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[ConfigMgr 2012] International version of Configuration Manger 2012 RC1 Now Available
Fri, Nov 11 2011 9:08

Received this in my Inbox and thought I'd pass it on: " The Configuration Manager Team is pleased to announce the release of the International version of Configuration Manger 2012 RC1! It is now available on Connect: https://connect.microsoft... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Downloads, ConfigMgr 2012

[ConfigMgr 2012] Release Candidate is Here!
Thu, Oct 27 2011 13:34

Well I can finally reveal publicly that the Release Candidate of Configuration Manager 2012 is now available. Full details in the following post from the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Downloads, ConfigMgr 2012

[ConfigMgr 2012] Beta VHD Now Available for Download
Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:27

Microsoft has now released a pre-configured VHD for ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2 which you can download at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b23c540-9b9f-4d41-a05d-d4b216061957 Bear in mind that this is 10 GB ish in size (although... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Downloads, ConfigMgr 2012

[ConfigMgr 2012] Beta 2 in German and Chinese Simplified Now Available for Download
Wed, Mar 30 2011 9:15

I've just received the followng notification from Connect about ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2: " The Configuration Manager team is pleased to announce the release of the German and Chinese Simplified Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 builds. For German... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, ConfigMgr 2012

[ConfigMgr 2012] Open Beta 2 Now Available
Thu, Mar 24 2011 6:30

The email below is one I was very pleased to receive in my Inbox yesterday which means Microsoft have officially released the Public Beta 2 of ConfigMgr 2012. I was very impressed with the build I saw in Redmond last month (pre-Beta 2), and putting it... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, ConfigMgr 2012

[ConfigMgr 2011] v.Next Beta 1 VHD Now Available for Download
Tue, Aug 17 2010 2:27

If you've been wanting to try out ConfigMgr v.Next but haven't had to getting around to it this should help. Microsoft has released a pre-configured Windows 2008 R2 VHD with the Beta 1 of v.Next already installed. To download it goto: http://www... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, ConfigMgr 2011

[ConfigMgr 2007] ConfigMgr07 R3 Release Candidate (RC) Now Available
Thu, Aug 5 2010 8:57

Received this announcement earlier today so I'm off to Connect to download it. " The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been released and available for immediate download: Configuration Manager... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Announcements, ConfigMgr 2007, Downloads

[ConfigMgr] System Center Configuration Manager v.Next Beta 1 Now Available for Download
Fri, May 28 2010 8:32

ConfigMgr v.Next Beta 1 is now available for download from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=FFCA869C-4A83-434E-ACC9-8B2388C0C7F7&displaylang=en...( read more ) Read More... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, ConfigMgr

[MDT] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 - Now in Beta Release!
Wed, May 19 2010 3:18

I saw this over on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog so thought I’d share it here: “ Deploy Windows 7 and Office 2010 quickly and reliably—while boosting user satisfaction. If you’re making the move to Windows 7 and Office 2010, you need tools... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Deployment, MDT

[ConfigMgr] Nominations for the vNext TAP Program Now Open
Fri, Jan 8 2010 14:51

It’s official, Microsoft are now accepting nominations for the Technology Adoption Program (TAP), for ConfigMgr vNext. To find out more check out the following post on Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog : http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, Announcements, ConfigMgr 2007

[Deployment] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 is now Available for Download!
Fri, Jun 26 2009 11:14

Just seen this over on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog : “ Get ready to deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2. The Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008 R2 launches are just around the corner... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Betas, MS Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Win7, Deployment

[Deployment] MDT 2008 Update 1 does not support ConfigMgr SP2 Beta
Thu, Jun 25 2009 2:36

Just a quick heads up that MDT 2008 Update 1 or earlier versions won’t work with the ConfigMgr SP2 Beta. There is a new beta of MDT 2010 on the way VERY soon (Beta 2) that resolves the issue. For more info see the following post on Michael Niehaus'... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas, MS Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Win7, Deployment

[Misc] Network Monitor 3.3 Beta has Released!
Fri, Mar 6 2009 15:53

Microsoft Network Monitor Connect Users, I'm proud to announce the availability of Network Monitor 3.3 Beta! Please help us get ready for release by testing out this new version and reporting bugs to us. You can download the beta from our connection... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Betas

[ConfigMgr] Announcing the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Technology Adoption Program
Sat, Feb 28 2009 15:51

Microsoft is currently building the update to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr07) titled Service Pack 2. The ConfgMgr Technology Adoption Program (TAP) team is pleased to announce that we are now soliciting participation in the System... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas

[ConfigMgr] Want to help shape the next version of System Center Configuration Manager?
Thu, Feb 26 2009 8:37

Feed: The Operations Manager Support Team Blog If you've ever said "You know, if I was the one designing System Center Configuration Manager I'd add ____" or "Why did they do it this way?  It would be much better like _____"... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas

[ConfigMgr] Announcing the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 TAP
Thu, Feb 19 2009 4:56

For those of you with access to Microsoft Connect, the ConfigMgr SP2 TAP has just been announced. Program Requirements All participants must: Prior to program participation, have a signed TAP Agreement and System Center Configuration Manager SP2 Program... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas

[Windows 7] NOT impressed so far…
Fri, Jan 30 2009 3:52

So as I’m in the process of building my lab server I thought I’d build a Windows 7 machine to have a “play with”. So I downloaded the ISO and tried to create a new VM in Hyper-V. VM starts and I click “Install Now”. Then I get the following message back... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win OS, Betas

[WSUS] SP2 Public Beta Now Open
Tue, Jan 27 2009 5:08

Many thanks to Wally for the heads up on this one. But please remember at the moment this is NOT supported with ConfigMgr. Within 45 days of this SP going RTM Microsoft will release a support statement for ConfigMgr but no reason why you can’t download... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Windows Update, Betas

[ConfigMgr] Why you can’t install ConfigMgr R2 on a Non-Eval Version of ConfigMgr SP1
Thu, Jul 10 2008 11:49

I made a post earlier today referring to a workaround that someone had blogged about on how to install the RC version of ConfigMgr R2 on a non-eval copy of ConfigMgr SP1. Well I’ve decided to change the...( read more ) Read More... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas

[ConfigMgr] Available for download ConfigMgr R2 RC build 6335
Wed, Jul 9 2008 12:03

Just received this: “ The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been released and available for download: ü System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2...( read more ) Read More... Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com, myITforum.com & The Windows Management User Group

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM), Betas