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VM Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2

A revised version of the VM Additions which supports current public builds of Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384, June Refresh Build 5465 and July Refresh Build 5472) in Virtual Machines is available. If you aren't already registered for the Virtual Server 2005 Read More
posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:26 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Windows Live OneCare 90-day trial available

I installed the trial of Windows Live OneCare on my childrens machine at home last week - the 90 day trial is available here. If you haven't seen it yet, OneCare can be thought of as an all-in-one tune up and peace of mind package including Antivirus, Read More
posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:34 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

Just seen that this is now available for download from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx Cheers,John. Read More
posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:32 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Download Virtual Server Additions for Windows Vista Beta 2

Mike's got all the info here.Cheers,John. Read More
posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:14 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Windows Virtualization WinHEC Slide Decks

I've just posted up on the VM team blog a set of links to the slide decks presented at WinHEC 2006 relating to Windows Server virtualization. If you want to find out a bit more of the architecture of what we're building, they're a great place to start. Read More
posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:40 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Download Link

If you want to get your hands on Windows Vista Beta 2 have a good internet connection (or some patience) and a DVD burner, try this link. You'll need a passport account. Once you logon, you'll be given a product key and the full download links. There Read More
posted Friday, June 09, 2006 8:32 AM by jhoward | 3 Comments
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WSUS SP1 (Windows Server Update Services) download link

Just spotted that WSUS SP1 is available for download. SP1 now supports updating machines running Windows Vista, comes with a newer version of MSDE and supports SQL Server 2005. Gives me my weekend upgrade task at home :) Follow this link for the WSUS Read More
posted Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:08 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows SBS 2003 with SP1

Hot off the press (released yesterday) is a document providing information about installing Virtual Server 2005 R2 specifically on Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 with SP1 installed. Download link is here. Read More
posted Friday, May 26, 2006 5:07 PM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta

I've just been watching Bill doing the keynote at WinHEC - you can view it here. Some announcements he made (apart from Windows Virtualization) were that today we're making Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" Beta and Office Read More
posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:05 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Website Photo Album Generating Software

Hopefully this will help someone who's not necessarily adept at creating photo web-sites using FrontPage for example. Since moving to Seattle nearly a month ago now, I've been meaning to find a decent way of building a flexible web-site for sharing photos Read More
posted Monday, April 24, 2006 2:04 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Updated MOM Management Pack for Virtual Server 2005 R2 Released

A revised version of the MOM management pack for Virtual Server 2005 R2 was released late last week. It can be used against hosts running Virtual Server 2005 RTM and R2. OverviewThis Management Pack provides monitoring and reporting for the following Read More
posted Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:28 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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ISA 2006 Beta Available

http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/2006/default.mspx is worth checking out - you can download the beta of ISA Server 2006. I can't download it myself as I'm off-site, but will be sure to install it at home in the next couple of weeks.. Read More
posted Friday, March 03, 2006 4:42 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Exchange 12 and 64-bit

Worth a listen is a podcast recording by the Exchange Team who explain more about their decision to go 64-bit only. Link is here. Read More
posted Thursday, March 02, 2006 4:36 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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SMS 2003 R2 Public Beta

Just thought it was worth mentioning this - another "R2" joins the fold, hot on the heals of Virtual Server 2005 R2 and Windows Server 2003 R2. This time it's SMS which gets a refresh. SMS isn't really a product I can hold my hand up and say I know well, Read More
posted Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:12 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Shadow Copy Client Download

I was on the train a few days ago and ended up chatting to some guy (apologies, I'm terrible with names) about stuff which inevitably deviated into technology - of course we got to the bit when I mentioned I worked for Microsoft. His relatively small Read More
posted Monday, February 20, 2006 8:11 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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