Hello IT Pros! February 27 is a big day.  Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours.  In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows Vista SP1 release, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team has just ...

Introducing Microsoft Assessment and Planning 3.0  For those of you who are considering the migration of your desktop and server infrastructure to Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, we have good news for you! As we've announced at TechEd IT Forum 2007 in Barcelona last November, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team is going to ...

Today Nick announced the availability of the release candidate for Windows Vista SP1. I had a chance to get the RC build of Windows Vista SP1 installed a few days ago. I decided to roll the RC out on all of my PCs which showcase a variety of device types and scenarios: My Main Desktop PC running Windows Vista Ultimate x64 - check. My ...

This weekend I completed the roll-out of my new HP MediaSmart Server running Windows Home Server.  I ordered the HP MediaSmart Server EX470. I originally had Windows Home Server running on my Dell Dimension E520 but decommissioned it when I created my ''Ultimate'' PC. I really wanted to try out the experience the average consumer will have ...

Today, quite a few households have wireless networks that are unsecure - wide open for anyone to connect to. This could be a huge problem especially if PC's in that home are sharing important family files - like photos and documents - that shouldn't be seen by strangers. In Windows Live OneCare 2.0, a new feature is coming that will let users of ...

Today at Digital Life in NYC the eHome Division and partners together announced new Extenders for Windows Media Center.  In combination with the new Extenders, we're also releasing a beta of a new feature for Windows Media Center called Internet TV. Take a look at the new Extenders for Windows Media Center and you'll see that users are ...

Mark Russinovich, one of our Technical Fellows and a prominent member of the Windows community, posted today on a topic that's received much discussion in the past few days -- that being the manner in which Windows Vista throttles network traffic on gigabit Ethernet networks when the user is engaged in multimedia playback. As Mark puts it, ''many ...

Here is our second installment of the Certified for Windows Vista demo videos. Just like the Digital Memories demo, we shot this at my house using Canon's new high-def HV20, which is Certified for Windows Vista. Video: Networking Demo - Certified for Windows Vista The video I've posted here shows how easy it is to set up and configure a ...

  Tune in and listen to the radio interview of Microsoft Product Manager, Baldwin Ng and IT Pro Evangelist, Chris Avis as they discussed how the newly released Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator has become the popular tool in helping businesses determine their readiness for Windows Vista ...

Are you a home user network who's unsure whether your current internet router is capable of supporting some of Windows Vista's advanced networking features?  Not to worry:  the Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool is here to help you out. The Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool is designed to be run on your home network behind a home ...