TechBlog: What's New on TechNet : Springboard

Windows 7 RC: Clean installation required and other caveats

TechBlog — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:17:00 GMT

As you may have heard, the Windows 7 Reelease Candidate is now available to MSDN, MSDNAA and TechNet Subscribers, and the general public.

Some things to be aware of with the Windows 7 Release Candidate:

You must do a clean install of this release.
Please plan ahead for Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC expiration dates. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to rebuild your test machine using a genuine version of Windows 7 before the software expires. Windows will remind you when the expiration process is beginning; two weeks after this notification your PC will begin shutting down every two hours.
- Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1, 2009, and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin July 1, 2009.
- Windows 7 RC will expire June 1, 2010, and the bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010.

See the Springboard Blog for more information.

Interesting Videos from IT Pro week at Tech·Ed 2008

TechBlog — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:37:00 GMT

The Tech·Ed 2008 events in Orlando may be over, but the videos (WMV, MP4) and podcasts (MP3) live on. Here is a library (?) of the latest: http://technet.com/events/teched/cc561184.aspx

What's cool in Windows Vista?

TechBlog — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:29:00 GMT

Set of introductory Webcasts. Also discover Microsoft Optimized Desktop Pack (MDOP).

The Evidence on Windows Vista

TechBlog — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:25:00 GMT

Read the experiences of those who are deploying today.

Test Drive Windows Vista w/o installing

TechBlog — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:14:00 GMT

Windows Vista: Common questions answered

TechBlog — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:53:00 GMT

Answers to key questions on Windows Vista adoption.
11 pages

Windows Vista: Why now?

TechBlog — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:49:00 GMT

Read the Windows Vista Product Overview for IT Professionals—32 new features
8 pages

Springboard: This month's topic spotlight

TechBlog — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:46:00 GMT

You finally got Windows XP fine-tuned and secure and now you are looking at taking on that pain all over again with Windows Vista. So how and why should you get going?

Also this month...

One of the biggest problems facing IT pros performing Windows Vista migrations is evaluating and mitigating application dependency issues.