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We Have Moved!
In order to better provide you all the latest information on what is going on with the various...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 06/15/2009
Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable on June 18th
Windows 7 Application Compatibility: Your Questions Answered (Part 1) Date: Thursday, June 18...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 06/04/2009
Are Your PCs Ready For Windows 7?
When planning for migration to Windows 7, specific knowledge about each computer on the network and...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 06/02/2009
Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Release to Web
Today we are pleased to pre-announce the Release to Web (RTW) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 05/26/2009
Understanding XP Mode
After we announced Windows XP Mode, I sat down again with Jeremy Chapman at the Microsoft Management...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 05/26/2009
Windows 7 Beta Expiration Correction
Over the weekend, some of you may have received an email from us reminding you that “the Windows 7...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 05/26/2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate Available for Immediate Download
We are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available for immediate download...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 05/05/2009
Windows 7 RC is available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers to download
We are pleased to announce that the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available for immediate...
Author: MSFT-Stephen Rose Date: 04/30/2009
Plan Ahead for Windows 7 Beta and RC Expiration Dates
Attention Windows 7 Beta and Release Candidate (RC) testers! To avoid interruption, you’ll need to...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/30/2009
Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is Released to Manufacturing
Today we are proud to announce the Release to Manufacturing of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/28/2009
The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released a new guide: Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization.
This guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that will help ensure a successful...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/08/2009
Windows 7 Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5: Interview with Jeremy Chapman
Hello again from Redmond. Let’s talk compatibility – a big component of any operating system...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/03/2009
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 is Now Available
MDOP 2009 includes MED-V 1.0, App-V 4.5 CU1 and AIS 1.5 Updates I wanted to let you know that...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/01/2009
Windows 7 Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Part Two
As noted in our previous post, our recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable—Windows 7: To the...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 04/01/2009
Windows 7 Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Part One
In our recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable—Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond—with Mark...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 03/09/2009
Announcing the Release Candidate of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
As you probably know, the Windows Client team has been developing Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 03/04/2009
Windows 7 Beta Update Tests Begin February 24, 2009
As part of the regular beta testing cycle, the Windows 7 Engineering team will be releasing “test...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 02/23/2009
Windows 7 Deployment Tools Interview with Jeremy Chapman, Part 2
Before we dive into part two of our interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager,...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 02/10/2009
Windows 7 Beta Program Updates
Response to the beta has been fantastic, and we now have more than enough customers enrolled in the...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 02/06/2009
Got questions for our Windows 7 Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable? Here’s your chance.
I wanted to take a moment to offer our blog readers a direct invitation to submit questions for our...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 02/06/2009
Windows 7 Deployment Tools Interview with Jeremy Chapman, Part 1
We see the Springboard Series blog as a place to communicate important information and updates for...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 02/03/2009
Windows Service Pack Blocker Toolkit
Here’s an update for those of you who have installed the Service Pack Blocker Tool for Windows XP or...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 01/29/2009
New deployment tools available for Windows 7 Beta!
We know many of you have downloaded the Windows 7 Beta (enough to overwhelm our servers!), and are...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 01/22/2009
Beta 1 for Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0 (MED-V) is now available
It’s been a busy week for beta software downloads—we had a tremendous response to the Windows 7...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 01/15/2009
Windows 7 Beta Has Officially Launched!
After much anticipation, Microsoft has now made Windows 7 Beta available for evaluation and testing...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 01/07/2009
Windows Vista SP2 - What's Inside? What's Important?
With today's launch of the Customer Preview Program (CPP) for Windows Vista® Service Pack 2 (SP2),...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 12/02/2008
TechEd 2008: Windows Vista and the Road to Windows 7
Hola from TechEd 2008 IT Professionals in Barcelona! Tuesday marked the first public overview to IT...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 11/05/2008
Live from PDC 2008: A First Look at Windows 7
We’re here at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, where Microsoft has taken...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 10/28/2008
First Look: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
You might have heard about the upcoming beta release of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), and we...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 10/24/2008
Welcome to the Springboard Series Blog
Get more of your questions answered and connect with subject matter experts from within the Windows...
Author: Celine Allee Date: 10/22/2008