Baldwin Ng writes "Are you ready for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2? Were you not able to attend TechEd 2009?...determine which of your desktops and servers are good candidates for the new OS migration efforts to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The free toolkit also covers ROI analysis for virtualization and Hyper-V virtualization assessments..."

Craig Pringle writes "...Cisco...not to release a 64-bit version of the IPSec Cisco VPN Client. This is a problem for me since I installed the 64-bit version of Windows 7 RC on my Toshiba M750. To get around this without rebuilding with the 32-bit version I employed Windows 7’s new XP Mode...To connect to my VPN I can run this and it hides Virtual Machine’s desktop and the VPN client looks like it is running on the Windows 7 machine. I then run my script..."

Jeff Guillet writes "...covers the key new features and improvements in the Windows 7 Release Candidate. This includes areas like performance, networking, security, PC management as well as..."

Tim Sneath writes "The RC build is essentially our dress rehearsal: we’ve hit feature complete, stabilized the release, followed the active bug glide path down to zero...we’re looking for any last remaining “showstopper” bugs that might be lurking....What does this mean for you, my esteemed developer...Now is the time when you really want..."

Paul Thurrott writes "...an excellent side-by-side comparison of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) with Windows 7 build 7057, showing how much this OS has really changed in just a few short months. Here's a roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 build 7000 and Windows 7 build 7057. Screenshots included..."

Jose Barreto writes "...To add the DFS Services to Windows Server 2008, you will use the Server Manager tool. First, you need to expand the "Roles" item on the tree to make sure that the File Service role is installed. Then you will right-click on "File Services" and click on option to "Add Role Services". That's where you you will find the option to add DFS:"

Terry Walsh writes "..The developers of email add-in WHS Outlook have released an important update which corrects a serious issue with the application. Here’s the lowdown – if you’re running this add-in, I’d strongly advise you grab this update..."

Jamie Thomson writes "...Essentially its a way of sharing your files with other people without having to physically move the file off your computer. Every file on the Social Desktop has a URL that you can stick in an email, post in an...Just to play devil’s advocate...I can’t imagine that releasing this technology into the wild would make Microsoft particularly popular with various environmental agencies..."

Philip Churchill writes "If you would you like to know how to back up an Apple Mac with the new range of HP MediaSmart Server...[here are the] steps necessary to get your Mac backups working..."

PSS SQL Engineers writes "We get a lot of calls related to Kerberos configuration...With Windows 2000/2003 SetSPN had only a few commands associated with it....The other problem was that SetSPN was part of the Resource Kit and did not ship with the OS. This has changed in Vista/Windows 2008...Here are the new switches for SetSPN that ships with Vista/Windows 2008:"

Bart De Smet writes "...how you can retrieve its MathML data from the clipboard in a UI application. I’m actually using this technique to read MathML and feed it in to my interpreter that tries to turn it into execution. I’ll show how to do a similar thing with Office 2007’s OMML..."

Steve Trefethen writes "I just ran the Disk Cleanup utility and discovered this little gem: 3.13GB worth of disk space worth of Vista error reports. Why would it be allowed to grow this large?..if you’re looking for some extra disk space you might just recapture some of it here..."

Scott Dorman writes "...I know that looks like there are still a lot of different editions, but the key points are...The features in each version of Windows 7 build upon the one before it. As customers move up from one edition to the next, from Windows 7 Starter through Windows 7 Ultimate, they..."

Paul Thurrott writes "Microsoft has started an interesting and important new initiative to automate its online help so that it can “Fix It” ... What a great idea...Microsoft is adding “Fix it” to KB articles in all languages and across a range of products. Additionally, an internal site now allows Microsoft employees to submit recommended automated fixes for problems..."

Mary Jo Foley writes "Forrester found that IT managers are finally starting their company-wide Vista deployments now. Currently, Vista is powering almost 10 percent of PCs in North American and Europaen businesses...It will be interesting to see how Microsoft positions Windows 7 for business customers..."