Microsoft Readying Customers with New Assessment and Deployment Tool for the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 Launch!

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 released the third-generation of the agent-less infrastructure assessment platform called Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator 3.0 (or simply MAP).  Through the use of remote WMI calls and secure inventory engines, the MAP tool enables you to quickly inventory a wide variety of networks (AD-managed, IP ranges, and workgroups), securely assess IT environments of servers, desktops, applications and devices, and auto-generate specific and actionable reports and proposal documents in a matter of hours.

 

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GO HERE TO DOWNLOAD MICROSOFT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING (RTM BITS)

Thank you,

Baldwin Ng (Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft Assessment and Planning)


Comments

  1. Posted on: March 02, 2008 at 4:09PM  

    Any idea when Vista SP1 was / is coming out?  I thought it was March 1st, 2008?

  2. Posted on: March 02, 2008 at 4:52PM  

    some already have it

    but mid march is when your get it (probably patch Tuesday it will be in download center)

    then April it will be pushed though windows update(patch Tuesday i believe)

  3. Posted on: March 03, 2008 at 8:54PM  

    Pretty sad that Autopatcher is no more, not that I ever used it.  Windows Update was fine for me but then I only ever update my machines at home once in a while and all my relatives PCs have fast internet access.

    However I could see that it will make maintaining or fixing PCs if your in that line of work much harder, and as Windows Vista needs more fixing than most XP installs it may be a bad move in the long run.  However if Microsoft releases SP1 as a separate download that doesnt require an internet connection to install that may soften the blow to people who regularly fix or update PCs.

  4. Posted on: March 13, 2008 at 3:05PM  

    without language pack that's looks like a blue crash screen...

  5. Posted on: March 18, 2008 at 12:52PM  

    As a MS Partner and action pack subscriber, I cannot find where to download and test SP1. The Technet site is a different subsciption site. Any clue where I can download it and get on with business?

    Moderator can email if you wish.

    Thaks much in advance.

    George

  6. Posted on: March 18, 2008 at 1:24PM  

    George Hanus, we just announced general availability of Windows Vista SP1 today with this blog post from Nick:

    http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/03/18/windows-vista-sp1-released-to-windows-update.aspx

    That should help you in getting a hold of SP1!

    Thanks,

    Brandon

  7. Posted on: April 08, 2008 at 4:12PM  

    what are the fixes as when SP1 gets uploaded  the internet connection generally freezes so what are the fixes required please let me know

  8. Posted on: April 08, 2008 at 4:23PM  

    I m a compuserve member and use compuserve version 7.0 and  and  it is not compaitable/made compaitable for windows xpsp2/yet in vain /as it generally uses geko browser of its own i am unable to down load through internet/is there any possible resolution to it /and also i do not want to use cs light dialer as it has no features required .

  9. Posted on: April 09, 2008 at 9:07PM  

    what are the fixes as when SP1 gets uploaded  the internet connection generally freezes so what are the fixes required please let me know

    kumar8abhay@yahoo.co.in

  10. Posted on: April 13, 2008 at 2:28PM  

    is there any resolution to my quries ? regarding sp1 compatablity with cs and other isps /

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