Office 2010 downloads

Project Server 2010 Upgrade

The options for upgrading from Project Server 2003 or 2007 to Project Server 2010

Migration from Project Portfolio Server 2007 to Project Server 2010

Project Portfolio Server 2007 migration to Project Server 2010

Getting started with BI in SharePoint Server 2010

Discusses the business intelligence tools available in SharePoint Server 2010

64-bit Client Installation of Office 2010

Describes and illustrates the 64-bit client installation of Office 2010.

Deploy Multilanguage Packs for Office 2010

Describes and illustrates how to deploy multilanguage packs for Microsoft Office 2010.

Deployment Options for Office 2010

Describes and illustrates the client deployment methods for Microsoft Office 2010.

Deploying Broadcast Slide Show

Broadcast Slide Show enables presenters to broadcast a slide show from PowerPoint® 2010 to remote viewers who watch in a Web browser.

SharePoint Server 2010 Evaluation Guide

Introduction and overview of SharePoint Server 2010 for IT pros.

Windows 7 and 2008 R2 Hotfix

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

I hope this doesn’t mean you cannot slipstream Service Pack 1 just like what happened with Vista.

Download details Update for Windows 7 (KB947821)

Download details Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB947821)

Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Service Pack 2 (KB971975)

Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Office Accounting 2009. This service pack contains stability and performance enhancements.

Download details Microsoft Office Accounting 2009 Service Pack 2 (KB971975

Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab

This paper contains an introduction to DirectAccess and instructions for setting up a test lab to demonstrate DirectAccess with a simulated Internet, intranet, and home network.

DirectAccess is a new feature in the Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating systems that enables remote users to securely access intranet shared folders, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private network (VPN). This paper contains an introduction to DirectAccess and instructions for setting up a test lab to demonstrate DirectAccess with a simulated Internet, intranet, and home network using the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) and Release Candidate (RC) versions of Windows 7 and Window Server 2008 R2.

Download details Step By Step Guide Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 VHDs

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.

The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers a flexible, extensible and supported evaluation experience requiring minimal hardware and IT overhead. You can access the catalog of pre-configured Microsoft solutions in VHD format for test, evaluation, demonstration, training & education and proof of concept from www.microsoft.com/vhd.

This download helps you evaluate the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2. You’ll have the opportunity to try new and improved features and functionality of Windows Server 2008 R2 free for 180 days. Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the award-winning foundation of Windows Server 2008, expanding existing technology and adding new features to enable IT professionals to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructures. New virtualization tools, Web resources, management enhancements, and exciting Windows 7 integration help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and efficiently managed data center. Powerful tools such as Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.5, updated Server Manager and Hyper-V platforms and Windows PowerShell version 2.0 combine to give customers greater control, increased efficiency and the ability to react to front-line business needs faster than ever before.

To find out more about Windows Server 2008 R2, please visit the product homepage. Please note that this product is available for evaluation purposes only and should not be used in a production environment.

This is a preconfigured virtual machine set contained within the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, or the R2 versions of these products is required to use this virtual machine. Please refer to the system requirements section for more details.

Download details Windows Server 2008 R2 (Full Install) VHD

Download details Windows Server 2008 R2 (Core install) VHD

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Windows 7 Reflections of a Microsoft Developer

Microsoft formally launched Windows 7. I can’t say how proud I am of the work we did in Windows 7 – it’s been an amazing journey. This is the 4th version of Windows I’ve worked on and I have never felt this way about a release of Windows. I have to admit that I get a bit weepy with pride whenever I see a Win7 commercial (Kylie is simply too cute ).

I thought I’d write a bit about the WIn7 experience from my point of view. I’ve written a bit of this stuff in my post on the Engineering 7 blog but that was more about the changes in engineering processes as opposed to my personal experiences in the process.

For me, the Windows 7 work basically started just after we shipped Vista. While the PMs and leads on the sound team were busy working on planning for Win7, I spent most of the time between Vista RTM and the start of the Win7 feature design cleaning up some of the Vista code I was responsible for. During the final Vista testing, I realized that there were some architectural deficiencies in some of the sound code that caused some really subtle bugs (that I don’t believe anyone outside of the sound team has ever found) so I took the opportunity to clean up those deficiencies.

I also fixed an issue that occurred when someone called the wave APIs from their DLL entry point. Yes I know that apps aren’t supposed to call any APIs from DllMain but anyone who’s read either my blog or Raymond Chen’s blog will realize that a lot of apps do stuff like that and get away with it. This fix was actually first deployed in Vista SP1 – we had identified the DllMain problem before we shipped Vista and included a workaround for the problem but we also added some telemetry so we could determine the number of customers that were affected by the bug. Based on that telemetry we decided that we had to include the fix in Vista SP1 of the number of users affected by the issue. This is a perfect example of some of the ways that the customer experience improvement program directly leads to product improvements. Before we had the CEIP, we would have had no way of knowing how much impact the bug had on customers, the CEIP gave us visibility into the severity of the problem that we wouldn’t have had before.

Continue Larry Osterman’s WebLog Windows 7 Reflections

Steve Ballmer: Windows 7 Launch, Video, Transcript Slide deck

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Steve Ballmer Windows 7 Launch

Windows 7 GA Launch PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt file, 1.7 mb)

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Microsoft opens up PST file format

Data portability has become an increasing need for our customers and partners as more information is stored and shared in digital formats. One scenario that has come up recently is how to further improve platform-independent access to email, calendar, contacts, and other data generated by Microsoft Outlook.

On desktops, this data is stored in Outlook Personal Folders, in a format called a .pst file. Developers can already access the data stored in the .pst file, using Messaging API (MAPI) and the Outlook Object Model—a rich set of connections to all of the data stored by Outlook and Exchange Server—but only if Outlook is installed on the desktop.

In order to facilitate interoperability and enable customers and vendors to access the data in .pst files on a variety of platforms, we will be releasing documentation for the .pst file format. This will allow developers to read, create, and interoperate with the data in .pst files in server and client scenarios using the programming language and platform of their choice. The technical documentation will detail how the data is stored, along with guidance for accessing that data from other software applications. It also will highlight the structure of the .pst file, provide details like how to navigate the folder hierarchy, and explain how to access the individual data objects and properties.

This documentation is still in its early stages and work is ongoing. We are engaging directly with industry experts and interested customers to gather feedback on the quality of the technical documentation to ensure that it is clear and useful. When it is complete, it will be released under our Open Specification Promise, which will allow anyone to implement the .pst file format on any platform and in any tool, without concerns about patents, and without the need to contact Microsoft in any way.

More at: Interoperability @ Microsoft Roadmap for Outlook Personal Folders (.pst) Documentation

Free eBook !Exchange 2010 – A Practical Approach

Free copy of the “Exchange 2010 – A Practical Approach” eBook by Exchange MVP Jaap Wesselius

* Getting started
* What has been removed
* New features added
* Exchange Server 2010 and Active Directory
* Exchange Server coexistence / Server roles