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This table outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for Windows® 7 SKUs.

Download: Windows 7 Upgrade Test Matrix

Outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for Windows Server 2008 R2 SKUs

Download: Windows Server 2008 R2 Upgrade Test Matrix

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This document outlines the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) improvements and new features that have been introduced in the Windows 7 operating system. It is assumed that the reader is already familiar with WFP programming model and API set. For audiences that are new to WFP technologies, please refer to the following MSDN documentations. Windows Filtering Platform (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366510.aspx) Windows Filtering Platform Callout Drivers (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms796374.aspx)

Download: What is new in Windows 7 WFP (Windows Filtering Platform)

For a limited time of 18 months after the general availability of Windows 7 or the release of a Windows 7 Service Pack, whichever is earlier, the OEM license of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate will include downgrade rights to Windows XP Professional. After that period the OEM license will enable downgrade rights to Windows Vista Business.

Source: Microsoft Select License, Open License, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) License, and Full-Packaged Product (FPP) License Downgrade Rights

Install this update to copy a local version of key help topics available in the “Online Help” feature of Windows Vista. Customers who enable the Online Help feature of the Windows Vista help system and have persistent Internet connection do not need this update. This update is useful for customers who are frequently disconnected. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Download: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937286

Microsoft’s Web site for journalists has been updated with a new design and navigation system, all built around the goal of delivering news and stories about the company’s people, products and services in a simple, compelling manner.

PressPass went online in 1996 as a resource for journalists covering the U.S. Department of Justice vs. Microsoft legal proceedings. Since then, the site has evolved to deliver news across Microsoft’s products, services, executive leadership and initiatives. Our content has expanded from simple press releases to feature articles that provide context by telling the “story behind the story.” And over the past year we’ve started providing rich media content such as video through special sections we call virtual pressrooms and presskits.

What’s New?

• More open, contemporary design
• Redesigned home page with dynamic top stories, rich media highlights and an expanded News About Microsoft section
• Updated navigation menu and categories
• Related content automatically displayed via product, service, initiative, event or executive keywords
• A featured Blogs and Communities section

We continue to change and grow to meet your needs. We use survey results and a host of Web metrics to understand how and what kinds of resources and stories are most effective and meaningful. Based on that data and your feedback, our team will roll out additional site features and content types in the months ahead as we build on our new look and feel.

Tell us what you think and what types of content and features you’d like to see on the site by sending e-mail to PressPass Media Feedback. We look forward to hearing from you.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/default.mspx

Microsoft Press 25th Anniversary "Free E-Book of the Month" Offers
This will be our last month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Microsoft Press with a free e-book offer. This monthly offer can be found in the top right corner of this monthly newsletter. It expires on June 24, 2009, so download the e-books today:

• Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
  By Rui Maximo, Kurt De Ding, Vishwa Ranjan, Chris Mayo, Oscar Newkerk, and the Microsoft Office Communications Server team
• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit
  By Rui Maximo, Rick Kingslan, Rajesh Ramanathan, and Nirav Kamdar with the Microsoft Office Communications Server Team

Eine neue Area auf www.msn.de wurde geschaffen - Über 20.000 Programme stehen zum schnellen Download via http://download.msn.de/ bereit.

Sicher, Schnell und Einfach!

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Windows 7 gives IT professionals more tools to streamline deployment and reduce or eliminate impact to users. This document provides an overview of the new deployment features in Windows 7.

Download: Windows 7 Desktop Deployment Overview

• What is the Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool
• What's New in the Windows User State Migration Tool

The Windows 7 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is based on Windows 7 RC and provides an early peak to our final training. This training kit is designed to help you learn how to build applications that shine on Windows 7 by utilizing key features such as:

• Taskbar
• Libraries
• Multi Touch
• Sensors and Location
• Ribbon
• Trigger Start Services,
• Instrumentation and ETW
• Application Compatability

Download: Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers

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Ihr Abonnement für Windows Live OneCare verlängert sich für Kostenlose, sechsmonatige Verlängerung von Windows Live OneCare automatisch am Sonntag, 28. Juni 2009. Es folgt eine Beschreibung des Services:

Dies ist eine kostenlose, sechsmonatige Verlängerung Ihres Windows Live OneCare-Abonnements. Microsoft bietet Ihnen diese kostenlose Verlängerung, weil Windows Live OneCare 2009 aus dem Verkauf genommen und 2010 eingestellt wird. Sie können bis zum Ablauf weiterhin alle Vorteile Ihres Abonnements nutzen. Suchen Sie kurz vor Ablauf des Abonnements nach zusätzlichen E-Mails mit weiteren Informationen zu Ihren Optionen.

Vielen Dank, dass Sie Windows Live OneCare ausgewählt haben. ES WERDEN IHNEN KEINE GEBÜHREN BERECHNET UND SIE MÜSSEN NICHTS WEITER UNTERNEHMEN. Das Angebot ist nur in Deutschland gültig.

REDMOND, Wash. — May 28, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Bing, a new Decision Engine and consumer brand, providing customers with a first step in moving beyond search to help make faster, more informed decisions. Bing is specifically designed to build on the benefits of today’s search engines but begins to move beyond this experience with a new approach to user experience and intuitive tools to help customers make better decisions, focusing initially on four key vertical areas: making a purchase decision, planning a trip, researching a health condition or finding a local business.

The result of this new approach is an important beginning for a new and more powerful kind of search service, which Microsoft is calling a Decision Engine, designed to empower people to gain insight and knowledge from the Web, moving more quickly to important decisions. The new service, located at http://www.Bing.com, will begin to roll out over the coming days and will be fully deployed worldwide on Wednesday, June 3.

The explosive growth of online content has continued unabated, and Bing was developed as a tool to help people more easily navigate through the information overload that has come to characterize many of today’s search experiences. Results from a custom comScore Inc. study across core search engines show that as many as 30 percent of searches are abandoned without a satisfactory result. The data also showed that approximately two-thirds of the remaining searches required a refinement or requery on the search results page.

More Information

• Press Release: Microsoft’s New Search at Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisions
• Bing Virtual Presskit: Screen Shots, Fact Sheets and Product Information
• Bing Reviewer’s Guide
• http://www.Bing.com

Internet Explorer 8 offers users more protection than previous versions of the browser through a combination of new security and privacy features, and changes for more secure default settings. In keeping with the need to balance security and usability, the default values for these new features and settings have been configured to offer the best choice for a broad range of users.

This white paper examines some of these new features and settings that you can modify to provide a more "locked down" security configuration. This paper does not provide a complete review of all settings, nor is the guidance in it specifically equivalent to the Enhanced Server Configuration for Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008. The settings and features this paper discusses offer additional security guidance for the broadest impact on most users and administrators.

This paper discusses both the Windows Vista and Windows XP versions of Internet Explorer. Administrators and system owners can use the guidance in this paper to tighten security settings in the browser to meet their specific needs. The document is structured to provide a description and review of the settings and features the paper discusses. Microsoft recommendations for enhancing the default security settings in some common deployment scenarios are also provided.

Download: Internet Explorer 8 Desktop Security Guide

These documents include:

• A What's New in Windows 7 Guide, covering many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker, Biometrics, and other security technologies, and
• A Windows 7 Manageability Overview Guide, covering the manageability improvements that can reduce total cost of ownership by helping to increase automation, improve user productivity, and provide flexible administrative control to meet compliance requirements.management technologies.

Download: Windows 7 IT Pro Guides

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 Manager is an administration UI that provides end users and administrators with a way to remotely manage IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5 servers.

Download: Internet Information Services (IIS) 7 Manager

Service Pack 2 (SP2) für Windows Vista ist ein Update sowohl für Windows Vista als auch für Windows Server 2008. Es fasst auf Kunden- und Partnerfeedback basierende Fixes in einem einzigen Service Pack zusammen und verringert so den Aufwand für Bereitstellung und Testen. SP2 enthält alle seit SP1 veröffentlichten Updates und unterstützt darüber hinaus neue Hardwaretypen sowie verschiedene neue Standards.

Download

• Versionshinweise für Windows Vista mit Service Pack 2
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone für 32-Bit-Systeme
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone für 64-Bit- Systeme
    
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone-DVD-ISO (KB948465)

Weitere Informationen

• Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista Service Pack 2 improvements
• Hotfix and Security Update List: Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2
• TechNet: Service Pack 2 für Windows Server 2008 und Windows Vista

The Windows Speech Recognition Profile tool - or WSR Profile tool for short - enables a Windows Speech Recognition user to easily back up and restore his or her speech profile. These procedures become handy when transferring a speech profile between computers, or when archiving complex speech profiles.

Download: Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool

Windows Virtual PC is a new optional component for Windows 7. This document provides some additional insight into Windows Virtual PC and provides some useful tips to help make your experience better.

Download

• Windows Virtual PC Tips
• Windows Virtual PC Evaluation Guide