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Guide to Migrating from WSS 3.0 to SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows SBS 2008

Learn how to migrate your internal websites (companyweb) to SharePoint Foundation 2010.

EMET

A toolkit for deploying and configuring security mitigation technologies

Silverlight 4 Tools

Add-on and pre-requisite files for Visual Studio 2010 to develop Silverlight 4 and RIA Services applications

IT professionals: Operations guide for Office 2010

Maintain and manage Office 2010 in an organization.

Windows Azure SDK

[Refreshed on September 1, 2010] The Windows® Azure™ SDK provides developers with the APIs, tools, documentation, and samples needed to develop Internet-scale applications that run on Windows Azure.

Family Safety Brochure

Microsoft Tools Help Keep Families Safer Online

Microsoft SQL Server Data Portability Documentation

The SQL Server data portability documentation explains various mechanisms by which user-created data in SQL Server can be extracted for use in other software products. These mechanisms include import/export functionality, documented APIs, industry standard formats, or documented data structures/file formats.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Documentation

This download provides the technical documentation for Operations Manager 2007 R2.

Migration Tools (64 bit)

Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services.

Migration Tools (32 bit)

Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services.

Online Gaming: Educate Yourself & Your Kids About The Risks

Microsoft® Silverlight™ 4 Software Development Kit

The Microsoft® Silverlight™ 4 SDK provides libraries and tools for developing Silverlight applications.

Help Viewer 1.0 SDK

Software Development Kit for Help Viewer 1.0 interfaces

Implementing Governance in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 provides a rich set of capabilities that enables users to collaborate with each other, tag and rate content, self-publish, and even develop their own solutions.

Configuring Kerberos Authentication for SharePoint 2010 Products

Describes concepts of identity in SharePoint 2010 Products, Kerberos authentication, and how to use it in various scenarios

Visual Guide: Visio Services

A graphical guide to publishing Visio Web drawings to a SharePoint library, in a .potx file

Team Foundation Installation Guide

The Team Foundation Installation Guide for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008, which includes Team Foundation Server, Team Foundation Build, Team Foundation Server Proxy, and Team Explorer.

Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010

Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010 includes instruction for installing Team Foundation Server, Team Foundation Server Proxy and Team Foundation Build Services. After you download the installation guide, you cannot view its contents unless you right-click the .chm file, click Properties, and then click Unblock.

Security Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB978464)

This security update to Silverlight includes fixes outlined in KB 978464.

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

Cloud Computing and Your Privacy

Before you share personal information using an online service, make sure the provider has a clear privacy policy and the tools to back it up.

Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop (WDRAP) – Scoping Tool

This download package is intended for Microsoft Premier Customers Only. This package includes all of the scoping tools necessary to prepare and qualify your environment to receive a Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop (WDRAP).

WSPP License Agreement (Patent Only) for Development and Product Distribution

This is the Work Group Server Protocol Program (WSPP) License Agreement (Patent Only) for Development and Product Distribution

Reports and Subscriptions Solution

The files on this page show a scenario that uses Report Builder 3.0, SharePoint Server 2010, and Microsoft Excel 2010 together to create a reporting solution. The scenario features data analysis, rich report design, and flexible delivery of content.

WSUS 3.0 SP2 Samples

WSUS 3.0 SP2 API Samples in Visual C#

Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation

The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.

Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation

The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.

Incoming e-mail worksheet

Worksheet that helps you plan how to implement incoming e-mail for SharePoint 2010 Products

Internet Explorer 8 Application Compatibility List for IT Pros

The Internet Explorer 8 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications which are compatible or not compatible with Internet Explorer 8, based on public support statements from software publishers, or statements made to Microsoft from software publishers.

Hotfix for Microsoft Application Request Routing for IIS7 (KB2301898) (x64)

Kaspersky Engine Update FAQ

Details on installing new rollups to enable the updated Kaspersky engine in Forefront and Antigen server protection products.

Hotfix for Microsoft Application Request Routing for IIS7 (KB2301898) (x86)

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 VHD

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 for 180 days.

TFS and Project Server Integration CTP

This virtual machine provides a community technical preview (CTP) of the integration of Team Foundation Sever 2010 with Project Server 2010. Included with this download are four walkthroughs that demonstrate using enterprise project plans in Project Server associated with team projects in Team Foundation Server.

HPC Cluster Debugger Documentation

How to configure and launch the Cluster-SOA and MPI Cluster Debuggers that are included in the HPC Debugger Tool Pack.

Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7.0 - Beta2 (x86)

The Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS provides IT Professionals and Hosters a configurable module that helps mitigate or block Denial of Service Attacks or cracking of passwords through brute-force by temporarily blocking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of HTTP clients.

Dynamic IP Restrictions for IIS 7.0 - Beta2 (x64)

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess

Create a test lab to demonstrate DirectAccess with a simulated Internet, intranet, and home network.

Get to Know the Internet Risks for Tweens and Teens

Outlook 2010: Interactive menu to ribbon guide

A visual, interactive reference guide to help you find the new location of commands in Outlook 2010.

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.6 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7®, Windows Vista®, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer® in your environment.

HPC Pack 2008 / 2008 R2 Tool Pack

HPC Pack Tool Packs contain utilities that can be used with HPC Pack 2008 and 2008 R2-based clusters

PLS_Plan_Download

Detailed information about PerformancePoint Planning Server

PMS_Ops_Download

Monitoring Server to effectively manage the Monitoring Server operations.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 helps you achieve new levels of reliability and performance by delivering features that help to simplify your administration, protect your communications, and delight your customers by meeting their demands for greater business mobility.

Client Installation and Assignment SuperFlow

The Client Installation and Assignment SuperFlow is a dynamic, interactive content model that provides you with detailed steps that you can use to prepare for and install the Configuration Manager 2007 client. This SuperFlow also provides you with the dataflow for background processes, additional resources related to client installation, and troubleshooting information for common issues.

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 UM Language Packs

These downloads contain pre-recorded prompts, grammar files, text to speech data, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) files, and Voice Mail Preview capabilities for a specific language that is supported by Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging (UM). Warning: This UM language pack must only be installed as an add-in to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging.

NETMF4.1 SDK

This is the Version 4.1 release of the .NET Micro Framework SDK for developing managed applications on small devices.

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help

This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Help.

Exchange 2010 SP1 Language Pack Bundle

This download contains the most recently updated language packs for Exchange 2010. The language bundle includes all packs for all supported languages.