Tribal Knowledge in Software Logisticsrobert flaming's bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/atom.xmlCommunity Server2009-01-06T10:16:00ZHandy KB Article for Deleting Windows.oldhttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/10/19/handy-kb-article-for-deleting-windows-old.aspx2009-10-19T21:04:00Z2009-10-19T21:04:00Z<P>If you've been dogfooding Windows 7 like I have, you have an orphaned windows.old directory on your hard drive and you need the space back from Windows.old to get the Windows 7 RTM.</P>
<P>When I Bing-ed for <STRONG><A href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=delete+windows.old" mce_href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=delete+windows.old">delete windows.old</A></STRONG>, I found KB Article 930527: <A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930527" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930527">How to use the Disk Cleanup feature to delete the Windows.old folder after you install Windows Vista</A>.</P>
<P> Paraphrasing (and tailoring to my situation Windows.old on the c: drive)</P>
<OL>
<LI>Open a <STRONG>cmd</STRONG> window <STRONG>As Administrator</STRONG></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=userInput><STRONG>takeown /F <VAR>c</VAR>:\<VAR>windows.old</VAR>\* /R /A</STRONG></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=userInput><STRONG>cacls <EM>c</EM>:\<EM>windows.old</EM>\*.* /T /grant administrators:F</STRONG> (note had to delete, <STRONG>rmdir /q /s</STRONG>, my users directory by hand when cacls kept reporting "The system cannot find the path specified." on various files inside that directory)</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=userInput><STRONG>rmdir /S /Q c:\windows.old\</STRONG></SPAN></LI></OL>
<P><SPAN class=userInput>And now I have 28 gigs back on my c: drive.</SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9909455" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxTry Windows Installer 5.0 in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RChttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/05/12/try-windows-installer-5-0-in-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-rc.aspx2009-05-12T21:08:00Z2009-05-12T21:08:00Z<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Early last week Microsoft announced the delivery of Windows 7 release candidate coupled with the delivery of the release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></FONT> </P><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Calibri><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Test the Windows 7 Release Candidate at <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx</A>.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Test the Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate at <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2.aspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2.aspx</A>.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In these releases, you can try <A class="" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408114(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408114(VS.85).aspx">What's New in Windows Installer 5.0</A></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" mce_keep="true"> </P></o:p></FONT></FONT><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9607861" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxSetup for the Altairhttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/04/25/setup-for-the-altair.aspx2009-04-25T22:08:00Z2009-04-25T22:08:00Z<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Today I came across it in a </FONT><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_BASIC"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Calibri>Wikipedia article on the Altair</FONT></A></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT size=3 face=Calibri> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>On final approach, Allen realized that they had forgotten to write a </FONT><A title="Bootstrapping (computing)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(computing)"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3 face=Calibri>bootstrap</FONT></A><FONT size=3 face=Calibri> program to read the tape into memory. Writing in 8080 machine language, Allen finished the program before the plane landed. Only when they loaded the program onto an Altair and saw a prompt asking for the system's memory size did Gates and Allen know that their interpreter worked on the Altair hardware. Later, they made a bet on who could write the bootstrap program first. Gates won.</FONT></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9568387" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxTry Windows Installer 4.5 functionality available in these Windows Release Candidateshttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/03/14/try-windows-installer-4-5-functionality-available-in-these-windows-release-candidates.aspx2009-03-15T05:38:00Z2009-03-15T05:38:00Z<P>TechNet just published the RC candidates for <A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148.aspx">Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2</A> have been released. </P>
<P>All of these releases have the Windows Installer 4.5 features embedded in this Windows distribution. </P>
<P>Windows 7 is also expecting an <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/13/a-few-more-changes-from-beta-to-rc.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/13/a-few-more-changes-from-beta-to-rc.aspx">RC</A> soon though broad access is not yet available.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9477527" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxReregistering the Windows Installer service does not work on Vista and abovehttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/30/reregistering-the-windows-installer-service-does-not-work-on-vista-and-above.aspx2009-01-30T17:49:00Z2009-01-30T17:49:00Z<P>A common troubleshooting Windows Installer technique before vista was to reregister the Windows Installer service. The steps went something like this</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Unregister Windows Installer, and then reregister Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps: <BR> <BR>1. On the "<STRONG>Start"</STRONG> menu, click "<STRONG>Run:</STRONG>.<BR> <BR>2. In the "<STRONG>Open"</STRONG> box, type "<STRONG>msiexec /unreg</STRONG>", and then press ENTER. <BR> <BR>3. On the "<STRONG>Start"</STRONG> menu, click "<STRONG>Run"</STRONG>. <BR> <BR>4. In the "<STRONG>Open"</STRONG> box, type "<STRONG>msiexec /regserver</STRONG>", and then press ENTER.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>This no longer works on Vista and above. This is because the Windows OS install technology itself, called CBS aka <A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756291.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756291.aspx">Component-Based Servicing</A>, has moved all service registration into it's own declarative format. CBS also uses an underlying technology called <A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.01.securitywatch.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.01.securitywatch.aspx">service hardening</A> to have it's <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382540(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382540(VS.85).aspx">Trusted Installer</A> service own all of the OS resources. Using servicing hardening enabled Windows Vista to evolve <A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193">Windows File Protection</A> into <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185681(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185681(VS.85).aspx">Windows Resource Protection</A> as it now protects both files and registry keys.</P>
<P>References to this troubleshooting step for earlier versions of Windows include</P>
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/controlpanel/blogs/Error%20message%20when%20you%20try%20to%20add%20or%20remove%20a%20program%20on%20a%20computer%20that%20is%20running%20Windows%20XP%20or%20Windows%20Server%202003:%20%22The%20Windows%20Installer%20service%20could%20not%20be%20accessed%22" mce_href='/controlpanel/blogs/Error message when you try to add or remove a program on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed"'>Error message when you try to add or remove a program on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003: "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed"</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324516" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324516">"The Windows Installer service could not be accessed" error message when you try to install Office</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555175" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555175">How to resolve common "Windows Installer" problems</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907749" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907749">Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908077" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908077">How to manually remove and then reinstall .NET Framework 2.0</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624">"Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" error message when installing application</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886630" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886630">You receive an error message when you try to install a program that uses the Windows Installer in Windows XP</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321497" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321497">"Disk Error -- Reserved Error (-1601)" error message when you try to install an Office update</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315353" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315353">"The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" error message when you install a program in Windows XP</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891985" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891985">You may receive Error 1721 when you try to remove programs by using Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905716" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905716">When you restart a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server, the computer stops responding, or the "Applying computer settings" screen appears for longer than you expect</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911682" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911682">Windows Installer-related event IDs are logged in the Application log when you start an Office program</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922377" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922377">Error message when you try to install the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Update from the Windows Update site on a Windows XP-based computer: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed"</A></LI>
<LI><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830646" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830646">How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installation issues on Microsoft Windows Server 2003</A></LI></UL><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9384847" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxWindows Installer 5 Documentation Now Onlinehttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/28/windows-installer-5-documentation-now-online.aspx2009-01-29T10:17:00Z2009-01-29T10:17:00Z<P>MSDN has updated their web site with documentation for Window Installer 5 in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.</P>
<P>A good place to start is the <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408114(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408114(VS.85).aspx">What's New In Windows Installer 5.0</A> page.</P>
<P>Of the feedback I received for Windows Installer in Windows Vista, the <A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408068(VS.85).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd408068(VS.85).aspx">Single Package Authoring</A> worth a look.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9382673" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxWindows Installer 5.0 Crash on Windows 7 Betahttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/28/windows-installer-5-0-crash-on-windows-7-beta.aspx2009-01-29T09:41:00Z2009-01-29T09:41:00Z<P>The TechNet forum post <A href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/1594abfb-0e3b-4580-b42c-c15d0ee850ec/#page:1" mce_href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/1594abfb-0e3b-4580-b42c-c15d0ee850ec/#page:1">Windows Installer Crash</A> appears to have find a workaround for the issue by using</P><CODE>start regedit<BR>navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions<BR>rename MachineThrottling to _MachineThrottling</CODE>
<P>Original credit for the workaround was attributed to <A href="http://chris123nt.com/2009/01/18/sqm-client-causing-crashing-in-windows-7/">http://chris123nt.com/2009/01/18/sqm-client-causing-crashing-in-windows-7/</A></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9382620" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxWindows Installer 4.5 in Vista SP2 and Windows 2008 SP1http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/28/windows-installer-4-5-in-vista-sp2-and-windows-2008-sp1.aspx2009-01-29T09:31:00Z2009-01-29T09:31:00ZPer <A href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx" mce_href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx">this TechNet article</A>, Windows Installer 4.5 will be in Vista SP2 and Windows 2008 SP1.<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9382602" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxTop Microsoft Developer Partner Conferences for 2009: MIX, TechEd, and PDC (yes Virginia another PDC ;^)http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/19/top-microsoft-developer-partner-conferences-for-2009-mix-teched-and-pdc-yes-virginia-another-pdc.aspx2009-01-20T06:49:00Z2009-01-20T06:49:00Z<P>Wow. Two PDCs in a row. </P>
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186256&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682" mce_href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186256&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">MIX09</A> - March 18 - 20, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas: is <EM>all about the Web</EM>.</LI>
<LI><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186257&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682" mce_href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186257&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Tech•Ed</A> - May 11 - 15 in Los Angeles. Tech•Ed is <EM>all about shipped Microsoft Technologies</EM>. Most of the tracks are presented by Microsoft product teams and industry gurus. If this is for you, be sure to check out the <A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186258&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682" mce_href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186258&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">pre-conference seminars</A> as it already has a really good lineup.</LI>
<LI><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186259&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682" mce_href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11186259&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">PDC</A>, a.k.a. the Professional Developers Conference, November 17 - 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, is <EM>all about Microsoft unveils its future</EM>, and it's the one that resonates best with developers. Be sure to attend this one.<BR></LI></UL><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9342256" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxAdding an IFrame to a SharePoint Wiki Pagehttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/19/adding-an-iframe-to-a-sharepoint-wiki-page.aspx2009-01-20T00:31:00Z2009-01-20T00:31:00Z<P>While integrating the Windows Installer XML 3.0 toolset, we needed to add references to the WiX manual on our SharePoint Wiki site. The straightforward path would have been to add an <iFrame src="<URL path to WiX manual page>" />. Unfortunately the wiki page content swallows any IFrame elements. </P>
<P>After poking around for a while, I found the following works for adding an IFrame to a SharePoint Wiki topic</P>
<OL>
<LI>Create new page using your favorite SharePoint Wiki method</LI>
<LI>View the new page in explorer </LI>
<OL type=a>
<LI>Navigate to the list view of the wiki pages <site root>/wiki/Pages/Forms/AllPages.aspx</LI>
<LI>In the View dropdown, select <STRONG>Explorer View</STRONG></LI></OL>
<LI>In the Explore view, right click on the page you just created and choose edit (FWIW: I'm using notepad)</LI>
<LI>Find the element containing <EM>ContentPlaceHolderId="PlaceHolderMain"</EM></LI>
<LI>Just after the element found in step 4 add the start of a table (like so)</LI>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<P><asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="<EM>PlaceHolderMain</EM>" runat="server"><BR><table width=100%><BR><tr><td><BR></P></CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<LI>Find the subsequent element <<EM>WebPartPages:WebPartZone</EM></LI>
<LI>Just before the element found in step 6 add the IFrame and the end of the table (like so)</LI>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<P></td></tr><BR><tr><td><BR><iframe src="<A href="http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/light.htm" mce_href="http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/light.htm">http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/light.htm</A>" width=100% height=1000><BR></td></tr><BR></table><BR> <<EM>WebPartPages:WebPartZone</EM> runat="server" FrameType="None" ID="Bottom" Title="loc:Bottom" /></P></CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<LI>Save the file and close your editor.</LI>
<LI>Refresh the Wiki page in your browser and you have a IFrame inside your wiki page</LI></OL>A cool thing about this technique is that when a subsequent user edits the wiki page (using the usual SharePoint methods) the are unable to edit the content (from the other site) that you just IFramed into the page. <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9340876" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxMark Russinovich discusses the new kernel constructs in Windows 7 http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/16/mark-russinovich-discusses-the-new-kernel-constructs-in-windows-7.aspx2009-01-16T20:44:00Z2009-01-16T20:44:00ZIn Channel 9 presentation <A id=ctl00_MainPlaceHolder_Starter_TitleLink href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Mark-Russinovich-Inside-Windows-7/">Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7</A>, Mark discusses the new kernel constructs in Windows 7 (wandering up into user mode only briefly).<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9329765" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxBeta release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/12/beta-release-of-the-windows-sdk-for-windows-7-and-net-framework-3-5-sp1.aspx2009-01-13T07:23:00Z2009-01-13T07:23:00ZYou can now get the Windows 7 Beta SDK ISO via download center at <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a91dc12a-fc94-4027-b67e-46bab7c5226c&DisplayLang=en">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a91dc12a-fc94-4027-b67e-46bab7c5226c&DisplayLang=en</A><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9312710" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxEarly Content for Windows 7 ISV Partnershttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/08/early-content-for-windows-7-isv-partners.aspx2009-01-08T22:14:00Z2009-01-08T22:14:00Z<P>With the recent announcement fo the Windows 7 Beta, there are now tools for ISVs to evaluate the opportunity on Windows 7 including</P>
<TABLE class="" border=1>
<THEAD>
<TR>
<TH class="">ISV Goal</TH>
<TH class="">Resource</TH>
<TH class="">Value</TH></TR></THEAD>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD class=""><STRONG>Compatibility</STRONG> of my shipped apps </TD>
<TD class=""><B><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11127183&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook</A></B></TD>
<TD class="">Learn how to verify compatibility of your applications with Windows 7...</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD class=""><STRONG>Guidance</STRONG> for app targeting</TD>
<TD class=""><B><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11127184&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Windows 7 Developer Guide </A></B></TD>
<TD class="">Get help building applications on ...</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD class=""><STRONG>Insights</STRONG> into technical depth </TD>
<TD class=""><B><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11127185&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Windows 7 White Papers </A></B></TD>
<TD class="">...for in-depth technical insight into Windows 7</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD class=""><STRONG>Presentations</STRONG> from converence</TD>
<TD class=""><B><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11127187&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Windows 7 Content from PDC 2008</A> </B></TD>
<TD class="">...session recordings from this year's Professional Developers Conference.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD class=""><STRONG>Resources</STRONG> beyond the above</TD>
<TD class=""><B><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11127186&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Windows 7 Partner Resources</A> </B></TD>
<TD class="">...the Windows 7 partner opportunity</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9299715" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxTry the Windows 7 beta at http://microsoft.com/windows7 (available soon)http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/08/try-the-windows-7-beta-at-http-microsoft-com-windows7-available-soon.aspx2009-01-08T19:01:00Z2009-01-08T19:01:00Z<P>Friends,</P>
<P>Please try the Windows 7 beta at <A href="http://microsoft.com/windows7">http://microsoft.com/windows7</A>. I hear it's not available just yet will be available soon. </P>
<P>My little piece of Windows is the Windows Installer 4.5 features + bug fixes that rolled forward into Windows Installer 5.0. </P>
<P>Compelling stuff if installers are your thing, if I do say so myself ;^)</P>
<P>Thanks for your interest and efforts,<BR>Robert</P>
<P mce_keep="true"> </P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9298636" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspxWindows FireStarter: (Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2009/01/06/windows-firestarter-windows-7-windows-server-2008-r2-teaser-session.aspx2009-01-06T21:16:00Z2009-01-06T21:16:00Z<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">The current issue of MSDN Flash on the Web at <<A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11116134&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11116134&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682</FONT></A>> </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">offers</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">(Windows 7 + Windows Server 2008 R2) Teaser Session <<A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11116022&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=11116022&s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682</A>> by Byron Hynes</SPAN></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9285907" width="1" height="1">rflaminghttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/rflaming.aspx