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Microsoft Is Heading To Europe…Will You Be There?

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:24:36 GMT

We have less than three weeks till we kick off our next European tour! Be aware, seating is limited, so if you have not registered, you will want to do so soon before all the remaining spots are taken. What can you expect at our five-hour free ...(read more)

Steady State for Windows 7

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:55:09 GMT

A few years ago we developed a tool called Windows Steady State to enable IT admins in shared computing environments to control configure and revert the configuration computer of computers used in schools, libraries, internet cafes, kiosks as well as...(read more)

The Springboard Series Tour–Free Microsoft Windows, Office and MDOP Deployment Workshops

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:54:42 GMT

Amsterdam - 25 Oct | Stockholm – 27 Oct | Helsinki – 29 Oct | Reading – 1 Nov | Rome – 3 Nov | Vienna – 4 Nov The Microsoft Get On the Bus Tour is taking a winter hiatus to bring you a new tour – the Springboard Series Tour: Microsoft Windows, Office...(read more)

Springboard Windows 7 Deployment Learning Portal

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:04:37 GMT

We are delighted to announce the world wide release of the Springboard Windows 7 Deployment Learning Portal on TechNet. The Springboard Deployment Learning Portal is an online assessment and learning tool, designed to help IT Pros identify their...(read more)

P2V Migration for Software Assurance Explained

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:14:43 GMT

By now the announcements have gone out for the Beta , been blogged about and seen in other social networking channels, so I thought I would do something a bit more in depth on this for the Springboard Blog. A little (recent) history… In Fall of 2009 there...(read more)

Tools To Make Working With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows 7 Easier

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:22:42 GMT

Over the past few months, many of you have shared with me your need to continue to be able to offer support for Internet Explorer 6 specific application while rolling out Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 into your organization. Suggestions for walkthroughs...(read more)

Improving Your Image: Sector-Based, File-Based, and Sysprep - What Makes the Most Sense? Part 3: Deploy-time Build Automation and Recommendations

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:19:44 GMT

This is the third and final blog in the series . In the last blog, The Pros and Cons , I covered the main benefits and underlying drawbacks of file-based and sector-based core images. I intentionally stuck to core image files (the .WIM, .V2I, .GHO, .TIB...(read more)

Improving Your Image: Sector-Based, File-Based, and Sysprep - What Makes the Most Sense? Part 2: The Pros and Cons.

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:07:27 GMT

Welcome to blog number two in the series where we’ll look at file-based images versus sector-based images. We’ve already done the tools primer and defined the terms again in the last blog post . Now we actually get some real work done by comparing the...(read more)

Windows 7 Language Packs

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:20:28 GMT

Last Feb Brandon posted a piece on Language Pack availability for Windows 7 here . I have had a lot of questions from IT pros in the past few weeks that are deploying Windows on where to find them so we thought we’d resurface this important topic and...(read more)

Have you tried the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1 Beta yet?

MSFT-Stephen Rose — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:16:24 GMT

Have you downloaded the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP Beta yet ? The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS...(read more)