative improvement.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=729ad1a5-b0c0-414e-a979-393afe2d817d

Enterprise Network Protection Datasheet

Brief Description

This offering allows you to control access to your network using policy-based enforcement, logical network isolation using IP Security and wireless security technologies.

Overview

This offering allows you to control access to your network using policy-based enforcement, logical network isolation using IP Security and wireless security technologies.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=74bb13dc-15a5-483a-a879-1882aaef3268

Desired Configuration Management for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Datasheet

Brief Description

This offering is designed to help you achieve significant, measurable, and sustained improvements in your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server-based collaboration environment and, in turn, deliver the productivity, efficiency, and return on investment required by your business.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=333e8024-5feb-4272-832a-ac989256f961

SQL: Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) Datasheet

Brief Description

This is Microsoft Services for SQL: Desired Configuration Monitoring (DCM) datasheet.

Overview

Helps IT groups reduce the complexity of their Microsoft SQL server infrastructure and optimize their use of SQL server by providing a proactive approach to releasing new products, managing change, and creating an environment of iterative improvement.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fcda8b1c-6634-47a5-8601-e21773fe2a7b

Next Generation Sales and Customer Care Datasheet

Brief Description

Designed to improve customer service and sales results with enhanced customer interaction while helping reduce costs and increase customer loyalty.

Overview

This service is designed to improve customer service and sales results with enhanced customer interaction while helping reduce costs and increase customer loyalty.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2d79ac96-2d76-4d18-b628-3e0783c1fd79

Design and Implementation for Active Directory Datasheet

Brief Description

The Microsoft Services Design and Implementation for Active Directory offering enables organizations to deploy and optimize Windows Server 2008 Active Directory directory services in the most effective way possible by implementing consistent, reproducible processes and configurations that improve efficiency and require less effort to maintain.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1ecf1578-149d-4275-8e58-c084f0ed2d04

Mobile Device Management Datasheet

Brief Description

The Microsoft Mobile Device Management Offering provides an architectural basis for centrally managing Windows Mobile-based devices and mobile line-of-business applicationsby using familiar administrative techniques.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1ee2986e-d690-4911-92bf-fd67979b727f

Mobile Enterprise Messaging Datasheet

Brief Description

The Microsoft Mobile Enterprise Messaging Solution is an integrated service and support engagement designed to help you plan, deploy, manage, and support the next level of mobile-messaging solutions for your business in a secure environment.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9ebf5e60-3944-405a-8a09-504442a3ddae

Solutions & Solution Development

BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite Installation Guide and Release Notes

Brief Description

Download and view the installation instructions and release notes for Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite.

Overview

The Installation Guide describes how to install BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite. The Readme provides late breaking information that might not be available within the product documentation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=72e800a9-e9fd-4e5f-9c4a-cd340679d700

Identity Developer Training Kit (May 2009)

Brief Description

The Identity Developer Training Kit contains a set of hands-on labs, documents and references that will help you to learn how to take advantage of Microsoft's latest identity and access control developer's products and services.

Overview

The May 2009 release of the Identity Developer Training Kit contains hands-on labs and resources: subsequent releases may contain presentations, samples and demos as well. The identity and access control products and services covered in this release are:

Microsoft "Geneva" Framework Beta 2
Microsoft "Geneva" Server Beta 2
.NET Access Control Service (March CTP)
Microsoft Federation Gateway

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c3e315fa-94e2-4028-99cb-904369f177c0

Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of Groove Server 2007 content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=75000595-78c4-4d12-97a6-652a6fe579cf

Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of PerformancePoint Server content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cd39607f-7bfb-4a07-844e-b00602ddeb38

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of SharePoint Server content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ba006584-711d-4ce7-9e1f-181aedf6434a

2007 Office Resource Kit Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of 2007 Office Resource Kit content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the 2007 Office Resource Kit technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=57909f68-7f7d-42d8-a868-e518f7edf726

Microsoft Search Server 2008 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of Search Server 2008 content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Microsoft Search Server 2008 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6cf0f7b6-c0a7-48f8-977e-9bc76b97ff98

Office Project Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of Project Server content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7d243a2c-90b7-425d-b586-c48a0c3bebbb

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Technical Library in Compiled Help format

Brief Description

Downloadable CHM version of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 content on TechNet.

Overview

Important, before you download:

If the topics in this file do not appear as you expect (you see "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action canceled," for example), see the Instructions section on this page.
This guide is a compiled Help file and opens in HTML Help.
This content is also available on the Web.

This downloadable CHM is a copy of content in the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 technical library. The CHM is current as of the date above. For the latest information, see the technical library on the Web.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c9d6c8c5-8a62-4961-8c1b-df08b667b1c4

Microsoft .NET RIA Services May 2009 Preview

Brief Description

The .NET RIA Services is a framework that provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations.

Overview

Microsoft .NET RIA Services simplifies the traditional n-tier application pattern by bringing together the ASP.NET and Silverlight platforms. RIA Services provides a pattern to write application logic that runs on the mid-tier and controls access to data for queries, changes and custom operations. It also provides end-to-end support for common tasks such as data validation, authentication and roles by integrating with Silverlight components on the client and ASP.NET on the mid-tier.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=76bb3a07-3846-4564-b0c3-27972bcaabce

Windows Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals

Brief Description

The Window Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have support statements from the application manufacturer or which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista” or “Works with Windows Vista”.

Overview

The Windows Vista Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have earned the status of “Certified for Windows Vista” or “Works with Windows Vista”.
Additionally, this list contains applications with a status of “Compatible”, “Free Update Required”, and “Paid Update Required”. Any of these compatibility statuses mean that the applications have been reported by the publisher as compatible with, or supported on, Windows Vista. These applications have not gone through the Microsoft Windows Vista Logo Program. Some applications are listed as “Not Compatible” and have been reported by the publisher as not compatible or not supported on, Windows Vista.
For the latest collection of compatible applications and hardware devices, please visit the Windows Vista Compatibility Center. You can also leave feedback on compatibility and suggest new products to get added in future reports.

Microsoft FRx 6.7 Hot Fix 1 (R10670) - McKesson Pathways 9.x, 11.x, 14.x - English

Brief Description

Overview

Microsoft FRx is an industry-leading, automated financial reporting and analysis application for small and midsize businesses, large corporations, and divisions of global enterprises. It is licensed by more than 130,000 sites worldwide to gain immediate control of the financial reporting process. Microsoft FRx helps you to create the kind of financial reports your organization requires, when you want them, with the detail and flexibility you need to stay on top of the trends in your business. This means everyone can work more efficiently; you can close the books faster, and distribute critical financial information more effectively. Even more important, Microsoft FRx helps finance departments contribute more strategically to the success of their organizations by helping to enable stronger financial thinking and better-informed decisions.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=270c8e7f-3270-411d-8d89-f4cff36c3ea5

Microsoft FRx 6.7 Hot Fix 1 (R10670) - Flexi International

Brief Description

This hotfix is intended for interim use with FRx 6.7 R10670 (6.7.10343) until the next service pack or release is available, at which point you should upgrade immediately.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=88f0dede-23de-4ff3-b020-957c49b2a80b

Microsoft FRx 6.7 Hot Fix 1 (R10670) - Fiserv FFS Enterprise

Brief Description

This hotfix is intended for interim use with FRx 6.7 R10670 (6.7.10343) until the next service pack or release is available, at which point you should upgrade immediately.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cc296329-afa2-428a-94c1-ef58463e3a38

Managing Shims in an Enterprise

Brief Description

Provides reusable guidance for reducing the cost of deployment for Windows 7 by accelerating the mitigation of blocking application compatibility issues—including understanding how shims work, when to consider applying shims, and how to manage the shims you do apply.

Overview

In this document, Chris Jackson, from the Microsoft Windows Application Experience SWAT Team, shares his experience and best practices working with large enterprise customers to address application compatibility issues by using shims and to manage an organization’s custom shim databases. This document provides reusable guidance for reducing the cost of deployment for Windows 7 by accelerating the mitigation of blocking application compatibility issues—including understanding how shims work, when to consider applying shims, and how to manage the shims you do apply.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e18807c2-2313-45ac-a614-b5549e73d0d8

Getting Started with Application Compatibility in a Windows Deployment

Brief Description

Explains where to start in the process of evaluating the impact of application compatibility in your deployment project. Learn how to make an inventory, prioritize applications, and identify which applications are to be included in a specific role-based deployment image.

Overview

This document explains the steps you should take to prepare for application compatibility testing and evaluation during a Windows 7 operating system deployment project. Although the steps in this document apply to a Windows 7 deployment, the concepts will translate well to your application lifecycle management. After reading this document, you should have a clear idea of where to start in the process of evaluating the impact of application compatibility in your deployment project. You’ll learn how to make an inventory, prioritize applications, and identify which applications are to be included in a specific role-based deployment image.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=72a1428d-6597-48dc-8911-1a106b635a36

Windows Embedded NavReady Monthly Update (April 2009)

Brief Description

Download this set of updates for Windows Embedded NavReady released during the period of April 1 - April 30, 2009. These updates are fixes for Windows CE operating system problems you run into during the development and maintenance of your custom platform.

Overview

This is a full set of updates for Windows Embedded NavReady . Please see the associated Readme for a list of the included updates. For more information, see the Windows Embedded web site.
For complete details regarding the updates in this release, please download the Windows Embedded NavReady_Update_090430_2009M04.htm file below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1890cc30-5643-4d76-8fe2-18c89e28d8de

Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (April 2009)

Brief Description

Download this set of updates for Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder released during the period of April 1 - April 30, 2009. These updates are fixes for Windows CE operating system problems you run into during the development and maintenance of your custom platform.

Overview

This is a set of updates for Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder released during the period of April 1 - April 30, 2009. These Microsoft Windows CE updates are fixes for Windows CE operating system problems you run into during the development and maintenance of your custom platform. To qualify for consideration for an update, a problem needs to cause an excessive amount of work and not have a reasonable workaround.
For complete details regarding the updates in this release, please download the Windows CE 5.0_Update_090430_2009M04.htm file below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9f64b00b-242e-4216-9bb2-14681081d3c0

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update (April 2009)

Brief Description

Download this set of updates for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 released during the period of April 1 - April 30, 2009. These updates are fixes for Windows Embedded CE operating system problems you run into during the development and maintenance of your custom platform.

Overview

This is a set of updates for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 released during the period of April 1 - April 30, 2009. These Microsoft Windows Embedded CE updates are fixes for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 operating system problems you run into during the development and maintenance of your custom platform. To qualify for consideration for an update, a problem needs to cause an excessive amount of work and not have a reasonable workaround.
For complete details regarding the updates in this release, please download the Windows Embedded CE 6.0_Update_090430_2009M04.htm file below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d80c5227-b45b-48a3-bf0a-cac98ae07a99

Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 Service Pack 3

Brief Description

Microsoft Forecaster 7.0 is a financial budgeting and planning product focused on the needs of the middle market.

Overview

Microsoft Forecaster works with a variety of general ledgers—including Microsoft Dynamics products—to automate and simplify the budgeting and planning process. In addition, this intuitive budgeting software looks like and integrates with the productivity software your people already use, making the budgeting and planning process accessible to more key players in your organization.
For more information, go to: Microsoft Forecaster 7.0.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=caff1a8e-fbf6-4fa1-979d-f21c8b3052c7

Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta

Brief Description

The Web Platform Installer (WebPI) is a simplified download/install experience for all of Microsoft’s free web products.

Overview

The Web Platform Installer (WebPI) is a simplified download/install experience for all of Microsoft’s free web products. It includes everything that you need to get up and running to build your web solutions – from servers, tools, and technologies, including the most recently updated products. You can also choose from your favorite Web applications and Web PI will download and install not only the application, but the dependencies you need to run that application letting you get started more quickly and easily. Web PI always contains the most recent products of the Microsoft Web Platform so you no longer need to visit multiple sites, just launch Web PI to see what is new.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d87a71e4-00bd-4204-8f25-f245feb0c3ad

Visual Studio 2010 Professional Beta 1 – ISO

Brief Description

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 are the next generation of Microsoft development tools. They work together to accelerate the process of turning vision into reality for the developer. Visual Studio 2010 Professional has been engineered to support the development of applications for Windows, the Web, and Office.

Overview

Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Designed to satisfy the latest requirements of developers, Visual Studio delivers key innovations in the following areas:
Enabling emerging trends
Every year the industry develops new technologies and new trends. With Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft delivers tooling and framework support for the latest innovations in application architecture, development, and deployment.
Inspiring developer delight
Ever since the first release of Visual Studio, Microsoft has set the bar for developer productivity and flexibility. Visual Studio 2010 continues the tradition by significantly improving the experience for all software development roles.
Riding the next generation platform wave
Microsoft continues to invest in the market-leading operating system, productivity applications, and server platforms to deliver increasing customer value. With Visual Studio 2010, customers will have the tooling support that is required to create amazing solutions around these technologies.
For more information about Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, visit the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Web site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3296bb4f-d8ba-4cfd-aa95-a424c5913f6b

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Team Foundation Server Beta 1

Brief Description

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Team Foundation Server Beta 1 is a collection of technologies that help team members collaborate efficiently and effectively to deliver a product.

Overview

This release includes the following new features:

Work item hierarchy and linking
Improved Agile template
MOSS & WSS Dashboards
Simplified reporting
Change-tracking across branches
Version Control Rollback
Build queuing and pooling
Gated check-in
Simplified Setup
Scale out of Web and data tiers
Admin console
Project move/archive/restore

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=58665c27-7023-4a50-b31d-c39cd86a415f

Migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003

Brief Description

Migration help for Windows SBS 2008

Overview

This document contains step-by-step instructions for migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=52b7ea63-78af-4a96-811e-284f5c1de13b

Visual Studio 2010 Professional Beta 1 – Web Installer

Brief Description

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=75cbcbcd-b0e8-40ea-adae-85714e8984e3

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Team Suite Beta 1 – Web Installer

Brief Description

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2010 Team Suite is the next generation of Microsoft development tools. It provides the ideal set of tools for every team disciple who is working on your project: architects, designers, developers, database experts, and testers. When a team is building skills and getting guidance at every step of the project life cycle, they will collaborate better than ever.

Overview

Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Designed to satisfy the latest requirements of developers, Visual Studio delivers key innovations in the following areas:
Democratizing Application Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) crosses many roles in a development organization. Traditionally, not every role has had an equal part in the process. Visual Studio Team System 2010 continues to empower an organization to build a platform for functional equality and shared commitment across its ALM process.
Enabling emerging trends
Every year the industry develops new technologies and new trends. With Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft delivers tooling and framework support for the latest innovations in application architecture, development, and deployment.
Inspiring developer delight
Ever since the first release of Visual Studio, Microsoft has set the bar for developer productivity and flexibility. Visual Studio 2010 continues the tradition by significantly improving the experience for all software development roles.
Riding the next generation platform wave
Microsoft continues to invest in the market-leading operating system, productivity applications, and server platforms to deliver increasing customer value. With Visual Studio 2010, customers will have the tooling support that is required to create amazing solutions around these technologies.
For more information about Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, visit the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Web site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=85520793-68fc-4361-a8b6-dc2cff49c8d2

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile Beta 1 - English

Brief Description

Overview

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile provides a subset of features from the .NET Framework 4. The Client Profile is designed to run just client applications and to enable the fastest possible deployment for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) client applications and Windows Forms client applications. Application developers who require features that are not included in the Client Profile should target the full .NET Framework 4 instead of the Client Profile.

The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with the Framework version 3.5 SP1. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on that version. Just a subset of functionality is shared by all versions of the Framework.
The ADO.NET Entity Framework, which simplifies how developers program against relational databases by raising the level of abstraction, has many new features. These includes persistence ignorance and POCO support, lazy loading, test-driven development support, functions in model, and new LINQ operators.
Improvements in WPF:
- Added support in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for Windows 7 multi-touch, ribbon controls, and taskbar extensibility features.
- Added support in WPF for Surface 2.0 SDK.
- New line-of-business controls including charting control, smart edit, data grid, and others that improve the experience for developers who build data centric applications.
- Improvements in performance and scalability.
- Visual improvements in text clarity, layout pixel snapping, localization, and interoperability.
Limited support for communicating using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).
Innovative new parallel-programming features such as parallel loop support, Task Parallel Library (TPL), Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), and coordination data structures which let developers harness the power of multi-core processors.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0952f95d-df27-4194-b442-8aa80c184710

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 - English

Brief Description

Overview

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 provides the following new features and improvements:

The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with the Framework version 3.5 SP1. Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will continue to run on that version. Just a subset of functionality is shared by all versions of the Framework.
Innovations in the Visual Basic and C# languages, for example statement lambdas, implicit line continuations, dynamic dispatch, and named/optional parameters.
The ADO.NET Entity Framework, which simplifies how developers program against relational databases by raising the level of abstraction, has many new features. These includes persistence ignorance and POCO support, lazy loading, test-driven development support, functions in model, and new LINQ operators.
Enhancements to ASP.NET:
- New JavaScript UI Templates and databinding capabilities for AJAX.
- New ASP.NET chart control.
Improvements in WPF:
- Added support in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for Windows 7 multi-touch, ribbon controls, and taskbar extensibility features.
- Added support in WPF for Surface 2.0 SDK.
- New line-of-business controls including charting control, smart edit, data grid, and others that improve the experience for developers who build data centric applications.
- Improvements in performance and scalability.
- Visual improvements in text clarity, layout pixel snapping, localization, and interoperability.
Improvements to Windows Workflow (WF) that let developers to better host and interact with workflows. These include an improved activity programming model, an improved designer experience, a new flowchart modeling style, an expanded activity palette, workflow-rules integration, and new message correlation features. The .NET Framework also offers significant performance gains for WF-based workflows.
Improvements to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) such as support for WCF Workflow Services enabling workflow programs with messaging activities, correlation support, durable two-way communication and rich hosting capabilities. Additionally, .NET Framework 4 provides new WCF features such as service discovery, router service, simplified configuration and a number of improvements to queuing, REST support, diagnostics, and performance.
Innovative new parallel programming features such as parallel loop support, Task Parallel Library (TPL), Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), and coordination data structures which let developers harness the power of multi-core processors.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee2118cc-51cd-46ad-ab17-af6fff7538c9

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Load Agent Beta 1

Brief Description

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Load Agent Beta 1 enables scale-out load generation, distributed data collection, and distributed test execution.

Overview

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Test Load Agent Beta 1 includes both Team Test Load Agent and TeamTest Load Controller. Team Test Load Agent runs a service on the local machine that listens for requests from the test controller to start a new test. Team Test Load Controller runs a service that manages test agents and reports on the status and errors of the test that are run. It also enables you to logically group resources into environments for running tests and collecting data or affecting the system while running those tests.
This Beta 1 release will expire after 04/15/2010. This software is not supported by Customer Services and Support (CSS).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1967f42a-1e8b-4c70-9329-8478b68097d9

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Remote Debugger (Beta 1)

Brief Description

This is the remote debugger for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Beta 1).

Overview

The Remote Debugger Installation is intended for computers without Visual Studio in order to debug applications executing on these computers. A full installation of Visual Studio 2010 (Beta 1) with remote debugging support must be used to connect to these components.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=fb35acbd-2714-49cc-b2e3-1a96783a790b

Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated) Beta 1 Redistributable Package

Brief Description

The Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated) Redistributable Package contains the runtime binaries that are required to deploy an application that is based on the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated).

Overview

The Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated) provides the foundation on which you can integrate tools and programming languages into Visual Studio. By using the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated), users of your extension do not have to have Visual Studio already installed on their computers. This download contains redistributable runtime binaries that you can distribute together with your Visual Studio-integrated tools or programming languages. (These binaries are required on all computers that must run the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Integrated).)
This product was previously named Visual Studio Premier Partner Edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee907896-e8f4-4378-9405-2593ddb38376

Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) Beta 1 Redistributable Package

Brief Description

The Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) Beta 1 Redistributable Package contains the runtime binaries that are required to deploy an application that is based on the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated).

Overview

The Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) provides a foundation on which you can build your own custom-branded tools environment that runs side-by-side with Visual Studio. Building on the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) lets you reuse the Visual Studio IDE in your application so that you can accelerate development of your tools environment by focusing just on your core tooling problem.
This download contains redistributable runtime binaries that you can distribute together with your Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated)-based application. (These binaries are required on all computers that must run the Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated).) To develop and test a Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated)-based application, download the Visual Studio 2010 SDK .

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=308b82aa-39f9-456e-b6d7-5d348b6f7015

WHDC White Papers and Documentation

Brief Description

WHDC white papers and documentation for driver and hardware developers

Overview

White papers, documentation, and other resources for driver and hardware developers from the WHDC Web site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9a138e5f-df06-467c-89fe-c463f1c8216f

Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional WBS Modeler

Brief Description

Visio 2007 Pro WBS Modeler
Visio 2007 WBS Modeler improves the project planning process by generating Project Plans from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) using a graphical representation of elements.

Overview

The Visio WBS Modeler (WBS Modeler in the following) is intended to improve the project planning process by giving the opportunity to generate Project Plans from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) using a graphical representation of elements. A WBS structure is a hierarchical representation of the elements and sub-elements in a project (Step by step instructions and screen shot images available in WBS Modeler User Guide.pdf). The WBS Modeler can either be used to visualize and edit an existing project plan or to create a new project plan in Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Professional and then export it to Microsoft Office Project (2003+) to carry out the next planning steps. The Application enables effective integration of Visio with Microsoft Office Project. It provides an approach to visually and graphically create, edit and modify project plans using Visio. The WBS Modeler offers the ability to manage project elements in a graphical view, as well as offering functionality to layout a WBS in Visio. The WBS can be exported back to Microsoft Office Project into a new project plan. It is also possible to update an existing plan. However this update process is limited to deleting, renaming or adding elements. Moving elements is not supported at the current stage. To organize the structure within a WBS Modeler the outline code from Microsoft Office Project is utilized.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=34c28a49-e14c-4a7d-8d49-90061fe08ab4

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Lab Agent Beta 1

Brief Description

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2010 Lab Agent Beta1 is a background process that runs on a virtual machine. Lab Agent configures and monitors that machine, and reports status and errors about it and the surrounding virtual environment.

Overview

Visual Studio Team System 2010 Lab Agent is a background process that runs on a virtual machine. Lab Agent configures and monitors that machine, and reports status and errors about it. Lab Agent communicates with the lab Web service that is running on the Team Foundation Server logical application tier.
This Beta 1 release will expire on April 15, 2010. This software is not supported by Microsoft Customer Services and Support (CSS).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=101063f8-6e89-4ef5-9f03-04f2a596987d

Publishing PerformancePoint Server in Extranet Scenarios

Brief Description

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring and Analytics for extranet scenarios

Overview

With the release of PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring and Analytics, the Business Intelligence (BI) platform for Microsoft enables enterprises to develop and deploy Web-based dashboards, scorecards, and analytics through Office SharePoint Server or Windows SharePoint Services.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4ecf351d-1827-4aee-b28a-a491e8e52cf3

EPM and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Coexistence — Intranet Scenario

Brief Description

Deploying Office Project Server 2007 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 solutions together in a single farm

Overview

This white paper outlines the recommended setup and configuration approach for an Enterprise Project Management–focused Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Intranet farm. It provides a set of validated and tested best practices for Office SharePoint Server and EPM coexistence.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=02adc262-0e9d-4e8e-92b4-2e2bb64945b8

ALM Demo

Brief Description

ALM Demo
The new ALM demo will demonstrate how organizations can standardize the collection of project requests across the organization, optimize budgets & align project portfolios with strategic priorities, improve communication & collaboration between project & dev teams, reduce admin tasks ensuring developers are focused on quality, & facilitate enterprise reporting & control across the portfolio.

Overview

Connecting the worlds of PPM and ALM empowers project managers and development teams to follow their own methodologies, select the optimal productivity tools and yet remain seamlessly connected throughout the development lifecycle. Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution and Visual Studio Team Foundation Sever are already used by organizations to support PPM and ALM processes. Integrating the products allows the development team to work in a familiar environment, maximizing productivity and focusing on quality, whilst ensuring all required data is available to the project manager and stakeholders to facilitate enterprise resource management and reporting. The new ALM demo image will demonstrate how organizations can: • Standardize the collection of project requests across the organization • Optimize budgets and align project portfolios with strategic priorities • Improve communication and collaboration between project and development teams • Reduce administrative tasks ensuring developers are focused on quality • Facilitate enterprise reporting and control across the portfolio

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f904bd1a-c803-4cc1-95b2-f5e92d84d731

Windows 7 Federated Search Provider Implementer's Guide

Brief Description

This document describes how to build a basic web service that leverages the Windows OpenSearch provider for federated search.Federated search enables users to search remote data sources from within Windows Explorer and to interact with that remote data from within Windows Explorer.

Overview

Windows 7 introduces support for search federation to remote data stores using OpenSearch technologies. Federated search enables users to search remote data sources from within Windows Explorer and to interact with that remote data from within Windows Explorer.
This document describes how to build a web-based data source that can be searched using Windows federated search. Following the best practices described here, you can enable rich integration of your remote data sources with Windows Explorer without having to write or deploy Windows client-side code.
Windows 7 federated search supports the following standards:
For item data:

RSS 2.0, 1.0, 0.91 & 0.92
Atom 0.3 & 1.0
MediaRSS content and thumbnail elements

For connection information:

OpenSearch 1.1

Authentication:

NTLM
Kerberos
Basic (only over https)
plus any other Security Support Providers installed on the client and the server hosting the web service

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c709a596-a9e9-49e7-bcd4-319664929317

BizTalk Server 2009 Installation and Upgrade Guides

Brief Description

Download the installation and upgrade guides for BizTalk Server 2009, BizTalk Server RFID 2009, and BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009.

Overview

The installation guides explain how to install BizTalk Server 2009, BizTalk Server RFID 2009, and BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009. The upgrade guide explains how to upgrade from BizTalk Server 2006 or BizTalk Server 2006 R2 to BizTalk Server 2009.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9c697e02-d1bc-4684-8748-28b3a292d5bf

Microsoft BizTalk Server RFID 2009 Documentation Update

Brief Description

Download the updated documentation for BizTalk Server RFID 2009

Overview

This documentation update contains the latest BizTalk Server RFID 2009 documentation.

To download a copy of BizTalk Server RFID 2009 Help, click the download button on this page.
To download a copy of BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009 Help, go to BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009 Documentation.
To download a copy of BizTalk RFID installation guides, go to BizTalk RFID Installation Guides.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=11c7179f-2a19-4a91-9614-9fde46e9733b

Microsoft BizTalk RFID 2009 Mobile Documentation Update

Brief Description

Download the updated documentation for BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009

Overview

This documentation update contains the latest BizTalk RFID Mobile 2009 documentation.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3e82e3ce-86ce-4460-85e9-38f323782867

Security, Policy & Compliance

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [May 2009] (KB905866)

Brief Description

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.

Overview

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Vista License Terms.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=aa029fde-f341-44fc-8b85-0c6f3d3c2d69

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [May 2009] (KB905866)

Brief Description

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) x64

Brief Description

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

Overview

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.
Note that x64 version of this tool will only run on Vista x64, Windows XP x64 and Windows 2003 x64 computers.
This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.
Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month. New versions will be made available through this web page, Windows Update, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site on Microsoft.com.
To have the newest versions automatically delivered and installed as soon as they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to Automatic. The version of this tool delivered by Windows Update runs on your computer once a month, in the background. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. If you would like to run this tool more than once a month, run the version that is available from this Web page or use the version on the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site.
Please review KB890830 for the list of malicious software that the current version of the tool is capable of removing as well as usage instructions. Also, please be aware that this tool reports anonymous information back to Microsoft in the event that an infection is found or an error is encountered. The above KB article contains information on how to disable this functionality and what specific information is sent to Microsoft.
It is strongly recommended that you review KB891716 before you consider deploying this tool in an enterprise environment.
The user must be an administrator to run this tool. This tool will not run on any version of Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT 4.0.
Note that this download is now a multi-lingual tool. For all supported languages, the same tool will show the correct language depending on the language of the operating system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=585d2bde-367f-495e-94e7-6349f4effc74

Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)

Brief Description

Overview

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.
To download the x64 version of Malicious Software Removal Tool, click here.
This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.
Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month. New versions will be made available through this web page, Windows Update, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site on Microsoft.com.
To have the newest versions automatically delivered and installed as soon as they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to Automatic. The version of this tool delivered by Windows Update runs on your computer once a month, in the background. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. If you would like to run this tool more than once a month, run the version that is available from this Web page or use the version on the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site.
Please review KB890830 for the list of malicious software that the current version of the tool is capable of removing as well as usage instructions. Also, please be aware that this tool reports anonymous information back to Microsoft in the event that an infection is found or an error is encountered. The above KB article contains information on how to disable this functionality and what specific information is sent to Microsoft.
It is strongly recommended that you review KB891716 before you consider deploying this tool in an enterprise environment.
The user must be an administrator to run this tool. This tool will not run on any version of Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT 4.0.
Note that this download is now a multi-lingual tool. For all supported languages, the same tool will show the correct language depending on the language of the operating system.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356

Geneva Whitepapers and Datasheet

Brief Description

Geneva Overview Documentation

Overview

"Geneva" Claims Based Access Platform
"Geneva" helps simplify access to applications and other systems with an open and interoperable claims-based model.
For developers: "Geneva" helps simplify user access for developers by externalizing access logic from applications via claims, and reducing development effort with pre-built security logic and integrated .NET tools.
For IT professionals: "Geneva" helps IT efficiently deploy and manage new applications by reducing custom implementation work, consolidating access management in the hands of IT, helping establish a consistent security model, and facilitating seamless collaboration between organizations with automated federation tools.
For information workers and consumers: Users can benefit from help navigating logins, managing different personas, and controlling how personal information is shared.

"Geneva" includes built-in interoperability via open industry standards and claims, and implements the industry Identity Metasystem vision for open and interoperable identity.
"Geneva" includes three components for enabling claims-based access. Beta 1 of the following components are now available for public evaluation:
"Geneva" Framework for building .NET applications that use claims to make user access decisions
"Geneva" Server security token service (STS) for issuing and transforming claims, enabling federations, and managing user access
Windows CardSpace "Geneva" for helping users navigate access decisions and for developers to build customer authentication experiences for users

Available Here for Download
"Geneva" Datasheet - Updated for Beta 2
Whitepaper: "Geneva" Claims Based Access Platform
Learn about Microsoft's new "Geneva" claims based access platform. Read about the three main components of "Geneva" and how they work together to help solve application access problems with a single simplified access model. Understand how claims can be used across a wide variety of scenarios including enterprise, federation and Web. In this paper new concepts and terminology are introduced to help architects, developers and IT professionals understand the benefits and concepts behind the claims-based model of identity. A background in developing, deploying or managing web applications and services that entail user authentication is expected. By David Chappell
Whitepaper: "Geneva" Framework - Updated for Beta 2
Get started building claims-aware applications using Microsoft code-named "Geneva" Framework. In this paper concepts and terminology are introduced to help developers understand the benefits and concepts behind the claims-based model of identity. Security expertise is not required but familiarity with ASP.NET or WCF programming is. A background in building web applications or services that care about authentication and authorization is expected. As such, the focus of the paper is on building relying parties using the framework. By Keith Brown

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9ca5c685-3172-4d8f-81cb-1a59bdc9f7e3

Microsoft Code Name "Geneva" Beta 2

Brief Description

"Geneva" Beta 2

Overview

Microsoft code name "Geneva" is an open platform for simplified user access based on claims. This release consists of three components:

Geneva Framework for .NET developers,
Geneva Server for IT Pros, and
Windows CardSpace Geneva for users.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=118c3588-9070-426a-b655-6cec0a92c10b

Microsoft Code Name "Geneva" SbS Guides and VMs

Brief Description

"Geneva" Step by Step Guides and Virtual Machines

Overview

These guides walk you through setup of a small test lab environment that you can use to evaluate the next generation of Microsoft® federated identity technologies, code named “Geneva”.
The Geneva Server Federated Collaboration Steb by Step Guide is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and system architects who want to implement secure collaboration between organizations using Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007 and "Geneva" Server. This guide provides a quick demonstration of the features, functionality, and interoperability capabilities of “Geneva” Server Beta 2, “Geneva” Framework Beta 2, and Windows® CardSpace “Geneva” Beta 2. The instructions in this guide should take approximately 90 minutes or less to complete.
Virtual machine images for this scenario are provided. To use these images all of the below files are required.

Base
CONTOSOSRV01
CONTOSOSRV02
FABRIKAMSRV01
FABRIKAMCLT01

How to Configure Geneva Server to Provide SSO Access to Microsoft Online Services provides instructions for configuring the next generation of Microsoft® federated identity technologies, code named “Geneva,” for access to Microsoft Online Services. This document is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who want to implement an end-to-end, claims-based, Web single-sign-on (SSO) and identity-based federation solution for Microsoft Online Services.
This guide does not require the VMs available here. It does require the Microsoft Online Services Federation Utility CTP available on the "Geneva" Connect site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=57602615-e1ee-4775-8b79-367b7007e178

Geneva Interop Whitepapers

Brief Description

Geneva Interop Information

Overview

Available Here for Download
"Geneva" and Sun OpenSSO
Interoperability between applications in heterogeneous technology environments is essential to successful collaboration between organizations today. Sun and Microsoft are taking interoperability to a new level by utilizing the SAML federation standard in both the Sun OpenSSO Enterprise federation solution and the forthcoming Microsoft “Geneva” Server federation solution.
By standardizing on SAML for federation, Sun and Microsoft enable organizations to deliver collaborative services with ease.
"Geneva" and Novell Access Manager
Despite remarkable gains in IT capabilities and collaboration, organizations continue to struggle with administrative complexity, workforce productivity, and data security. Many organizations support a large number of users—including employees, customers, partners, and suppliers—who seek access to a wide variety of applications and services. This can be particularly challenging in mixed-technology and multiple-domain environments where users are spread across technical and business boundaries.
Microsoft and Novell have come together to solve these challenges and boost cross-organizational collaboration. The two companies are building the interoperability bridges that enable customers to reduce complexity, enhance security, and decrease costs. This paper explains the need for standards-based identity federation, and the current and forthcoming solutions that improve the interoperability of mixed-technology directory environments.

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Security, Identity, and Access Management Datasheet

Brief Description

This offering provides an end-to-end security solution that allows you to move toward a dynamic IT infrastructure while ensuring better security integration, manageability, and efficiency.

Overview

This offering provides an end-to-end security solution that allows you to move toward a dynamic IT infrastructure while ensuring better security integration, manageability, and efficiency.

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Windows Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP x64 Edition

Brief Description

Download the latest version of Internet Explorer 8 MUI Packs

Overview

The Internet Explorer 8 MUI is a set of language-specific resource files that may be added to the English version of Windows with the OS MUI pack and Internet Explorer 8 installed. The Internet Explorer 8 MUI allow users to view the user interface (UI) in a different supported language. This also allows large corporations to roll out the same worldwide image by using a single install job.
Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 is available for download as two MUI packs.

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows XP x86 and Windows Server 2003 x86, for the following languages:
- Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Hong Kong), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Thai .

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows XP x64 PRO, for the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil)

Visit the Windows MUI/LIP Knowledge Center for more information. IT Professionals, see Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface for help with implementation.
To download Internet Explorer 8 in one of the fully-localized languages, visit the Internet Explorer Worldwide site.
This download is for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition or Windows XP Pro x64 Edition only. To download Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for other supported versions of Microsoft Windows, see Related Downloads below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=14da5d98-bcc0-43b3-acf8-e321fd35c6e9

Windows Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Brief Description

Download the latest version of Internet Explorer 8 MUI Packs

Overview

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows XP x86 and Windows Server 2003 x86, for the following languages:
- Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Hong Kong), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Thai .

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows XP x64 PRO, for the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil)

Visit the Windows MUI/LIP Knowledge Center for more information. IT Professionals, see Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface for help with implementation.
To download Internet Explorer 8 in one of the fully-localized languages, visit the Internet Explorer Worldwide site.
This download is for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 only. To download Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for other supported versions of Microsoft Windows, see Related Downloads below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=242bf57a-9dab-4ea9-ba46-33c0e32020a4

Windows Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for Windows XP

Brief Description

Download the latest version of Internet Explorer 8 MUI Packs

Overview

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows XP x86 and Windows Server 2003 x86, for the following languages:
- Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Hong Kong), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Thai .

Internet Explorer 8 MUI pack applicable to Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows XP x64 PRO, for the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil)

Visit the Windows MUI/LIP Knowledge Center for more information. IT Professionals, see Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface for help with implementation.
To download Internet Explorer 8 in one of the fully-localized languages, visit the Internet Explorer Worldwide site.
This download is for Microsoft Windows XP only. To download Internet Explorer 8 MUI Pack for other supported versions of Microsoft Windows, see Related Downloads below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ff0f765d-79bc-4d6a-8d44-620b0447839d

Microsoft Pre-Split and Post-Split Closing Stock Prices

Brief Description

List of weekly closing stock prices.

Overview

List of weekly closing stock prices, including unadjusted prices and prices adjusted for all stock splits.

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