Linked by Eugenia Loli on Mon 28th Aug 2006 22:53 UTC
Windows The next version of Windows Server may still be using its code name, but this episode helps explain some of the ways it will help you run your systems and services better.
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Why oh why...
by kaiwai on Tue 29th Aug 2006 06:25 UTC
kaiwai
Member since:
2005-07-06

Why does Microsoft INSIST that their downloads are in exe format instead of just providing a link to a wmv file like they do on their channel 9 site.

I mean, they're trying to get people to keep people interested in Windows, their main targets are those who most likely aren't going to be running windows (aka technology focused people) so why make the information, which could be useful for marketing their products, inaccessible to those who might actually have a say in the final decision making process.

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RE: Why oh why...
by n4cer on Tue 29th Aug 2006 08:42 UTC in reply to "Why oh why..."
n4cer Member since:
2005-07-06

You can probably extract it with RAR (at least the Windows version works).
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

If not, search for apps that extract cabs (the download is a self-extracting cab file) on your platform.

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RE: Why oh why...
by baadger on Tue 29th Aug 2006 13:41 UTC in reply to "Why oh why..."
baadger Member since:
2006-08-29

I ran/extracted this successfully under Wine and played it successfully in mplayer :-)

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.NET show.... Erica!
by rugbuzpafnuti on Tue 29th Aug 2006 11:42 UTC
rugbuzpafnuti
Member since:
2005-07-07

The .NET show... that reminds me of... mmmm... Erica Wiechers!

The drop-dead gorgeous blonde dream of all .net programmers!

Another reason why OSS is absolutely & ultimatly inferior: no show, no Erica, no sex.

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RE: .NET show.... Erica!
by Soulbender on Wed 30th Aug 2006 04:28 UTC in reply to ".NET show.... Erica!"
Soulbender Member since:
2005-08-18

"The .NET show... that reminds me of... mmmm... Erica Wiechers!"

Who?

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Re: `Longharn` as they say in Texas.
by aGNUstic on Tue 29th Aug 2006 13:01 UTC
aGNUstic
Member since:
2005-07-28

I can't resist.

`Where's the BEEF?`

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I'm running Windows and it doesn't work...
by xtaski on Tue 29th Aug 2006 14:33 UTC
xtaski
Member since:
2006-02-09

I actually am in Windows right now and can't even view it with the "Watch the video" Play button. Get some crappy error about the URL being wrong. How do you post a video with the wrong URL, post it to OSNews and not test it?

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CPUGuy Member since:
2005-07-06

Same problem here, I just downloaded it, which is what I wanted to do anyway.

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My systems?
by rcsteiner on Tue 29th Aug 2006 15:53 UTC
rcsteiner
Member since:
2005-07-12

It won't even BOOT on some of my systems. How dare the folks at the .NET show presume that I have even the slightest interest in this product...?

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Longhorn Server new features
by xpclient on Tue 29th Aug 2006 17:21 UTC
xpclient
Member since:
2006-06-28

Can someone point me to some URL where ALL the features new to/planned for Longhorn Server are listed? The Wikipedia article is too scarce. And MS's website is too scattered.

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RE: Longhorn Server new features
by n4cer on Tue 29th Aug 2006 20:57 UTC in reply to "Longhorn Server new features"
n4cer Member since:
2005-07-06

Pretty sure this doesn't contain all features, but it should include most of the major ones:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/prodguide.mspx

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