Aloha! Get ready for Spring and join our local TechNet Events team to discuss the Windows Client OS Roadmap - why Windows Vista is an important foundation for Windows 7. We’ll discuss security and application compatibility, as well as look at the new...

Fun and certification?  An oxymoron?  Not at all!!!!   Are you looking to test your expertise? If you’re an IT pro or a developer considering certification, or if you simply want to sharpen your skills, then you may be interested in...

UPDATE: February 9th, 2010 I am still getting emails asking how to get keys. Folks, this promotion expired June 2009, the keys are NO LONGER available. There is no way to get a key anymore. Many of you have emailed me about being unable to get a...

So you downloaded the Win 7 beta or you’re just interested in hearing about it or want to ask the experts some questions.  If that’s the case then you need to sign up for this great roundtable!!  Mark Russinovich and a panel of subject matter...

          Our live event content this quarter includes System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and this has been a common question: “Is SQL 2008 supported as a site database?” The Answer Absolutely!!!!!    SQL...

If you’re working with Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 you might be interested to know that Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 R2 Beta is available for DOWNLOAD .  Couple of things to note: This is a pre-release version of Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server...

The TechNet Live Events of this quarter are just about to start. Our team of IT Pro Evangelists will be delivering these events to various IT Pro communities in cities throughout the U.S. starting late January: Session 1: Where the Web meets local software...

UPDATE February 9th 2010: I am still getting emails asking how to get keys. Folks, this promotion expired June 2009, the keys are NO LONGER available. There is no way to get a key anymore. Since my two previous posts about the PIN expiration...

My original post for the ITPro Momentum Program was back in October 2007.  With Windows 7 Beta on public release I thought it was a good time for a little reminder to everyone to let you know about the program and get you signed up!!!  ...

  Our team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde , Matt Hester , Chris Avis , Chris Henley , and Yung Chou is getting ready to start delivering a 20-part webcast series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions on January 14, 2009. The objectives...

In case you hadn't heard, maybe because your cable TV and internet connection has been down the last few days and you refuse to read the newspaper J , you can download Windows 7 from the Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program web site.  If you're...

If you attended a TechNet event last year and received a Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Promotional Kit, the PIN included in that kit EXPIRED as of December 31 st , 2008 . If you registered BEFORE the December 31 st , 2008 expiration date, and ONLY...

Many of you have emailed me about having trouble getting your product key and receiving a message that the PIN code has expired. I believe the ability to obtain a product code at the www.registerwindowsvistasp1.com site expired at the end of December...

Last week I was in San Juan, Puerto Rico for a long weekend visiting my friend Jose.  We had just been to an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant in Old San Juan for lunch and were driving over to the beach, (yeah the beach in late December - its sunny...

  IT Manager's are constantly getting their budgets squeezed, so anytime you can get free resources its a good thing!!  So if you need a place to get up-to-date information, news, tips, forums, then check out a great new resource for IT Manager...

While doing some research of IPv6 I ran across this Introduction to Internet Protocol Version 6 webcast that I thought might be of interest to many of you that need to get up-to-speed on IPv6. From the website: This presentation summarizes the content...

Question 1: Can I download scripts for Exchange 2007 without installing Exchange on a server or Windows Vista? Answer 1: I assume you're asking if you can you get the Exchange PowerShell cmdlets onto your desktop. The only way to do that is to...

One of the comments on yesterdays PowerShell webcast asked how remote clients should be configured in order to allow PowerShell to make WMI calls to the remote computer.  You can find a detailed explanation by going to the links below:   Connecting...

I have three PowerShell Webcasts coming up in the next few weeks.  Click on the links below to register!!!!   TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell - Monday, December 08, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) In this webcast...

On December the 12th (Friday) we are hosting a Windows FireStarter! If you are a Developer or an IT Pro you’d definitely not want to miss this event!!! Just like all other FireStarter Events, we will be recording and making the entire content available...

Many of you at the Orlando Event on Tuesday asked about the demo files I used during the PowerShell session.  My colleague Kevin Remde zipped all the files up and made them available here -->> Demo Files Zip .   Also, here's a link to...

In this screencast  we're going to take a look at how easy it is to change desktop background in Windows Vista.  There are a variety of options available to us including over 20 different wallpapers, sample photographs and solid colors. And...

Are you interested in Microsoft Certifications but aren't sure where to start? Then you might want to join us for one of these Certification 101 webcasts. Who's the Audience? IT Professionals, developers who think they might like to get certified...

We would like to invite you to a special chat with Chris Jackson to talk about Windows Vista. What's the Chat About? In this one-hour session you will have the opportunity to hear from him on Application Compatibility, Performance, Security, Driver Issues...

The Windows Explorer window is dynamic and changes to reflect the content you are viewing.  In this screencast we'll look the new layout of Windows Explorer and how we can customize our view. The core elements of Windows Explorer are: Back and Forward...

The latest version of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report is now publicly available, with some important information if you're interested in an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and...

  I did a post back in October titled MICROSOFT ASSESSMENT & PLANNING TOOLKIT 3.2 BETA PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION .  I'm pleased to let you know that last week at TechEd in Barcelona, the RTM release of the Microsoft® Assessment...

This is the second screencast in my 12-part series and will look at Using and Modifying the Start Menu .  The Start Menu is what links you into all the programs and tasks you can run on your computer.  It is very different from the Windows XP...

My teammate John Weston has created a couple of great screencasts talking about how we use Unified Communications (UC) in our day-to-day work to keep us productive, especially when we're on the road. Everyone in the team has a UC phone number which means...

Are you working with Hyper-V?? Want to save some time creating virtual machines? Then take a look at the Virtual Machine download site , there are two virtual machines available: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Server CORE installation and Windows Server...

This is a companion guide to the Windows Server® 2008 Foundation Network Guide , which is available for download in two formats: Word format at the Microsoft Download Center HTML format in the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library What's in...

I have put together a  12-part screencast series on Windows Vista with content taken from the MSPress book: Windows Vista™ Step by Step .  Each part in the series excerpts a section from a chapter.  I'm calling each of these excerpts a...

What Is This Guide? The IT Compliance Management Guide is a Solution Accelerator that can save you time and money by shifting your governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) efforts from people to technology. Using the configuration guidance can help you...

Are You Deploying System Center Configuration Manager? If you are, then you'll find this NEW Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guide for Configuration Manager will be an invaluable resource. The guide enables you to quickly select which features...

What is NPS? Network Policy Server (NPS) is a networking component of Windows Server® 2008 that allows you to create and enforce organization-wide network access policies for client health , connection request authentication , and connection request...