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First public Longhorn Server beta is ready for download

First public Longhorn Server beta is ready for downloadThanks!Thanks for covering the IIS7 goLive, Mary Jo - it was nice chatting with you the other day. More info on the goLive program here: http://www.iis.net/goLivebillI think there is a high demand on Microsoft's server bandwidth...I got a blank page...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, server, beta, Microsoft Longhorn, Longhorn Server beta, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

First public Longhorn Server beta is ready for download

Microsoft just posted for download the first public beta of Longhorn Server. Anyone interested in trying out Longhorn Server can get the Beta 3 bits here. The latest build follows on an unanticipated Community Technology Preview CTP build of Longhorn Server, which Microsoft made available earlier this month. ...

Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server

Blog posts 2007-04-25

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Snow Leopard might crash your apps

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Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Operating systems, OS X., Snow Leopard, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Five things every Windows beta tester should know

Five things every Windows beta tester should knowThe top 5 included are listed as....VirusesWormsSpywareMalwareTrojansThese are the top 5 in which it seems like they cannot secure any Windows OS and the only ones who understand the operating system are 'hackers & virus writers'...Meanwhile, Linux distro's command the server market with...

Tags: Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Thurrott, server market, server, Microsoft Windows, Linux Distro, Apache Software Foundation, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after allGeee ......Sounds like the stole ... errr "emulated" a page right out of the *NIX playbook ....RE: Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after allMary Jo,After watching the video last week as well, my take away was that the current incarnation...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MinWin IS, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, kernel, Microsoft confirms MinWin, Microsoft Confirms

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

And the new name is ... Windows 7

And the new name is ... Windows 7And the new name is...Windows 7This is great news from Microsoft, and a death knell to the rest of the software world! Apple and Linux, take heed, your end is at hand, and its name is Microsoft!!They're going to have a heck...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Windows: You say major; I say minor

Windows: You say major; I say minorThey can call it anything they please. It is still overpriced JUNK.Get Linux :-)Duck the questionMaybe they should do another theme change. For a while it was a series number (3.1), then a year (95, 98, 98SE, 2000), then a letter combo XP,...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Windows 7 to have support for Virtual Hard Disks

Windows 7 to have support for Virtual Hard DisksVHD stands from...vaporware HD.It's a just a new marketing ploy meant to keep M$ relevant.But which SKUs will have that support?I found out the hard way that different Vista SKUs give you different disk capabilities when I tried to span two hard...

Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, VHD, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Hard Disk, computer

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

Windows 7: Does the silence help anyone?

Windows 7: Does the silence help anyone?Damn right it helps!Columnists have infinite opportunity to write about, literally, [b]nothing[/b] -- it's better than tea leaves or Kremlinology.I think its good they keep it locked down for nowOne of the things that hurt Vista was how they were talking about all the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, silence

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today?

How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today?You would think they learned.By the mistakes of ALL products they have released in the last year plus. It appears they are headed down a path of further customer complaints about a product that if they would just ask what...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows 7 today, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Windows 7: The information lockdown continues

Windows 7: The information lockdown continuesOnce burnedtwice shy. MS isn't going to risk the kind of PR flak that they caught over the slipped schedules, withdrawn features, etc. the last time around.My notoriously unreliable crystal ball predicts that the first anyone sees of their next platform will be when...

Tags: Operating systems, PDC 2008, Microsoft obviously, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, information lockdown, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Who's giving Vista a miss and waiting for Windows 7?

Who's giving Vista a miss and waiting for Windows 7?Windows 7I have let Vista take over for XP and I dont regret it and I dont see what the drivel is about the constant griping about it. Yes there are driver issues but MS isnt to blame -- its your...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect

Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expectSP1I just installed the big SP1 and so far, no problems in the last 45 minutes.Instalation time appeared shorter than some of the Beta versions, but I could just be getting used to it.Vista SP1 InstallDownloaded and installe dSP1 this AM. Everything went smooth...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Will virtualization be king at Macworld Expo?

SWsoft on Wed. introduced a beta version of Parallels Server that supports the running of multiple copies of Leopard Server on Mac Pros and Xserves as well as support for Intel's VT-d virtualization hooks in hardware. According to the company, the software will run Leopard Server in...

Tags: Apple Xserve, Apple Macintosh, Hypervisor, Operating System, Apple Inc., Parallels Server, Apple Mac OS X, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-01-09

On to Windows 7 Server and other new Microsoft server releases in the pipeline

Windows Server 2008 has yet to be released to manufacturing. But that's not stopping Microsoft execs from starting to reveal glimpses of what's in some the future server releases due out in the next year-plus. First: We now know the codename for the next version of Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-11-07

Vista SP1: The first reviews are in

Vista SP1: The first reviews are inOld story here , but where are the crucial facts ?I've read at other websites that Vista SP1 will fix over 960+ bugs in the Vista OS . Clearly this sends a signal that Vista has way more bugs than OS X , &...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, SP/1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

A confusing (but harmless) hotfix error message

A confusing but harmless hotfix error messageWhat beta versions?These weren't released as betas?Yes they wereThey were available as beta versions to anyone who was part of the Windows Server 2008 nee Longhorn Server beta program. And leaked copies of those files were widely available through various unofficial download sites a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating systems, error message

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Wanted: New information on XP SP3

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

February 27, 2008: Microsoft plans a triple-play launch

Microsoft announced at its partner conference on July 10 that it will launch Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 together in a single launch on February 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.Microsoft officials have been saying for a few months now that while the company planned to...

Tags: Database, Development tools, SQL Server, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas), Windows server, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2007-07-10

Is Microsoft rushing Vista SP1 to boost adoption?

Is Microsoft rushing Vista SP1 to boost adoption?What's the issue?MS has said for months, well before Vista release, that there would be SP1 release at same time as Longhorn server (now Windows Server 2008) release, to complete the Vista OS tie-in to the server and security platform. Nothing about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2007-07-09