Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Eric Ligman — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:35:37 GMT

@ Gary - Yes, the latest official update has just gone live. I have updated the post above with a link directly to it and you can also access it directly at: http://bit.ly/fW1pLv (shortened URL since the actual is looooong) :-)

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Gary — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:22:54 GMT

Hi Eric,

Any updates on the release? I'm using a SBS 2003 server which is on it's last legs and waiting for the update. Really not keen on installing the evaluation version until I get a firm date on the full release.

Looking forward to seeing the changes :)

Gary

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Eric Ligman — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:09:21 GMT

@ Charles - As stated in the post above, as soon as they are available, they will be posted to the site. I will be posting hereon the blog about where they are once they are available; however, I cannot put a screen shot up right now since, as stated above, the keys are not currently on the digital distribution site.

Eric

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Charles — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:23:27 GMT

Eric,

Can you update this post with a screen shot of where Partners look for their product keys in MAPS??

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Dan N. — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:26:04 GMT

Thank you for the excellent write up here. I know we (and many others) were concerned by the apparent lack of communication and delays in release of the SBS2011 Partner bits and it's great that you guys released a temporary solution for us. Thanks!

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Susan — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:50:43 GMT

Bill it's EXACTLY the same media. There's no difference between the Technet media and the action pack media and the VL media.

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Eric Ligman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:47:35 GMT

@ Bill - Action Pack subscriptions grant one internal use license for SBS 2011 Standard, so yes, you can download the bits from TechNet to install today and then when your Action Pack key gets posted to the digital distribution site, you will be able to use that key to activate your install.

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Betsy Getreu — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:05:45 GMT

Thanks, Eric. This situation has been a source of frustration for a number of us, and I am happy to have it clarified.

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Bill Driscoll — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:38:00 GMT

Just for clarity, because it seems to good to be true: If you are a Microsoft partner with an Action Pack Solution Provider subscription and install the TechNet 30-day installation of SBS, are you stating that when the product keys become available we can fully activate the TechNet bits with the Action Pack keys?

re: Updated: How and where to download Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 as a Microsoft partner

Russ Grover — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:19:30 GMT

Great write up, Keep them coming! (I'm being asked this all the time now I can just direct them here) :)