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What’s Being Talked About on the Windows 2008 Server Front?

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I noticed on Twitter that @winobs who runs the WindowsObserver.com website posts Google Alerts for Windows 7 on his site, so I thought I might do the same thing except for Windows Server 2008. So here they are (in no order of preference).

Microsoft updates Windows 7 SDK beta
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
The Windows SDK beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has been
updated. Developers, what are you waiting for? By Emil Protalinski | Last
updated …
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Q. How can I mount a virtual hard disk (VHD) file in Windows 7 or …
Windows IT Pro – Loveland,CO,USA
A. Diskpart and Disk Manager in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 have native
VHD support and can be used to create and mount vhd files. …
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32-bit support optional for Server 2008 R2 Server Core
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
32-bit support for Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core will have to be
installed manually since this is the first 64-bit-only operating system
that Microsoft …
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IE8 in Windows 7, and IE7 in Vista SP2 – Download Critical Patches
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
… Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008, for the
IE8 Beta build in Windows 7 pre-Beta and in Windows Server 2008 R2
pre-Beta, …
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PowerShell 2.0: Even Better Than 1.0
Microsoft Certified Professional – USA
While no release dates have been set, we can likely expect to see it around
the releases of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Should you care? …
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Economy Could Slow Enterprise Adoption of Windows 7
PC World – USA
There are networking and other features in Windows Server 2008 R2 that take
advantage of new features in Windows 7, so Microsoft might have better luck

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Q. How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a …
Windows IT Pro – Loveland,CO,USA
A. Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed
onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. …
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Now Powers Microsoft.com
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
Microsoft.com is already running on top of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta
(Windows 7 Server) almost entirely, the Redmond company confirmed. …
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32 Bit Support To Be Optional in Windows Server 2008
Maximum PC – San Francisco,CA,USA
Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the first operating system to feature 32 bit
optional. This means that all the applications included with Windows Server
2008 …
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Windows 7: Is it so hard to say “we’re sorry”?
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
… frilly release — Windows 7 — while tying what little IT red meat it
contains to the company’s next-generation server OS, Windows Server 2008
R2. …
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Written by Daniel Anderson

February 13th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

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