Just two days before that operating system is to be released, partners are complaining about incompatibilities between Windows Server 2003 and existing Microsoft server applications installed at many customer sites.



For instance, neither Exchange 2000 nor Internet Information Services 5.0 will run on Windows Server 2003. SQL Server 2000 will run on Windows Server 2003 only with Service Pack 3 deployed, partners sources say.
Only Exchange 2003 will run on Windows Server 2003, which is due to launch Thursday after years of delays. "Exchange 2000 Server is supported to run in a Window Server 2003 environment, where it can take advantage of the new features of Active Di ... more

The adminpak allows administrators to install the Windows Server 2003 management tools onto a Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 family machines to perform remote server management functions. Requires Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP QFE 329357 to install onto a Windows XP machine build 2600 (RTM build).Note: Remember to uninstall previous versions of adminpak.msi before installing this version



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Normally available only to subscribers, three CD images comprising the April 2003 MSDN Library have been posted by Microsoft for public download. The MSDN Library contains documentation, code samples, technical articles and reference guides designed for Microsoft developers. The posting follows last week's release of the final version of Visual Studio
.NET 2003 to MSDN subscribers. Formerly code-named Everett, Visual Studio .NET
2003 includes the .NET Framework version 1.1, which adds improved performance
and scalability. For mobile developers, the Visual Studio update now supports
the .NET Compact Framework and includes integrated ASP.NET Web forms.
Visual Studio .NET 2003 will ... more

Last wednesday Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 hit RC1 stage and was released to the special JDP (Joint Development Program) customers. We got hold of RC1 and decided to test it to its limits and show you some of its developments since its public Beta 2 stage. Outlook web access has changed slightly and is now much more like its counterpart (Outlook 2003). Exchange in general at its RC1 state is much more efficient and more stable than when it was at Beta 2. Installation is much easier than previous exchange versions on Windows Server 2003.
In my opinion the best part of Exchange 2003 is the fact is natively supports outlook web access with support for mobile and wireless devices. As to the ... more

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine for Internet Explorer allows you to view java applets on Web pages. This latest verison is later than the one shipping with IE 5.01.



System Requires : Win all
Whats New : Fixes a security vulnerability that affects the ByteCode Verifier component of the Microsoft VM This VM build includes all previously released security fixes, as well as fixing a newly reported security vulnerability that affects the ByteCode Verifier and could allow an attacker to run code of his or her choice on a user system Download : ... more

The .NET Framework version 1.1 redistributable package includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.
The .NET Framework version 1.1 provides improved scalability and performance, support for mobile device development with ASP.NET mobile controls (formerly the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit), support for Internet Protocol version 6, and ADO.NET classes for native communication with Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and Oracle databases. It also enables the use of code access security to further lock down and isolate ASP.NET applications. For more information, read the .NET Framework Version 1.1 Product Overview.



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Microsoft's MSN Hotmail, a free Web-based e-mail service, has tightened restrictions on daily outbound messages sent by subscribers, a tactic it says will help curb spam.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company on Friday said that Hotmail subscribers are now limited to sending only 100 messages a day "in an effort to prevent spammers from using Hotmail to spread spam," said Lisa Gurry, MSN lead product manager. The change, made last week, should affect only about 1 percent of its nearly 110 million worldwide users, based on historical usage data, Gurry said.
"The higher the limit is, the more likely that the service can be used for spam, so we found that 99 percent of Hotmail users would find ... more

An extra surprise greeted Microsoft Office2003 Testers as they received their Beta 2 Kits over the last few days, one which most wouldn't even have noticed. Included on the Outlook2003 with Business Contact Manager is Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1.4322 Dated: 12/12/02.



Yet according to the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Final Beta Download Page, the latest publicly available is v1.1 Dated: 10/2/2002"We will release the .NET Framework 1.1 to the manufacturer simultaneously with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
The .NET Framework 1.1 Beta features improved scalability and performance; support for mobile device development with the ASP.NET mobile controls (form ... more

Microsoft Corp. today announced that in two months of availability, more than 45,000 copies of Exchange Server 2003 Beta 2 have been distributed. Exchange Server 2003 is the next edition of Microsoft?Exchange Server messaging and collaboration software. During 2003, Microsoft will provide customers with a significant update to its end-to-end messaging and collaboration management solution offerings based on major releases of the core products: Exchange Server 2003, Windows?Server 2003 and "Outlook?11," the code name for the next version of the e-mail client, which is included in "Office 11" (the code name for the next version of Microsoft Office).
"The feedback we have received thus far fr ... more

Just seen on Windows
Update for XP a new Microsoft Processor Driver, it is Version 5.1.2600.1152.
released today! Download
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