Ikari360 released a new version of freeBOOT. This new version of the 'rebooter' will launch right into a patched version the latest MS dash (8955) and will now also work on Zephyr and Jasper-16mb console (next to the original support for Xenon and Falcon).But the even bigger news in this v0.02 is that the kernel is patched! No more XEX signature .. more »

We are pleased to announce the availability of the following Microsoft Project 2010 technical resources, save these bookmarks! TechNet Project 2010 TechCenter At http://technet.microsoft.com/projectserver/default.aspx the following areas are covered for IT Professionals: Planning, Deploying and Operating Project 2010 Environment, including .. more »

I little while ago some member of the Hyper-V test team released a new tool on code.msdn.microsoft.com. It is the Virtual Machine Migration Test Wizard: In Windows Server 2008 R2 we introduced a new Processor Compatibility feature (as discussed ). The primary purpose of this new tool is to allow you to determine if you need to enable this feature .. more »

As me and some of my readers noticed, lately I write a lot (or too much) about Windows 7. As this blog is about Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft virtualization, let’s get back on the track. I’ve just found nice video which has been made by Janique Carbone, where she describes Hyper-V virtual networks. In.. more »

Update 2: As of 1:25 a.m., T-Mobile says everything's back up and running.Original:If you're on T-Mobile, chances are you know this by now, but the company is reporting it's in the middle of what's sounding like a pretty big outage. From its Twitter feed:All – We’re aware of the current service disruption. Our rapid response teams have been mobi.. more »

The Forefront Server team is pleased to announce that Antigen 8 for SharePoint Service Pack 1 and Antigen 8 for IM Service Pack 1 are now available for download.  It is important for customers to upgrade to these service pack releases before the AV engine mix is changed on December 1st, 2009 (as announced on July 1st, 2009).  Previous builds of th.. more »

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V3.0 (October 13, 2009): Added Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430) when installed on 32-bit and x64-based editions of Windows 7 and on x64-based and Itanium-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 as affected software. This is a detection change only; there were no changes to the binaries. .. more »

Microsoft IT (MS IT) created Work Smart Guides to provide employees with scenario-based, re-usable, best-use productivity aids on Microsoft products and IT technologies. The goal of the Work Smart Guides project is to enable more consistent, productive, and cost-effective use of software and service offerings across the company... more »

Excel MVP Michael Alexander wanted to share this tip about running an Access parameter query from Excel. He describes the problem thusly: An Access parameter query is a kind of interactive query that prompts you for criteria before the query is run. Parameter queries are useful when you need to ask the query different questions using different .. more »

Posted by Chuck Cosson Senior Policy Counsel Cyberbullying was in the news again last week as local authorities try to crack down on the problem. At Microsoft, we believe the best way to prevent cyberbullying is through education. We’d like to see it...(read more).. more »

The launch of Windows 7 has shown how successful an Operating System change over can be if it is done right. In keeping with the expectation that Windows 7 will be embraced by many users, Microsoft in conjunction with several computer manufacturers and retailers have put together a marketing offer for reduced computer hardware if purchased within 7 .. more »

.Net Framework 4.0 Beta 2 introduces new class in . Complex represents complex numbers and enables different arithmetic operations with complex numbers. In this posting I will show you how to use complex numbers in Complex class has two constructors one of them has no arguments and the other takes real and complex parts of complex number. Complex .. more »

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker set up a malicious Web page that invokes the Indexing Service through a call to its ActiveX component. This call could .. more »

Hi everyone. We have posted the questions and answers from the security bulletin webcast we conducted on October 14 at . It was clear from all of the questions concerning MS09-062 (the GDI+ update) that there is some confusion on how to apply the update when you have a combination of SQL Server and Windows 2000 clients. To clarify what the bulletin .. more »

MVP Gilberto Perera provides an excellent resource of Windows 7 articles to help administrators to get up-to-speed with Windows 7. Click on the links below to read each post:   Are You Ready for Windows 7? Log On, Log Off, and Shut Down Windows 7 7 New and Improved Windows 7 Features That Shouldn’t Go Unnoticed Getting Around the Win.. more »

This blog post refers to Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), which decouples applications from the operating system and virtualizes applications per user, per application instance. As a result, application conflicts and the need for regression testing are dramatically reduced (See App-V mitigates the application compatibility issues under .. more »

As Nick just posted on the Office Web Apps blog, we’re expanding access to the technical preview! For a limited time, you can sign-up for a Technical Preview account here: http://skydrive.live.com/acceptpreview.aspx/.documents?aobrp=browse. Note: if you’re already in the technical preview, or you’re not in the US or Japan, you’ll get an error.. more »

Members of the Windows Live Writer team attended Seattle on Sept 26, 2009. WordCamps are annual gatherings for learning about all things WordPress, hosted in various cities across the country. Its a great way to learn more about WordPress and network with other WordPress users. The Writer team was there in force giving demos of Writer publishing to .. more »

That's a wrap, the keynote is in the books. Hopefully you were in attendance and enjoyed Steve Ballmer and Jeff Teper's remarks as well as the special guests and demos. If you weren't able to attend in person, it should be available on the conference...(read more).. more »

It’s all about Windows 7 – that’s what MDOP 2009 R2 is all about. more..... more »