Announcement: 20

Click-To-Run for Office 2010 Home and Business (to be retired) announcements

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    Forum Change Announcement
    Nina Ruchirat
    This forum will be retired in May 2010. All existing threads in this forum will be moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all questions and discussions about Microsoft Click-To-Run technology specific to Office 2010 Home and Business to the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum.
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    Update test for Click-to-Run Office 2010 products
    JefferC

    We will be testing the update system for Click-to-Run over the next couple weeks.  If your machine is connected to the internet, it may detect the available update and attempt to get it.  The Click-to-Run update system is designed to run quietly in the background and rarely requires user interaction.

    Click-to-Run Office users who get the update may notice that they are now at version 14.0.4541.1000.  New Click-to-Run Office 2010 downloads will now start with the updated version, instead of the older version 14.0.4536.1000.

    This newer version should not be considered a general Office 2010 Beta refresh.  There are no new features contained in the update.  Rather, it is primarily intended to test our update capability.

    Those who do not want to participate in the update may go to the File tab - Help section of any Office application and disable Click-to-Run updates.

Cloud Computing: Infrastructure as a Service announcements

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    Welcome to the Infrastructure as a Service Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to IaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about IaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft IaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft IaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in IaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about IaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific IaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Platform as a Service announcements

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    Welcome to the Platform as a Service Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Platform as a Service (PaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to PaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about PaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft PaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft PaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in PaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about PaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific PaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Private Cloud announcements

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    The Private Cloud Solution Hub is LIVE!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Private Cloud fans - I wanted to let you know that the Private Cloud Solution Hub is now LIVE!

    At the Private Cloud Solution Hub you can find the latest information on Private Cloud and Private Cloud architecture. At the Private Cloud Solution Hub you'll find the following:

    • Featured articles at the top of the page - we'll rotate articles in and out and provide you a fresh featured article once a week
    • The Library! The library is organized under a collection of tabs. At this time most of the content is focused on Private Cloud architecture. As we get closer to the release of Windows 8 and System Center 2012 wave of products, we'll start to tie together the entire story from business perspective, to architecture, to design and then to deployment - keep a close eye on the library as we'll continue to improve it on a monthly basis
    • The Private Cloud Community section - here you'll find a number of community resources you can use to connect with Microsoft and other people in the community to share you ideas and ask questions about Private Cloud
    • The Private Cloud Blog Roll - here's your "one stop shop" for a list of blogs for products and technologies that power the Microsoft Private Cloud

    We hope that you like the Private Cloud Solution Hub! If you have any suggestions for things that you would like to see in the Private Cloud Solution Hub or have ideas for improvement, let us know! You can write to me at tomsh@microsoft.com and I'll share with my team your ideas and see how we can get them realized in the Hub.

    Thanks!

    Tom Shinder - The Cloud Man

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    Welcome to the Private Cloud Computing Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Private Cloud community! This is the Private Cloud computing forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to Private Cloud. The goal is to enable the Private Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about Private Cloud. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft Private Cloud solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to the Microsoft Private Cloud. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in Private Cloud, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about Private Cloud, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in your Private Cloud solutions, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the first floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Software as a Service announcements

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    Welcome to the Software as a Service Forum
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Software as a Service (SaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to SaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about SaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft SaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft SaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in SaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about SaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific SaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Application Management announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – General announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Migration announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Mobile Device Management announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Operating System Deployment announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – SDK and PowerShell announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Security, Updates and Compliance announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Site and Client Deployment announcements

Configuration Manager 2007 General announcements

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    All ConfigMgr 2007 forums are consolidated
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT]

    We consolidated and merged all threads of the Configuration Manager 2007 forums to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Please post all of your questions regarding ConfigMgr 2007 (no matter which area) to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Thank you.

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    ConfigMgr 2007 Superflows
    Robert Marshall - MVP

    Check out the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Superflows

    The SuperFlow interactive content model provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation. Each SuperFlow includes comprehensive information about a specific Configuration Manager 2007 dataflow, workflow, or process. Depending on the focus of the SuperFlow, you will find overview information, steps that include detailed information, procedures, sample log entries, best practices, real-world scenarios, troubleshooting information, security information, animations, and more. Each SuperFlow also includes links to relevant resources, such as Web sites or local files that are copied to your computer when you install the SuperFlow.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff385001.aspx

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    Reporting forum is now live
    Stan White [MSFT]

    This is the home for reporting related questions including using SQL Reporting Services with Configuration Manager.

    Existing posts related to reporting are being moved there.

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    !!! Read before posting to the Configuration Manager forums !!!
    Stan White [MSFT]

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 releases only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.
    For help on Beta products use the Connect site at https://connect.microsoft.com/


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

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Announcement: 20

Click-To-Run for Office 2010 Home and Business (to be retired) announcements

  • Link
    Forum Change Announcement
    Nina Ruchirat
    This forum will be retired in May 2010. All existing threads in this forum will be moved to the general Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum. Please direct all questions and discussions about Microsoft Click-To-Run technology specific to Office 2010 Home and Business to the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta forum.
  • Link
    Update test for Click-to-Run Office 2010 products
    JefferC

    We will be testing the update system for Click-to-Run over the next couple weeks.  If your machine is connected to the internet, it may detect the available update and attempt to get it.  The Click-to-Run update system is designed to run quietly in the background and rarely requires user interaction.

    Click-to-Run Office users who get the update may notice that they are now at version 14.0.4541.1000.  New Click-to-Run Office 2010 downloads will now start with the updated version, instead of the older version 14.0.4536.1000.

    This newer version should not be considered a general Office 2010 Beta refresh.  There are no new features contained in the update.  Rather, it is primarily intended to test our update capability.

    Those who do not want to participate in the update may go to the File tab - Help section of any Office application and disable Click-to-Run updates.

Cloud Computing: Infrastructure as a Service announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to the Infrastructure as a Service Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to IaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about IaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft IaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft IaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in IaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about IaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific IaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Platform as a Service announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to the Platform as a Service Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Platform as a Service (PaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to PaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about PaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft PaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft PaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in PaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about PaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific PaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Private Cloud announcements

  • Link
    The Private Cloud Solution Hub is LIVE!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Private Cloud fans - I wanted to let you know that the Private Cloud Solution Hub is now LIVE!

    At the Private Cloud Solution Hub you can find the latest information on Private Cloud and Private Cloud architecture. At the Private Cloud Solution Hub you'll find the following:

    • Featured articles at the top of the page - we'll rotate articles in and out and provide you a fresh featured article once a week
    • The Library! The library is organized under a collection of tabs. At this time most of the content is focused on Private Cloud architecture. As we get closer to the release of Windows 8 and System Center 2012 wave of products, we'll start to tie together the entire story from business perspective, to architecture, to design and then to deployment - keep a close eye on the library as we'll continue to improve it on a monthly basis
    • The Private Cloud Community section - here you'll find a number of community resources you can use to connect with Microsoft and other people in the community to share you ideas and ask questions about Private Cloud
    • The Private Cloud Blog Roll - here's your "one stop shop" for a list of blogs for products and technologies that power the Microsoft Private Cloud

    We hope that you like the Private Cloud Solution Hub! If you have any suggestions for things that you would like to see in the Private Cloud Solution Hub or have ideas for improvement, let us know! You can write to me at tomsh@microsoft.com and I'll share with my team your ideas and see how we can get them realized in the Hub.

    Thanks!

    Tom Shinder - The Cloud Man

  • Link
    Welcome to the Private Cloud Computing Forum!
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Private Cloud community! This is the Private Cloud computing forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to Private Cloud. The goal is to enable the Private Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about Private Cloud. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft Private Cloud solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to the Microsoft Private Cloud. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in Private Cloud, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about Private Cloud, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in your Private Cloud solutions, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the first floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Cloud Computing: Software as a Service announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to the Software as a Service Forum
    Thomas W Shinder - MSFT

    Welcome Cloud community! This is the Software as a Service (SaaS) forum on the TechNet forums.

    The purpose of this forum is to provide a place where IT Architects and IT Pros can talk about issues related to SaaS. The goal is to enable the Cloud community to share ideas, architectures, plans, lessons learned, and even opinions about SaaS. While you are welcome to focus on the Microsoft SaaS solutions, the discussion does not need to be limited to Microsoft SaaS offerings. For example, there are many cross-cutting issues in SaaS, such as security and identity management.

    If you have questions about SaaS, this is the place to ask! However, if you have specific questions about products or technologies that participate in a specific SaaS solution, the best place to get those answers will be in the forums for that particular product or technology.

    I'm looking forward to many interesting discussions and lessons to be learned. We just at the beginning of the cloud movement - get in on the ground floor and participate in the Private Cloud community today!

    Thanks!

    Tom

    Tom Shinder
    Principal Knowledge Engineer, SCD iX
    SCD iX Solutions Group – Private Cloud Security
    Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder
    Be my friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Application Management announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – General announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Migration announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Mobile Device Management announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Operating System Deployment announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – SDK and PowerShell announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Security, Updates and Compliance announcements

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Site and Client Deployment announcements

Configuration Manager 2007 General announcements

  • Link
    All ConfigMgr 2007 forums are consolidated
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT]

    We consolidated and merged all threads of the Configuration Manager 2007 forums to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Please post all of your questions regarding ConfigMgr 2007 (no matter which area) to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Thank you.

  • Link
    ConfigMgr 2007 Superflows
    Robert Marshall - MVP

    Check out the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Superflows

    The SuperFlow interactive content model provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation. Each SuperFlow includes comprehensive information about a specific Configuration Manager 2007 dataflow, workflow, or process. Depending on the focus of the SuperFlow, you will find overview information, steps that include detailed information, procedures, sample log entries, best practices, real-world scenarios, troubleshooting information, security information, animations, and more. Each SuperFlow also includes links to relevant resources, such as Web sites or local files that are copied to your computer when you install the SuperFlow.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff385001.aspx

  • Link
    Reporting forum is now live
    Stan White [MSFT]

    This is the home for reporting related questions including using SQL Reporting Services with Configuration Manager.

    Existing posts related to reporting are being moved there.

  • Link
    !!! Read before posting to the Configuration Manager forums !!!
    Stan White [MSFT]

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 releases only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.
    For help on Beta products use the Connect site at https://connect.microsoft.com/


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services