October 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Platforms

News

Windows Virtualization Team Blog

https://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/

The World Simplified is a Virtual World

https://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld/

Ask the Directory Services Team

https://blogs.technet.com/askds/

Ask the Performance Team

https://blogs.technet.com/askperf/

Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team

https://blogs.technet.com/networking/

Ask the Core Team

https://blogs.technet.com/askcore/

Microsoft Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting

https://blogs.msdn.com/ntdebugging/

Terminal Services Team Blog

https://blogs.msdn.com/ts/

The Hot Blog

https://blogs.technet.com/hot/

Downloads

Microsoft Network Monitor 3.2

Tool to allow capturing and protocol analysis of network traffic.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df4db40af-1e08-4a21-a26b-ec2f4dc4190d%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dac03f138-eca4-46e1-9782-e811820e547f%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89%26displaylang%3den

F# September 2008 CTP

F# is a type-safe, scalable language for the .NET platform that supports both functional and object-oriented programming. This CTP release includes the F# compiler and tools, as well as Visual Studio 2008 integration for F# development.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d61ad6924-93ad-48dc-8c67-60f7e7803d3c%26displaylang%3den

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c%26displaylang%3den

Volume Activation 2.0 Technical Guidance

Technical documentation for planning, deployment, and operations of Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Includes the Volume Activation 2.0 Overview Guide, Planning Guide, Deployment Guide, Operations Guide, Resources, FAQ and Technical Attributes.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9893f83e-c8a5-4475-b025-66c6b38b46e3%26displaylang%3den

Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides

These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d518d870c-fa3e-4f6a-97f5-acaf31de6dce%26displaylang%3den

Group Policy ADM Files

This page provides a complete set of current and previously shipped Administrative Template files (.adm files) included by default in Windows operating system and service pack releases, beginning with Windows 2000.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d92759d4b-7112-4b6c-ad4a-bbf3802a5c9b%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2003 (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d54ce1080-94cf-4e4f-8e09-a7dbab2757c5%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dcaf8a45e-a9f8-4e91-98fd-87eddbeae64c%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc5d26771-1f49-4bbf-902c-bf92e527cadb%26displaylang%3den

HPC Server

Windows HPC Server 2008 (HPCS) provides enterprise-class tools, performance, & scalability for a highly productive HPC environment. HPCS provides a complete & integrated cluster environment including the OS, Job Scheduler, Message Passing Interface v2 (MPI2) support, cluster management & monitoring.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2c6db4f3-b604-461f-9170-43e9cee062c5%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d93f1451b-5b62-47e5-8f0c-b720b957999a%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d18efea9e-b103-46de-90d9-5e295854cec3%26displaylang%3den

BDD and MDT Archive

Business Desktop Deployment is a previous version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). For customers still using a version of BDD (BDD 2007, BDD 2.5) or a previous version of MDT, the downloads are available below.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d02a2605d-51e8-469f-be4a-1dd2af580502%26displaylang%3den

Ultrasound - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for File Replication Service (FRS)

Ultrasound is a monitoring and troubleshooting tool for the File Replication Service (FRS).

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d61acb9b9-c354-4f98-a823-24cc0da73b50%26displaylang%3den

ADMT v3.1 Guide: Migrating and Restructuring Active Directory Domains

Guidance on performing migration of domains using the Active Directory Migration Tool.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d6d710919-1ba5-41ca-b2f3-c11bcb4857af%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d72fc6028-6af4-44ec-8d2a-28c53807d6bc%26displaylang%3den

Windows HPC Server 2008 Technical Overview

Read about benefits and features of Windows HPC Server 2008.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7a4544f0-81f2-4778-8a59-35c43ba49875%26displaylang%3den

HPCS Overview Datasheet

Learn more about Windows HPC Server 2008, and how it brings the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to mainstream while enhancing end users' and cluster administrators' productivity.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=20&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d360b83fb-4000-43e2-b6e8-be4373ad9c94%26displaylang%3den

Hypervisor Functional Specification

This document is the top-level functional specification (TLFS) of the first-generation Microsoft hypervisor. It specifies the externally-visible behavior. The document assumes familiarity with the goals of the project and the high-level hypervisor architecture.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d91e2e518-c62c-4ff2-8e50-3a37ea4100f5%26displaylang%3den

Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008

This download details page provides the complete set of Administrative templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008. Additionally, there is a separate download that includes the ADMX and ADML files for Group Policy preferences.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=22&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d927fc7e3-853c-410a-acb5-9062c76142fa%26displaylang%3den

Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dcb1d7753-6631-4ed3-b642-4cbff4d33ccf%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=24&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3debc1737c-6e78-4244-a1b2-a56d031f16e9%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d23bd3be5-cc66-46f8-9420-49d65d8afe1d%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=26&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d5434ca66-5a6b-4517-92fb-72dea0a172ec%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=27&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd8f1b782-136b-443f-b5f2-63aa4d1fd94a%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=28&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7f1e0f05-6c9d-4ad1-9b19-50ee4fa7bd7e%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for 32-bit Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=29&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc83011cd-90b8-494c-9cad-fa055e101992%26displaylang%3den

Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria Administrator Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Evaluated Configuration Administrator’s Guide version 3.0 that was used in the completion of the Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria security evaluation.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=30&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d39598841-e693-4891-9234-cfd1550f3949%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=31&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3906512b-26db-473e-b522-3883ff34a21c%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=32&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d14e99f8a-cdd4-40d7-8cfc-73ae6bd6dfad%26displaylang%3den

Windows Essential Business Server Preparation and Planning Wizards

The Preparation and Planning Wizards help you prepare your environment and plan for deployment of Windows Essential Business Server.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=33&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de3906025-00e3-407d-bf5b-99d546021923%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956710)

Install this update to enhance Hyper-V role's support for processors and virtual machines to now support up to 24 logical processors and 192 virtual machines.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=34&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfe36823a-7e5a-4262-9bf5-d6b3ae3ad375%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956697)

Install this update to resolve an issue in which the Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) does not back up virtual machines properly.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=35&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d5eb76bda-8794-412a-9fd4-1bccbbc34c82%26displaylang%3den

Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB956589)

Install this update to resolve potential issues when you manage Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=36&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfd44b4e3-2dcc-4299-b345-bc09a9a37b60%26displaylang%3den

Fedora Samba for Windows AD

Learn how to install Linux Fedora 8 Samba server for compatibility with Windows Active Directory.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=37&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d1c2c91a8-6d81-4bc2-94e9-448d68a7d06d%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Server 2008 for x64 Edition (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=38&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de30f9427-26d0-4e86-b9b8-bc637c3b5734%26displaylang%3den

ASP.NET Hosting Deployment Guide

The ASP.NET Deployment Guide is a reference for web hosters who are interested in adding ASP.NET 3.5 to their existing Windows hosting service.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=39&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9e33ea25-666c-47fa-ac52-8d04785c4bd2%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Antigen for Exchange with Antigen Spam Manager with SP1 Trial Software

The Messaging Security Suite includes Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager, and provides server-level protection against the latest e-mail threats.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=40&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d866b63bf-6207-4197-9c5d-511b7212e40c%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB956774)

Install this update to resolve the scenario where a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client cannot handle files that have paths that contain the volume GUID in Windows Server 2008.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=41&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d28dfde7f-3b65-4a0e-bc06-05b23d241019%26displaylang%3den

Troubleshooting replication with repadmin

This document describes how to use the Repadmin.exe tool to monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot common replication problems in your Active Directory environment.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=42&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc6054092-ee1e-4b57-b175-5aabde591c5f%26displaylang%3den

HPCS System Management Overview

Learn more about Windows HPC Server 2008, and how it brings the power of high performance computing to mainstream while enhancing end users' and cluster administrators' productivity.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=43&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d8b2231fa-80c2-4994-bbfc-12da56964c75%26displaylang%3den

Windows HPC Server Job Scheduler

Learn how Windows HPC Server 2008 and its new Job Scheduler provide greater scalability and support advanced policies.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=44&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3ddab977d5-2311-4b80-9257-477838c0eb6f%26displaylang%3den

ILM 2007 Getting Started

The Getting Started Collection introduces users to various features and functionality of ILM 2007.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=45&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d11fb01bc-94a9-4404-bb90-ceca1a206e32%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=46&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d5159bdba-3825-4816-a2be-ab035332b9e2%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft/Cray Press Release

Cray CX1 Supercomputer with Windows HPC Server 2008 And Intel Xeon Processors Starts At $25,000 and Provides "Ease-of-Everything" For New Users of HPC

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=47&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9aa5b8ba-d721-4062-a54c-c07bffda4c16%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB954920)

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=48&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d32d4e3a7-8cc1-4975-94f4-2b04603d0208%26displaylang%3den

Delivering the next generation web with Silverlight

Delivering the next generation web with Silverlight

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=49&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d5ddb2eb9-0d99-4448-baf3-44aa49c37c77%26displaylang%3den

BOIS

The Branch Office Infrastructure Solution version 3 (BOISv3) provides guidance to design and implement Microsoft’s branch infrastructure solution. This solution, previously Branch Office Infrastructure Solution for Windows Server 2003 R2, has been updated to support the features and functionality in Windows Server 2008 that support branch infrastructure.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=50&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d02057405-49af-4867-bf1d-e0232b5c59e3%26displaylang%3den

GDI+ Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3da860d2d9-653d-4ddb-bbff-323d3ccdb866%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows 2000 (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d0cabfbc0-db5d-4a6a-a4cd-e6df89ac2b25%26displaylang%3den

Troubleshooting replication with repadmin

This document describes how to use the Repadmin.exe tool to monitor, diagnose, and troubleshoot common replication problems in your Active Directory environment.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc6054092-ee1e-4b57-b175-5aabde591c5f%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de0bd6fbe-f46e-4961-9a79-49ec77d39439%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows XP (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd5891180-5dd1-49ec-bcc6-3030a544202c%26displaylang%3den

SyncToy v1.4

This version is no longer available. Please download SyncToy 2.0.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de0fc1154-c975-4814-9649-cce41af06eb7%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows XP (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d57bcb3c2-49d3-4f18-8d03-36abd03d7403%26displaylang%3den

Update for Root Certificates

This item updates the list of root certificates on your computer to the list that is accepted by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Root Certificate Program.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df814ec0e-ee7e-435e-99f8-20b44d4531b0%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows XP (KB954920)

In some instances, applications using WDAC may return errors and lose connections to SQL Server 2008 servers if they try to access data in the new collations.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d16332629-da01-4763-8abc-5243286db3b3%26displaylang%3den

BDD and MDT Archive

Business Desktop Deployment is a previous version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). For customers still using a version of BDD (BDD 2007, BDD 2.5) or a previous version of MDT, the downloads are available below.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d02a2605d-51e8-469f-be4a-1dd2af580502%26displaylang%3den

Windows XP Common Criteria Administrator Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows XP Evaluated Configuration Administrator’s Guide that was used in the Common Criteria security evaluation of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9a7f0b16-72ce-4675-aec8-58785c4e37ee%26displaylang%3den

Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria Administrator Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Evaluated Configuration Administrator’s Guide version 3.0 that was used in the completion of the Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria security evaluation.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d39598841-e693-4891-9234-cfd1550f3949%26displaylang%3den

IE7 dependency update for Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Software update to correct autocomplete failure in IE7 running on WinFLP

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d76651135-9390-4168-9c9f-a08d6f783279%26displaylang%3den

Overcoming Your Company's Growing Pains

This white paper reviews business intelligence challenges and trends, demonstrates how the right BI solution can help, and explores how Microsoft Dynamics AX solves BI challenges.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3debc35869-9982-4acf-bfd6-8923c9464465%26displaylang%3den

Windows XP Common Criteria Configuration Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows XP Security Configuration Guide version 3.0 that was used in the completion of the Windows XP and Server 2003 x64 with ADFS and WSUS Common Criteria Evaluation.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d165da57d-f066-4ddf-9462-cbecfcd68694%26displaylang%3den

Windows XP Common Criteria User Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows XP Evaluated Configuration User Guide version 3.0 that was used in the completion of the Windows XP and Server 2003 x64 with ADFS and WSUS Common Criteria Evaluation.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7c1a4761-9b9e-429c-84eb-cd7b034c5779%26displaylang%3den

Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria Configuration Guide 3.0

This document is the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Security Configuration Guide version 3.0 that was used in the completion of the Windows XP and Server 2003 SP2 R2 Common Criteria security evaluation.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d4f7b6a93-0307-480f-a5af-a20268cbd7cc%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.0 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows® Internet Explorer® in your environment.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d24da89e9-b581-47b0-b45e-492dd6da2971%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools

Tools for editing metadata in photographs including latitude, longitude, and other location details.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d184075d2-40b5-4172-88ae-878f81896d4d%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Vista (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2f4118fd-1ffb-46da-b922-cd4ca4f9d84e%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Vista (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d16f3ad21-ed77-4c32-93df-3b650b2b32a5%26displaylang%3den

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d99beebc4-553a-46f8-8245-e3d932306c93%26displaylang%3den

Volume Activation 2.0 Technical Guidance

Technical documentation for planning, deployment, and operations of Volume Activation 2.0 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Includes the Volume Activation 2.0 Overview Guide, Planning Guide, Deployment Guide, Operations Guide, Resources, FAQ and Technical Attributes.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9893f83e-c8a5-4475-b025-66c6b38b46e3%26displaylang%3den

Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Vista

This page provides the complete set of Administrative Template (.admx) files for Windows Vista

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d05d0598b-95f9-4bdd-af36-b365d68ec5f6%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB954154)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d334352e7-d41f-494f-866d-f1f1745ffd17%26displaylang%3den

Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions for Windows Vista (KB943729)

Multiple Group Policy Preferences have been added to the Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Management Console (which are also available through the Remote Server Administration Toolset (RSAT) for Windows Vista SP1).

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dab60dc87-884c-46d5-82cd-f3c299dac7cc%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB938464)

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a Windows-based system that uses GDI+ and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3daa47d016-f5c9-4586-8876-f1f4f255f54d%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista (KB956774)

Install this update to resolve the scenario where a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client cannot handle files that have paths that contain the volume GUID in Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de8d89c80-3d82-4c7b-b63e-bfaf77dc394f%26displaylang%3den

Dictation Resource Kit (DRK)

Tool to allow for the creation of custom speech recognition dictation language models.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3db5920ef3-ff03-453f-902c-eae618987ff9%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista (KB953582)

Install this update to register extensions under the IQueryForm registry entry.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df0a5c139-1bfe-47f1-a7e1-0adb7c25faf9%26displaylang%3den

Windows Home Server Technical Brief for Remote Access

This Technical Brief provides an in-depth look at the features and functionality of Windows Home Server Remote Access.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d8505e3a8-bbbc-445d-ba65-13782661dcb0%26displaylang%3den

Security Update for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB954156)

A security issue has been identified in Windows Media Encoder 9 Series that could allow an attacker to compromise your Microsoft Windows-based system and gain control over it.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d54d1279a-7f26-4727-a39d-5505bcd4fc53%26displaylang%3den

Windows Speech Recognition Macros

Windows Speech Recognition Macros extends the speech recognition capabilities in Windows Vista. Users can create powerful macros that are triggered by voice command to interact with applications.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=20&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfad62198-220c-4717-b044-829ae4f7c125%26displaylang%3den

Windows Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals

These guides provide instructions for evaluating and deploying Windows Vista SP1.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de71f0083-1013-4f9c-a3f9-c56e7120a5e9%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter for x64-based Systems [September 2008] (KB905866)

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that may contain phishing content.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=22&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d749e10cd-f40c-4f94-8e38-d4221ded7652%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB953582)

Install this update to register extensions under the IQueryForm registry entry.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc7ec2134-f154-4440-a9d2-6a6d799a779a%26displaylang%3den

Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB943729)

Multiple Group Policy Preferences have been added to the Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Management Console (which are also available through the Remote Server Administration Toolset (RSAT) for Windows Vista SP1).

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=24&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3db10a7af4-8bee-4adc-8bbe-9949df77a3cf%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista (KB954920)

In some instances, applications using WDAC may return errors and lose connections to SQL Server 2008 servers if they try to access data in the new collations.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2be8e665-77e1-46db-971c-17258595a37a%26displaylang%3den

Windows Vista Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Fei Lu describes the Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technology in Windows Vista, and scenarios where organizations can take advantage of the flexibility this technology offers.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=26&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dbf4c9c7d-4028-4801-8e35-d20051b8f245%26displaylang%3den

AppV™ Application Virtualization

Karri Alexion-Tiernan, Director in the Windows Client division, unveils the latest version of this technology for virtualizing applications to reduce application-to-application conflicts and improve manageability.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=27&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d23a85688-7c04-4379-930e-e4422f8246a6%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB956774)

Install this update to resolve the scenario where a Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client cannot handle files that have paths that contain the volume GUID in Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=28&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d1f7ea7f4-c28d-4358-bdf1-92f345147a13%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista (KB951308)

Install this update for increased functionality and virtual machine control in the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console for the Hyper-V role.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=29&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df6ebfcc4-1f87-4d67-af91-e80d91f9d99f%26displaylang%3den

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) Demonstration By Christopher Perez Estonina, MDOP Specialist, Microsoft Asia Pacific Presentation Deck

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) Demonstration By Christopher Perez Estonina, MDOP Specialist, Microsoft Asia Pacific Presentation Deck

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=30&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2d566529-fd6b-49dd-afb8-3217ff8995ce%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB954920)

In some instances, applications using WDAC may return errors and lose connections to SQL Server 2008 servers if they try to access data in the new collations.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=31&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3da8a0d9c2-3c41-47c4-8706-3b18806dcf25%26displaylang%3den

BitLocker Drive Encryption

Paul Cooke, Director in the Windows Client division specializing in security, discusses BitLocker Drive Encryption, and how it has been extended in Windows Vista SP1.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=32&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d4607a585-df7f-4940-b956-5ae3d2815055%26displaylang%3den

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB951308)

Install this update for increased functionality and virtual machine control in the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console for the Hyper-V role.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=33&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d297947b7-b0d3-4863-8fa6-bb78e538b75a%26displaylang%3den

The Microsoft Optimized Desktop Strategy by Jeff Johnson, Enterprise Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation Presentation Deck

The Microsoft Optimized Desktop Strategy by Jeff Johnson, Enterprise Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation Presentation Deck

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=35&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2ffa666d-fe97-46b8-8439-6b9e89bce9cf%26displaylang%3den

Windows Springboard Series: Microsoft User State Virtualization

Jason Leznek, Senior Product Manager in the Windows Client division, discusses User Roaming Profiles and Folder Redirection in Windows, highlighting the differences between Windows Vista and Windows XP.

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=36&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d41250198-7edb-4087-90fb-af354f6cabaa%26displaylang%3den

Straight From the Source - Optimized Desktop Deployment by Microsoft Services Lutz Seidemann

Straight From the Source - Optimized Desktop Deployment by Microsoft Services Lutz Seidemann, Lead Architect, Microsoft Asia Pacific (Presentation Deck)

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=37&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7a468c1e-f0b0-4599-bf56-ba7e25c772fc%26displaylang%3den

Realize Value - Microsoft 2007 Office Deployment and Adoption by Alan Dias (Presentation Deck)

Realize Value - Microsoft 2007 Office Deployment and Adoption by Alan Dias, Solution Specialist, Information Worker, Microsoft Singapore

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=38&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d28f25862-595d-4e42-a618-5a316c280e09%26displaylang%3den

Vista with the TCS Difference Rajesh R. Bharthi Tata Consultancy Services

Vista with the TCS Difference Rajesh R. Bharthi Tata Consultancy Services (Presentation Deck)

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=39&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d13b48f73-44e1-4a1a-b811-dc46d307e7da%26displaylang%3den

Welcome Address & Keynote - Haresh Khoobchandani, Director, Business and Marketing Organization, Microsoft Singapore

Welcome Address & Keynote - Haresh Khoobchandani, Director, Business and Marketing Organization, Microsoft Singapore Presentation Deck

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=40&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d003f1c88-0094-41dc-a5f3-fae87252a2aa%26displaylang%3den

Events/Webcasts

TechNet Presents: MCS Talks Enterprise Architecture Session 6 – Desktop Deployment
Free of charge
Date: 15 October 2008, 16:00
Location:
Event Category: Live Meeting
Audience: IT Decision Maker, Technology Decision Maker
Products: Windows Server, Windows Server 2008

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032390854&EventCategory=4&culture=en-GB&CountryCode=GB

Windows Server 2008 – What’s new and exciting
Free of charge
Date: 16 October 2008, 09:45
Location: Edinburgh
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: IT Professional
Products: Microsoft technologies, Windows PowerShell, Windows Server

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032384617

TechNet: Security Improvements with Windows Server 2008 and Bitlocker
Free of charge
Date: 22 October 2008, 13:30
Location: Bradford
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: IT Professional
Products: Security, Windows Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032386290

Virtualisation Unplugged in association with Esteem Systems Ltd
Free of charge
Date: 11 November 2008, 09:30
Location: Edinburgh
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: IT Professional
Products: Windows Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032389933

TechEd EMEA

Barcelona

3 - 7th November 2008

https://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/itpro/default.aspx

Live Webcasts:
Full list can be found at: https://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx

Interactive Webcast Calendar
The interactive calendar will help you quickly find live webcasts that fit your schedule as well as on-demand webcasts to view at your convenience. You can choose your time zone and filter this list by audience, webcast series, product or topic, and presenter.
https://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/calendar/monthview.aspx

Monthly Archived Webcasts:
https://www.microsoft.com/events/webcasts/library/default.mspx

New KB's

Windows XP

value of the PATH environment variable if the variable consists of more than 1,024 characters on a Windows XP-based computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955988/en-us

A user name that contains Unicode characters is not handled correctly in Windows XP Service Pack 3 during the EAP authentication

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957218/en-us

MS08-052 and MS08-055: Description of the security update for Office XP: September 9, 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953405/en-us

The installation process may stop responding when you try to install some software on a Windows XP-based computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957217/en-us

The installation process may stop responding when you try to install some software on a Windows XP-based computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955147/en-us

Data corruption may occur when you try to append data to a FILESTREAM varbinary (max) column in SQL Server 2008 on a Windows XP-based computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955567/en-us

Error message when you try to run an application that you developed by using the "return quickly" feature of the Windows COM port driver: "Error reading comm device"

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957264/en-us

The action controls in Sound Recorder are missing or only partly visible if you set the font size to Large or to Extra Large in a non-English version of Windows XP

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957495/en-us

Windows Server 2003

Windows Explorer in Windows XP or in Windows Server 2003 leaks handles when you browse shared folders on the remote computers by using network shortcuts

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953323/en-us

An ADO-based application may stop responding when it uses the adAsyncExecute option to open a Recordset object in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955843/en-us

The Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in sets incorrect ISO country codes for Jersey, for Guernsey, and for the Isle of Man on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/952312/en-us

FIX: The Lsass.exe process may use a high percentage of CPU resources when you run Message Queuing on a domain controller with global catalog

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/934318/en-us

Recommended hotfixes for Windows Server 2008-based server clusters

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957311/en-us

Kerberos tickets are issued even though the time difference between the client clock and the domain controller clock is greater than the "Maximum tolerance for computer clock synchronization" value

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956627/en-us

When you start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in or the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in on a Windows Server 2003-based computer, the snap-in closes unexpectedly the next time that you open it

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956826/en-us

After you run Internet Explorer 7 for a long time on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, Internet Explorer becomes unstable or crashes

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956625/en-us

Group Policy objects are removed from Windows Server 2003-based clients if the WMI filter evaluation fails

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953663/en-us

SCSI hardware-mirrored disks may be corrupted on a Windows Server 2003-based cluster node

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957419/en-us

Stop error if you use some OpenType fonts on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008: "Stop 0x00000050"

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957187/en-us

You cannot connect to an ADAM instance in Windows Server 2003 by using the Secure Sockets Layer 3 protocol together with a certificate that is larger than 1024 bytes

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955610/en-us

Vista

Offline file icons randomly change to different icons every time that you refresh the desktop on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/952585/en-us

Offline files that are ghost items on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 cannot be synchronized with the corresponding files on a file server

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/949671/en-us

A Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based client computer may stop responding when you try to log on to a domain if roaming profiles, folder redirection, and the offline folder feature are enabled

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/949552/en-us

You cannot access a WebDAV site whose SSL setting for client certificates is set to Accept if you cancel the Select Certificate dialog box on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954809/en-us

In Windows Vista, Windows Meeting Space may be unable to detect the peer computer and may be unable to establish the connection over a private ad hoc wireless network

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955804/en-us

An access violation occurs during system startup when the pen service (Wisptis.exe) is configured on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957405/en-us

The RSoP snap-in does not display some file security policies, and Event ID 1109 is logged on domain member computers that are running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955248/en-us

A Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008-based computer cannot negotiate the security mode with the partner if you use a subnet address as a source address or as a destination filter address when you configure IPsec policy to use tunnel mode
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/946887/en-us

When an application requests a result set from new SQL Server 2008 collations, you may receive an "MSG 40242" or "MSG 40205" error when the ODBC driver for SQL Server is used or an "MSG 40234" error when the SQL OLE DB provider is used

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954920/en-us

The "Slow network connection time-out for user profiles" Group Policy setting does not work for a Windows Vista Service Pack 1-based or a Windows Server 2008-based client computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957802/en-us

Windows Server 2008

Recommended hotfixes for Windows Server 2008-based server clusters

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957311/en-us

DHCP server log files may be corrupted in Asian language versions of Windows Server 2008, such as in the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean editions of Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955386/en-us

A Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) client cannot handle files that have paths that contain the volume GUID in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Vista Service Pack 1

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956774/en-us

Error message when you create a cluster on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that uses a third-party DNS server: "The network name {0} is already used in the network"

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956891/en-us

Error message when you try to install the Ultrasound tool on a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008: "Error 1720 There is a problem with this Windows Installer package"

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954737/en-us

The Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Session Broker service incorrectly balances the load among terminal servers after it runs for a while

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955365/en-us

Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VSS writer is not used during a backup job because of corrupted or invalid virtual machine configuration files

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956697/en-us

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 now include support for Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956607/en-us

Recommended settings for event log sizes in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2008

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957662/en-us

An application that is running on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista SP1-based system may corrupt files on a local file share when these files are scanned

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956550/en-us

MS08-054: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player could allow remote code execution

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954154/en-us

Event 1004 is logged even though a user successfully logs on to a Windows Server 2008-based terminal licensing server that has "Per User" terminal licenses installed: "The terminal server cannot issue a client license"

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/957068/en-us

You may encounter a long delay when you try to visit a secure Web site on a Windows Vista SP1-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer that has a certificate with the SIA extension installed

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/955805/en-us

Memory corruption may occur with the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954563/en-us

A Hyper-V update is available to increase the number of logical processors and virtual machines on a Windows Server 2008 x64-based computer

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956710/en-us

File System Auditing option in the Security Templates in MMC is confusing

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/958002/en-us

Description of the Hyper-V update for issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role on the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 by using SCVMM

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956589/en-us

Description of the Hyper-V update for issues that may occur when you manage the Hyper-V role on the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 by using SCVMM

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/956589/en-us