January 2009 - Posts

Windows Service Pack Blocker Toolkit
29 January 09 08:21 AM | Celine Allee | 3 Comments   

Here’s an update for those of you who have installed the Service Pack Blocker Tool for Windows XP or Windows Vista. This code temporarily prevents the installation of a service pack through Windows Update, typically for one year after general availability Read More...

Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, Announcement

New deployment tools available for Windows 7 Beta!
22 January 09 05:00 PM | Celine Allee | 1 Comments   

We know many of you have downloaded the Windows 7 Beta (enough to overwhelm our servers!), and are likely putting the new operating system through its paces. Now that you’ve had a chance to explore the new UI and some of the advanced end-user features, Read More...

Filed under: Windows 7, Announcement, Deployment tools

Beta 1 for Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0 (MED-V) is now available
15 January 09 12:00 PM | Celine Allee | 1 Comments   

It’s been a busy week for beta software downloads—we had a tremendous response to the Windows 7 Beta, to the point where we needed to add server capacity just to keep up! And if you haven’t downloaded the Windows 7 Beta yet, you can still do so here . Read More...

Filed under: Announcement, MED-V Beta

Windows 7 Beta Has Officially Launched!
07 January 09 05:23 PM | Celine Allee | 7 Comments   

After much anticipation, Microsoft has now made Windows 7 Beta available for evaluation and testing to IT professionals! For TechNet subscribers, you can download Windows 7 Beta today here . On January 9th , the beta will open to all IT professionals Read More...

Filed under: Windows 7, Announcement