OT: Beta 2

Beta 2 is here!!!

Windows Server 2007 beta 2
Office 2007 beta 2
Vista beta 2

All should be available to anyone, I think!

And yeah, Virtual Server R2 SP1 beta 1, too!

What a great time to be a nerd!

Gorm Braarvig

<< While I was at work, Gorm Braarvig spurted out:
<<------------------------------------------>>
> Beta 2 is here!!!
>
> Windows Server 2007 beta 2
> Office 2007 beta 2
> Vista beta 2
>
> All should be available to anyone, I think!
>
> And yeah, Virtual Server R2 SP1 beta 1, too!
>
> What a great time to be a nerd!
>

I was just looking at that earlier today, awesome!!

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"Gorm Braarvig" <> wrote in message
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> Beta 2 is here!!!
>
> Windows Server 2007 beta 2
> Office 2007 beta 2
> Vista beta 2
>
> All should be available to anyone, I think!
>
> And yeah, Virtual Server R2 SP1 beta 1, too!
>
> What a great time to be a nerd!

need to signup... then wait longer. bummer

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"LoopBack" <LoopBack@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> "Gorm Braarvig" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Beta 2 is here!!!
>>
>> Windows Server 2007 beta 2
>> Office 2007 beta 2
>> Vista beta 2
>>
>> All should be available to anyone, I think!
>>
>> And yeah, Virtual Server R2 SP1 beta 1, too!
>>
>> What a great time to be a nerd!
>
> need to signup... then wait longer. bummer
>

virtual server should be instant (connect.microsoft.com)
the rest may take a few days anyway (because of the load on the download
servers) unless you have msdn or technet subscription, might help.

"Gorm Braarvig" wrote:
> > need to signup... then wait longer. bummer
> >
>
> virtual server should be instant (connect.microsoft.com)
> the rest may take a few days anyway (because of the load on the download
> servers) unless you have msdn or technet subscription, might help.

Sweet. I've never bothered with Beta testing before, but some of this new
stuff is pretty exciting. Been wanting to kick the tyres on Vista for ages.
But probably more important to me right now, is Virtual Server. I'll drop it
on the box tonight. will probably feedback later.

Thanks Gorm
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> "Gorm Braarvig" wrote:
>> > need to signup... then wait longer. bummer
>> >
>>
>> virtual server should be instant (connect.microsoft.com)
>> the rest may take a few days anyway (because of the load on the download
>> servers) unless you have msdn or technet subscription, might help.
>
> Sweet. I've never bothered with Beta testing before, but some of this new
> stuff is pretty exciting. Been wanting to kick the tyres on Vista for
> ages.
> But probably more important to me right now, is Virtual Server. I'll drop
> it
> on the box tonight. will probably feedback later.
>
> Thanks Gorm
> --
> LoopBack

Yeah, virtualization is sweet.
BTW: I recommend using remote desktop and not the vmrc-client.

Beta 2
My guess is that the most important news for many MCSE's, which isn't that
visible in the press-releases I've seen, is Windows Server "Core"-mode: a
stripped-down version of the new server (less to worry about).
(I'm not MCSE myself, neither do I have ANY of the exams towards it, so I
don't know if I am allowed to guess)

"Core" (for us not needing underware)
(x86 in vitual server) When I logged on to the new os (installed as core) I
got two cmd-windows and no explorer. I guess "PowerShell" will be coming in
time, replacing one of the cmd's... maybe on the first sp?
I SO want to write a minimalistic shell on this thing..... Can't play more
with this thing, have other work and an exam coming up. Damn it!
This thing is SOON running my search-server.
MS: please give me a go-live, TAP, semi-TAP, exception-TAP,... silent
consent that I may deploy my hardcore webservices server (HTTP.SYS or WSK /
nothing or SQL) on this thing. Please. I'll sign anything.

and yeah:
task manager shows 29 processes including the two cmd's and task manager
itself, Commit Charge 146MB. Seems to mke 256MB will be fine with this
thing. Why? because of virtualization, of course, you could have many many
many many servers on the same machine.
\ dir *.exe /s gives 587 files (netsh, net, taskmgr, defrag and logoff are
all there)

GOT to stop, can't afford to play more with this now. Damn it!

"Gorm Braarvig" wrote:

> Yeah, virtualization is sweet.
> BTW: I recommend using remote desktop and not the vmrc-client.

Noted.

> Beta 2
> My guess is that the most important news for many MCSE's, which isn't that
> visible in the press-releases I've seen, is Windows Server "Core"-mode: a
> stripped-down version of the new server (less to worry about).

Less is more?

> (I'm not MCSE myself, neither do I have ANY of the exams towards it, so I
> don't know if I am allowed to guess)

Me 2

> "Core" (for us not needing underware)

Always wear underware, I need the support for my massive...

> (x86 in vitual server) When I logged on to the new os (installed as core) I
> got two cmd-windows and no explorer. I guess "PowerShell" will be coming in
> time, replacing one of the cmd's... maybe on the first sp?

This sounds interesting. but I really need to see it for myself (I guess).

> I SO want to write a minimalistic shell on this thing..... Can't play more
> with this thing, have other work and an exam coming up. Damn it!
> This thing is SOON running my search-server.
> MS: please give me a go-live, TAP, semi-TAP, exception-TAP,... silent
> consent that I may deploy my hardcore webservices server (HTTP.SYS or WSK /
> nothing or SQL) on this thing. Please. I'll sign anything.

Just do it, then ask for forgivness. Half the religeous community take that
approach. Do you see God sueing them?

> and yeah:
> task manager shows 29 processes including the two cmd's and task manager
> itself, Commit Charge 146MB. Seems to mke 256MB will be fine with this
> thing. Why? because of virtualization, of course, you could have many many
> many many servers on the same machine.

As cool as virtualisation is, one phrase keeps comming back to me: "dont
keep all your eggs in one basket" Have had virtualisation working on some
Open Source stuff, cant wait to give virtualisation a go on MS.

> \ dir *.exe /s gives 587 files (netsh, net, taskmgr, defrag and logoff are
> all there)

Cool. So I'll recognise some stuff. phew!

> GOT to stop, can't afford to play more with this now. Damn it!

Aparrently time isn't constant, so if you can figure out how to fly really
fast around the world, you might have time to play with this. But then, we
dont have anything fast enough. dam it.

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Gorm Braarvig wrote:
> Beta 2 is here!!!
>
> Windows Server 2007 beta 2
> Office 2007 beta 2
> Vista beta 2
>
> All should be available to anyone, I think!
>
> And yeah, Virtual Server R2 SP1 beta 1, too!
>

meh

I'm more excited about getting a MacBook this month.

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> I'm more excited about getting a MacBook this month.

Read my mind, kinda...gonna be checking out SuSE10.1 this weekend.

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> "Robert Moir" <robspamtrap+> wrote in
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>> I'm more excited about getting a MacBook this month.
>
> Read my mind, kinda...gonna be checking out SuSE10.1 this weekend.
>
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Currently downloading that. Thank goodness for superfast-cable. Imagine
getting this badboy over dial-up