Microsoft Forefront Client Security provides unified malware protection for business desktops, laptops, and server operating systems that is easy to manage and control.

Built on the same highly successful Microsoft protection technology already used by millions of people worldwide, Forefront Client Security helps guard against emerging threats, such as spyware and rootkits, as well as against traditional threats, such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

By delivering simplified administration through central management and providing critical visibility into threats and vulnerabilities, Forefront Client Security helps you protect your business with confidence and efficiency. Forefront Client Security integrates with your existing infrastructure software, such as Active Directory, and complements other Microsoft security technologies for protection and control

Supported Operating Systems: windows 2000 Service Pack 4; windows server 2003 r2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); windows server 2003 r2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); windows server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86); windows server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86); windows Vista Business; windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; windows XP Service Pack 2

To use Microsoft Forefront Client Security beta software on a single-server topology, you need:
· A computer with a minimum 750 MHz processor; dual 2.85 GHz or faster processor recommended
· Microsoft windows server 2003 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition, or windows server 2003 r2 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition
· Minimum 1 GB of RAM; 4 GB RAM or more recommended
· 6 GB of available hard-disk space or more required; 100 GB or more recommended
· DVD-ROM drive
· Super VGA or higher-resolution monitor
· Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Software prerequisites for Microsoft Forefront Client Security server are:
· Microsoft SQL server 2005 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 (including Database Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation Components)
· Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
· Microsoft Management Console 3.0
· Group Policy Management Console with Service Pack 1
· windows server Update Services 2.0 with Service Pack 1

To install Microsoft Forefront Client Security agent component on windows operating systems, you need:
· A computer with a minimum 500 MHz processor; 700 MHz or faster processor recommended
· Microsoft windows 2000 SP4, or windows XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit x86 or x64), or windows Vista Business (32-bit x86 or x64), or windows server 2003 Service Pack 1 (32-bit x86 or x64) or later
· Minimum 256 MB of RAM or more recommended
· 350 MB of available hard-disk space or more recommended
· Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Software prerequisites for Microsoft Forefront Client Security agent component are:
· For windows 2000: Update Rollup 1 and GDI+ installed
· For windows XP Service Pack 2: filter manager rollup package installed
· windows Update Agent 2.0
· windows Installer 3.1

Microsoft windows server code name "Longhorn" is the next generation of the windows server operating system that helps information technology (IT) professionals maximize control over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability and management capabilities, leading to a significantly more secure, reliable, and robust server environment than ever before. windows server "Longhorn" delivers new value to organizations by ensuring all users regardless of location are able to get the full complement of services from the network. windows server "Longhorn" also provides deep insight into the operating system and diagnostic capabilities to allow administrators to spend more time adding business value.

windows server "Longhorn" builds on the success and strengths of the award-winning windows server 2003 operating system and on the innovations delivered in Service Pack 1 and windows server 2003 R2. However, windows server "Longhorn" is far more than a refinement of predecessor operating systems. windows server "Longhorn" is designed to provide organizations with the most productive platform for powering applications, networks, and Web services from the workgroup to the datacenter with exciting, valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating system.

In addition to new functionality, windows server "Longhorn" provides powerful improvements to the base operating system over windows server 2003. Notable improvements include those to networking, advanced security features, remote application access, centralized server role management, performance and reliability monitoring tools, failover clustering, deployment, and the file system. These improvements and many others help organizations maximize the flexibility, availability, and control of their servers.

windows Vista and windows server "Longhorn" originally began as part of a single development project, and as such they share a number of new technologies across networking, storage, security and management. Although the development of windows Vista and windows server "Longhorn" have branched into separate releases with different release cycles, many of these enhancements apply to both windows Vista and windows server "Longhorn." When organizations deploy both operating systems, they will see how the combined client-server infrastructure provides even greater advantages.

Benefits of windows server "Longhorn"
More Control
windows server "Longhorn" allows you to get more control over your server and network infrastructure, allowing you to focus on your most critical business needs by providing:
· Simplified management of your IT infrastructure by using new tools that provide a one-stop interface for server configuration and monitoring, as well as the ability to automate routine tasks.
· Streamlined installation and management of windows server "Longhorn" by installing only the roles and features you need. The customization of the server configuration simplifies ongoing maintenance by minimizing the attack surface area and reducing the need for software updates.
· Effectively pinpointing and resolving trouble spots with powerful diagnostic tools that give you ongoing visibility into your server environment, both physical and virtual.
· Increased control over servers located in remote locations, such as the branch office. With optimized server administration and data replication, you can provide users with better service while reducing management headaches.
· Simplified Web server management with Internet Information Services 7.0, which is a powerful Web platform for applications and services. This modular platform provides a simplified, task-based management interface, greater cross-site control, security enhancements, and integrated health management for Web services.
· Increased control over your user settings with Expanded Group Policy

Greater Flexibility
windows server "Longhorn" provides you with the flexibility to create an agile and dynamic datacenter to meet your changing business needs by providing:
· Built-in virtualization to virtualize multiple operating systems—Windows, Linux and others—on a single server. With virtualization built into the operating system and with simpler, more flexible licensing policies, its now easier than ever to take advantage of all the benefits and cost savings of virtualization.
· Centralized application access and seamless integration of remotely published applications. Improvements also add the ability to connect to remote applications across firewalls and without the use of a VPN, so you can quickly respond to the needs of your users, regardless of their location.
· New deployments options to provide the most suitable method for your environment.
· Flexible and comprehensive applications that connect users to each other and their data, enabling them to visualize, share, and act on information.
· Interoperability with your existing environment.
· Robust and vibrant technical community to provide a rich experience throughout the product life cycle

Increased Protection
windows server "Longhorn" hardens the operating system and protects your environment to provide a solid foundation on which you can run and build your business. windows server protects against failure and intrusion for servers, networks, data, and user accounts by providing:
· Protection of your server with security innovations that reduce attack surface area of the kernel, resulting in a more robust and secure server environment.
· Protection of your network access with Network Access Protection that gives you the power to isolate computers that dont comply with security policies you set. The ability to enforce security requirements is a powerful means of protecting your network.
· Enhanced solutions for intelligent rules and policies creation to increase control and protection over networking functions, allowing you to have a policy-driven network.
· Protection of your data to ensure it can only be accessed by users with the correct security context, and to make it available when hardware failures occur.
· Protection against malicious software with User Account Control with a new authentication architecture.
· Increased dependability with advanced reliability enhancements to reduce loss of access, work, time, data, and control


Windows server "Longhorn" Technologies
More Control
Maintaining control of the servers on a network—and, more importantly, access to the servers on a network—is a fundamental priority for network administrators. To this end, windows server "Longhorn" contains two new areas of functionality to help administrators extend and maximize their control over access to network servers: Network Access Protection and Internet Information Services 7.0.

Server Manager: A new feature that is included in windows server "Longhorn." It is a "one-stop-shop" designed to guide Information Technology administrators through the end-to-end process of installing, configuring, and managing server roles and features that are part of windows server "Longhorn." server Manager replaces and consolidates a number of features from Microsoft windows server 2003 such as Manage Your Server, Configure Your Server, and Add or Remove windows Components. You can use server Manager to configure various "roles" and "features" on your machine.

Windows PowerShell: A new command-line shell with over 130 tools and an integrated scripting language. It enables administrator to more easily control and securely automate routine system administration tasks, especially across multiple servers. windows PowerShell does not require you to migrate your existing scripts, and it is ideally suited for automation of new windows server "Longhorn" features. A new admin-focused scripting language, and consistent syntax and utilities, windows PowerShell accelerates automation of system administration tasks—such as Active Directory, Terminal Server, and Internet Information server (IIS) 7.0—and improves your organizations ability to address the unique system management problems of your environment.

windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it does not require a background in programming, and it works with your existing IT infrastructure, existing scripts, and existing command-line tools.

Internet Information Services 7.0: windows server "Longhorn" delivers a unified platform for Web publishing that integrates Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, ASP.NET, windows Communication Foundation, windows Workflow Foundation, and windows SharePoint Services 3.0. IIS 7.0 is a major enhancement to the existing windows Web server and plays a central role in integrating Web platform technologies. IIS 7.0 helps developers and administrators alike maximize their control over network/Internet interfaces through key functionality pillars that include delegated administration, enhanced security and a reduced attack surface area, integrated application and health management for Web services, and improved administration tools.

Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC): A new type of domain controller configuration in the windows server "Longhorn" operating system that makes it possible for organizations to easily deploy a domain controller in locations where the physical security of a domain controller cannot be guaranteed. An RODC hosts a read-only replica of the Active Directory directory services database for a given domain. Prior to this release, users who had to authenticate with a domain controller, but were in a branch office that could not provide adequate physical security for a domain controller, had to authenticate over a wide area network (WAN). In many cases, this was not an efficient solution. By placing a read-only Active Directory database replica closer to branch users, these users can benefit from faster logon times and more efficient access to authentication resources on the network, even in environments with inadequate physical security to deploy a traditional domain controller.


Greater Flexibility
As business needs change, so do the demands that organizations place on their servers. At the same time, advances in the capabilities of server technology change the ways in which organizations and end users utilize them. windows server "Longhorn" is designed so that you can modify your infrastructure to adapt to the changing needs of the business and still remain agile. For organizations that need domain controllers in physically less secure locations or strictly for use with line-of-business applications, windows server "Longhorn" offers a new configuration option: the Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC). For organizations that have remote users, windows server "Longhorn" adds exciting improvements and innovations to Terminal Services that facilitate seamless integration of remote and local applications on client computers, access to these same remote programs via Web browser, and a means to access remote terminals and applications across firewalls. For organizations that need to roll out several servers and PCs at the same time, windows Deployment Services helps to quickly and easily deploy new computers to the network using image-based deployments.

Server Core: Beginning with the Beta 2 release of windows server "Longhorn," administrators can choose to install windows server with only the services required to perform the DHCP, DNS, file server, or domain controller roles. This new installation option will not install non-essential services and applications and will provide base server functionality without any extra overhead. While the server Core installation option is a fully functioning mode of the operating system supporting one of the designate roles, it does not include the server graphic user interface (GUI). Because server Core installations include only what is required for the designated roles, a server Core installation will typically require less maintenance and fewer updates as there are fewer components to manage. In other words, since there are fewer programs and components installed and running on the server, there are fewer attack vectors exposed to the network, resulting in a reduced attack surface. If a security flaw or vulnerability is discovered in a component that is not installed, a patch is not required.

Terminal Services: windows server "Longhorn" introduces new functionality in Terminal Services to connect to remote computers and applications. Terminal Services Remote Programs completely integrates applications running on a remote terminal with users desktops such that they behave as if they were running on an individual users local computer; users can run programs from a remote location side-by-side with their local programs. Terminal Services Web Access permits this same flexibility of remote application access via Web browser, granting an even wider variety of ways user can access and use programs running on remote terminals. And Terminal Services Gateway allows user to access remote terminals and remote terminal programs in a firewall-friendly manner.

Windows Deployment Services (WDS): An updated and redesigned windows server "Longhorn" version of Remote Installation Services (RIS), WDS assists with the rapid adoption and deployment of image-based windows operating systems. WDS allows network-based installation of windows Vista and windows server "Longhorn" to "bare metal" computers (no operating system installed), and even supports mixed environments including Microsoft windows XP and Microsoft windows server 2003. windows Deployment Services thus provides an end-to-end solution for deployment of windows operating systems to client and server computers and reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) and complexity of windows server "Longhorn" and windows Vista deployments.


Increased Protection
Network Access Protection (NAP): A new framework that allows an IT administrator to define health requirements for the network and to restrict computers that do not meet these requirements from communicating with the network. NAP enforces administrator-defined policies that describe the health requirements for the given organization. For example, health requirements may be defined to include all updates to the operating system be installed, or having antivirus or antispyware software installed and updated. In this way, network administrators can define the baseline level of protection all computers carry when connecting to the network.

Microsoft BitLocker provides additional security for your data through full volume encryption on multiple drives, even when the system is in unauthorized hands or running a different operating system time, data, and control.

Failover Clustering: Improvements are aimed to makes it easier to configure server clusters while providing protection and availability of your data and applications. By using the new Validate Tool in failover clusters, you can perform tests to determine whether your system, storage, and network configuration is suitable for a cluster. With failover clusters in windows server "Longhorn," administrators can carry out setup and migration tasks, as well as management and operations tasks more easily. Improvements to the cluster infrastructure help administrators maximize availability of the services they provide to users, achieve better storage and network performance and improve security.


Product Editions
Windows server "Longhorn" Standard Edition
This edition of windows server "Longhorn" provides key server functionality across most server roles and features. It includes both full and server Core installation options.

Windows server "Longhorn" Enterprise Edition
This edition builds on windows server "Longhorn" Standard Edition to provide greater scalability and availability, and adds enterprise technologies such as Failover Clustering and Active Directory Federation Services.

Windows server "Longhorn" Datacenter Edition
This edition offers the same functionality as windows server "Longhorn" Enterprise Edition with support for additional memory and processors, and unlimited virtual image use rights.

Windows Web server "Longhorn"
This edition is designed specifically for use as a web and applications server. Other server roles and the server Core installation option are not available in this edition.

Windows server "Longhorn" for Itanium-based Systems
This edition is designed for use with Intel Itanium 64-bit processors to provide web and applications server functionality on that platform. Other server roles and features may not be available

This product requires a valid product key for activation – you may install the product without activation, but if you do not enter a valid product key and activate within 30 days of installation, the software will cease to function. During installation you will be asked to select the edition of windows server "Longhorn" Beta 3 you wish to install. You must ensure you choose the edition of windows server "Longhorn" Beta 3 for which you have obtained a product key or you will not be able to activate the product.


Here are some key features of "Windows Longhorn":

· Maintenance is greatly simplified by the use of a single model for updates and service packs across client and server.
· Client computers can monitor for specific events and forward to windows server "Longhorn" for centralized monitoring and reporting.
· windows Deployment Services provides much faster and more reliable operating system deployment.
· Network Access Protection features on windows server "Longhorn" ensure that windows Vista clients connecting to the network are compliant with security policies and restricted from accessing network resources if not. The reliability, scalability, and overall responsiveness of the infrastructure are greatly increased by improvements made to both windows Vista and windows server "Longhorn."
· Clients can render print jobs locally before sending them to print servers to reduce the load on the server and increase its availability.
· server resources are cached locally so that they are available even if the server is not, with copies automatically updating when the client and server are reconnected.
· Applications or scripts that need to run on both client and server can take advantage of the Transactional File System to reduce the risk of error during file and registry operations and roll back to a known good state in the event of failure or cancellation.
· Policies can be created to ensure greater Quality of Service for certain applications or services that require prioritization of network bandwidth between client and server. windows Vista clients connecting to networks where windows server "Longhorn" has been deployed can experience greatly improved communication speeds and reliability.
· Searching windows server "Longhorn" servers from a windows Vista client avails of enhanced indexing and caching technologies on both to provide huge performance gains across the enterprise.
· Native IPv6 support across all client and server services creates a more scalable and reliable network, while the rewritten TCP/IP stack makes network communication much faster and more efficient.
· The new server Message Block 2.0 protocol provides a number of communication enhancements, including greater performance when connecting to file shares over high-latency links and better security through the use of mutual authentication and message signing.
· Terminal Services on windows server "Longhorn" have many improvements, including providing windows Vista clients with remote access to internal resources through an HTTP gateway and seamless remote applications that run as if on the local desktop.

Microsoft Forefront Client Security provides unified malware protection for business desktops, laptops, and server operating systems that is easy to manage and control.

Built on the same highly successful Microsoft protection technology already used by millions of people worldwide, Forefront Client Security helps guard against emerging threats, such as spyware and rootkits, as well as against traditional threats, such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

By delivering simplified administration through central management and providing critical visibility into threats and vulnerabilities, Forefront Client Security helps you protect your business with confidence and efficiency. Forefront Client Security integrates with your existing infrastructure software, such as Active Directory, and complements other Microsoft security technologies for protection and control

Supported Operating Systems: windows server 2003 r2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); windows server 2003 r2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86); windows server 2003 Service Pack 2

These are four optional addons for the 2K/XP/2K3 Autopatcher Core Releases:

AutoPatcher Extras May 2007 Addon- For AutoPatcher 2K/XP/2K3

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6.
This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows XP SP2 (x86) / windows 2K / windows server 2003 SP1,R2,SP2 (x86) releases.

Whats included

Add-ons
· ActiveSync 4.5
· Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for windows XP
· Google IE Toolbar 4.0.1601.4978
· Internet Explorer Spellcheck Tool v2.5.1
· Sun Java 6 Update 1

· Microsoft PowerToys for windows XP:
- Alt-Tab Replacement
- CD Slide Show Generator
- ClearType Tuner
- HTML Slide Show Wizard
- Image Resizer
- Power Calculator
- SyncToy v1.4
- Taskbar Magnifier
- Virtual Desktop Manager
- Webcam Timershot
· Screensavers:
- 3D windows XP Style Screensaver
- Bliss Screensaver
· Themes for windows XP:
- Royale
· Wallpaper options:
- Add AutoPatcher Wallpapers
- Additional windows XP Style Wallpapers
- Delete New windows XP Wallpapers
- Delete Old Win9x Style Wallpapers



AutoPatcher DirectX x86 May 2007 Addon- For AutoPatcher 2K/XP/2K3

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows XP SP2 (x86) / windows 2K / windows server 2003 SP1,R2,SP2 (x86) releases.

It will also apply to the main AutoPatcher for windows Vista release once a compatability problem with the Vista release has been corrected.
Once that compatability issue hs been resolved which also affects the AutoPatcher for windows XP/Server-2003 x64 release, and x64 edition of this addon pack will be released which will apply to the Vista and x64 releases.

Whats included

Windows - Updated Components
· Microsoft DirectX - April 2007


AutoPatcher XP WMP10 May 2007 Addon- For windows XP SP2 (32bit)

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. It is aimed at windows XP WMP (windows media player) 10 (x86). This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows XP SP2 (x86) release.

Whats included

Components
· windows Media Player 10
· windows Media Connect 2.0

Critical Updates
· KB917734: Security Update for WMP 10 for windows XP
· KB923689: Security Update for windows XP

Recommended updates
· KB888656: Update to enable DirectX Video Acceleration of WMV content in WMP 10
· KB891122: Update for DRM-enabled Media Players
· KB895181: FIX: For MPEG4 videos in windows Media Player 9 or 10
· KB895316; FIX: Updates to the windows Media Device Manager
· KB896097: FIX: Indexing large files created with the WMF 9.5 SDK takes a long time
· KB900399: FIX: For windows Media Player
· KB902344: Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players (For XP MCE 2005)
· KB902344: Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players
· KB905592: FIX: For applications using the windows Media DirectShow QASF filter
· KB910998: FIX: Applications cannot play WMDRM-protected content
· KB917821: FIX: For WMA9 voice codec memory leak
· KB921108: FIX: For WMF files
· KB921134: FIX: For windows Media Player 10
· KB922042: FIX: For windows Media Player 10
· KB922814: FIX: For windows Media Player 10


AutoPatcher XP MCE2005 May 2007 Addon- For windows XP MCE 2005 (32bit)

This release is based on the all-new AutoPatcher 5.6. It is aimed at windows XP MCE 2005 (x86). This is an addon pack that you can add to the main AutoPatcher for windows XP SP2 (x86) release.

Whats included

Critical Updates
· KB900325: Update Rollup 2 for windows XP MCE 2005
· KB925766: October 2006 Update Rollup for windows XP MCE 2005
· KB926251: Update for windows XP MCE 2005

Add-ons
· TweakUI:
- Tweak MCE Powertoy

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of windows server 2003 Service Pack 2 - A blocking tool is available for organizations that have AU enabled on their servers to ensure prompt delivery of critical updates, but would like to temporarily disable delivery of the windows server 2003 SP2 automatic update through AU that is set to take place starting June 12, 2007.
The blocking utility also prevents the windows server 2003 SP2 from being offered through Microsoft Update and windows Update.

Please note that the mechanism to temporarily disable delivery of windows server 2003 SP2 will be available until March 13, 2008. At the end of this period, windows server 2003 r2 SP2 will be delivered to all windows server 2003 servers.
This toolkit contains three components:
· A Microsoft-signed executable
· A script
· An ADM template

1) The executable creates the registry key and sets the associated value on the server upon which it is run, to block or unblock (depending on the command-line option used) the delivery of windows server 2003 SP2 to that server, through AU or WU. The key used is HKLMSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate.

When the /B command line option is used, the key value name ‘DoNotAllowSP’ is created and its value sets to ‘1’. This value blocks delivery of windows server 2003 SP2 to the server through AU or WU.

When the /U command line option is used, the previously created registry value that temporarily blocked the delivery of windows server 2003 SP2 to the server through AU or WU is removed. If the value does not exist on the server from which it is run, no action is taken.

2) The script does the same thing as the executable, but allows specification of the machine name upon which the action should be taken, so a remote system can be specified on which to block or unblock delivery of windows server 2003 SP2.

Note that the executable and script have been tested only as a command-line tool and not in conjunction with other systems management tools or remote execution mechanisms.

3) The ADM template allows administrators to import the new group policy settings to block or unblock delivery of windows server 2003 SP2 into their Group Policy environment, and use Group Policy to centrally execute the action across systems in their environment.

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for windows released on windows Update on February 12th, 2008. February 2007 Security and Critical Releases ISO Image does not contain security updates for any other Microsoft products.

This DVD5 ISO image is intended for corporate administrators who manage large multinational organizations, who need to download multiple individual language versions of each security update and who do not use an automated solution such as WSUS. Use this image to download multiple updates in all languages at the same time.

Caution: Be sure to check the individual security bulletins at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security prior to deployment of these updates to ensure that the files have not been updated at a later date.

This DVD5 image contains the following updates:

KB931374 / (MS08-003)
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages

KB943484 / (MS08-003)
· windows 2000 - 24 languages
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages

KB946456 / (MS08-004)
· windows Vista - 36 languages
· windows Vista for x64-based Systems - 36 languages

KB942831 / (MS08-005)
· windows 2000 - 24 languages
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages
· windows Vista - 36 languages
· windows Vista for x64-based Systems - 36 languages

KB942830 / (MS08-006)
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages

KB946026 / (MS08-007)
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages
· windows Vista - 36 languages
· windows Vista for x64-based Systems - 36 languages

KB943055 / (MS08-008)
· windows 2000 - 24 languages
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages
· windows Vista - 36 languages
· windows Vista for x64-based Systems - 36 languages

KB944533 / (MS08-010)
· windows 2000 - 24 languages
· windows server 2003 - 18 languages
· windows server 2003 x64 Edition - 11 languages
· windows server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - 4 languages
· windows XP - 24 languages
· windows XP x64 Edition - 2 languages
· windows Vista - 36 languages
· windows Vista for x64-based Systems - 36 languages

Requirements:

· windows 2000 Service Pack 4; windows server 2003 Service Pack 1; windows server 2003 Service Pack 1 for Itanium-based Systems; windows server 2003 Service Pack 2; windows server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition; windows server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition; windows server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition; windows server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; windows Vista; windows Vista Business 64-bit edition; windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; windows XP Professional x64 Edition ; windows XP Service Pack 2

System Center Configuration Manager description
Provides the control necessary to more effectively manage change in today’s dynamic IT infrastructures. System Center Configuration Manager – previously Systems Management server – represents a tremendous advance over its well-regarded predecessor, now providing the control necessary to more effectively manage change in today’s dynamic IT infrastructures.

Manage the full deployment and update lifecycle with, streamlined, policy-based automation; with enhanced insight into, and control over, assets and systems compliance; and with optimization for windows – particularly windows server 2008 and windows Vista – and extensibility to customized administration experiences and third party applications.

These robust capabilities can be used to manage servers, clients and handheld devices, across physical, virtual, distributed, or mobile systems — all from a single, familiar console.

Built on key Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Update,, Active Directory, and the windows architecture, and leveraging System Center’s knowledge-driven IT management, System Center Configuration Manager helps administrators minimize the number of OS images to manage, makes it easier to define and track systems compliance, and improve systems performance and security.

Requirements:

server Software Requirements:
· server systems are supported on the following operating systems:
· Microsoft windows server 2003 Service Pack (SP) 1 or later
· Microsoft windows server 2003 r2
· The Microsoft windows server Code Name "Longhorn" operating system is required for the system health validator point site role

Client Software Requirements
· Clients are supported on the following operating systems:
· windows 2000 SP4 or later
· windows XP SP1 or later
· Microsoft windows server 2003 Service Pack (SP) 1 or later
· Microsoft windows server 2003 r2
· All Configuration Manager clients require Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

windows 2000 Authorization Manager Runtime description
A windows 2000 server version of the windows server 2003 Authorization Manager Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) API The windows 2000 Authorization Manager Runtime is a windows 2000 server version of the windows server 2003 Authorization Manager Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) API.

windows server 2003 family operating systems introduced the Authorization Manager RBAC framework which includes the Authorization Manager API and Role-based MMC snap-in Administration UI (Authorization Manager Snap-in UI is only available on windows server 2003 family operating systems and on the windows server 2003 Administration Pack for windows XP.)

The Authorization Manager API provides a simplified development model in which to manage flexible groups and business rules and store authorization policies.

Storage in Active Directory requires the domain to be at windows server 2003 functional level.

Using the windows 2000 Authorization Manager Runtime you can build server applications to use the Authorization Manager Role-based access control model that run on windows 2000 server family operation systems

windows server Update Services description
windows server Update Services with Service Pack 1 (WSUS SP1) is a software that delivers updates for WSUS WSUS delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components. You must install the server components on a computer running windows server 2003 SP1 and later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running windows XP SP2, windows server 2003 SP1, or windows Vista.

Instructions
Before installing WSUS 3.0, see the Release Notes for WSUS 3.0 available from the related resources area on this page. If you are installing WSUS 3.0 on Small Business server 2003 R2, see the SBS white paper available from the related resources on this page.

Important configuration issue: You must overwrite the proxy server password in the configuration wizard

If you are using a proxy server that requires username/password authentication, the WSUS server may fail to synchronize updates if you do not overwrite the proxy server password when running the WSUS server Configuration Wizard. Since the configuration wizard is launched automatically at the end of setup, this problem can cause synchronization errors after you upgrade from an older version of WSUS to WSUS 3.0.

You can avoid this problem by cancelling the Configuration Wizard after upgrade, or by reentering the correct proxy password when the wizard runs. To recover from this problem once it has occurred, go to “Options/Update Source and Proxy Server”, reenter the proxy password, and save the setting.

Additional Information
The shortcut to launch WSUS 3.0 Administration Console can be found in the Administrative Tools folder. For windows XP SP2 or windows Vista, the Administrative Tools folder can be found in the Control Panel.


WSUS 3.0 server Installation on windows Small Business server 2003
Microsoft windows server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 provides a comprehensive solution for managing updates within your windows Small Business server network. WSUS 3.0 is supported on windows Small Business server 2003 with server Pack 1 and windows Small Business server 2003 R2.
If you would like to take advantage of the improved features offered by WSUS 3.0, then you can do so by installing WSUS 3.0 on you server running windows Small Business server 2003.
Use this document to perform the following:
· Install WSUS 3.0 on a server running windows Small Business server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or windows Small Business server 2003 R2.
· Upgrade the server that is running WSUS 3.0 for managing updates from windows Small Business server 2003 with Service Pack 1 to windows SBS 2003 R2.
· Uninstall and reinstall Window SBS 2003 r2 components on a server running WSUS 3.0 for managing updates.
· Troubleshoot WSUS 3.0.


Requirements:

Supported Operating Systems: windows server 2003 Service Pack 1

WSUS 3.0 server Software Prerequisites:
· windows server 2003 SP1 or later
· IIS 6.0 or later
· Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
· Microsoft Management Console 3.0
· Microsoft Report Viewer
· SQL server 2005 SP1 is optional. Note if a compatible version of SQL server is not installed already, WSUS 3.0 will install windows Internal Database.

WSUS 3.0 Administration Console Software Prerequisites:
· Additional Supported Operating Systems: windows server 2003 SP1 or later, windows XP SP2 and windows Vista
· Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
· Microsoft Management Console 3.0
· Microsoft Report Viewer

Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange server beta description
Forefront Security for Exchange is a powerful tool that protects organizations against the latest threats Forefront Security for Exchange server includes multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms that are integrated in a single solution to help businesses protect their Exchange messaging environments from viruses, spam, and worms.

Forefront Security for Exchange server ships with and integrates multiple industry-leading antivirus engines to provide comprehensive, layered protection against the latest threats.

Through deep integration with Exchange Server, scanning innovations and performance controls, Forefront Security for Exchange server helps protect messaging environments while maintaining uptime and optimizing server performance.

Forefront Security for Exchange server also enables administrators to easily manage configuration and operation, automated scan engine signature updates and reporting at the server and enterprise level.

Forefront Security for Exchange server provides protection specifically designed for Exchange 2007 servers. Forefront Security for Exchange server is an on-premise solution that provides protection for Exchange 2007 Edge, Hub and Mailbox servers.

Customers who purchase Forefront Security for Exchange server to protect Microsoft Exchange server 2007 will also be licensed to use Microsoft Antigen for Exchange, Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Antigen Spam Manager to protect their Microsoft Exchange 2000 server and Microsoft Exchange server 2003 environments.

Requirements:

· Supported Operating Systems: windows server 2003 r2 Enterprise x64 Edition; windows server 2003 r2 Standard x64 Edition ; windows server 2003 r2 x64 editions; windows server 2003 x64 editions; windows server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition; windows server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
· Exchange server 2007 Beta 2
· x64 architecture-based computer with:
· Intel Xeon or Intel Pentium Family processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T) or AMD Opteron or AMD Athlon 64 processor that supports AMD64 platform
· 1 GB of Available Memory
· 300 MB of available disk space

Business Desktop Deployment description
Download planning, building and technical guidance, templates and scripts to facilitate deployment of windows Vista and MSOffice Deployment 4 Beta 3 combines the guidance and toolset from previous releases of Business Desktop Deployment and Beta releases of windows server Deployment.

This release continues to support Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) of desktop operating systems using Systems Management server (SMS) 2003 with the Operating System Deployment Feature Pack and adds new deployment and task sequencing capabilities for desktops and servers using System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Deployment 4 also continues to provide Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support without infrastructure requirements and adds capabilities for windows server 2003 and pre-release versions of windows server 2008.

Here are some key features of "Business Desktop Deployment":

· Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 support, with the following features:
· Full support for windows Vista, windows XP, and windows server 2003 deployments with Deployment 4 and Configuration Manager 2007.
· Complete integration into the Configuration Manager 2007 admin console and task sequencing capabilities.
· Quick start Configuration Manager 2007 operating system deployments using one wizard to create needed task sequences and packages.
· Extends the Configuration Manager 2007 task sequencing capabilities with new actions.
· Feature parity with BDD 2007 and SMS 2003, including dynamic package installation, automatic determination of state store location, computer backup, database settings.
· Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support for windows server 2008:
· Support for deploying windows server 2008 Beta 3 and potentially RC0 (to be verified after RC0 release), including support for server Core installation options. (Windows server 2008 TAP customers only.)
· Lite Touch Installation (LTI) enhancements:
· Enhanced disk and network interface cards (NICs) configuration options, including support for static TCP/IP configuration.
· Design changes to ease the migration from LTI to Configuration Manager 2007.
· Support for multiple task sequence templates. New sample templates include:
· Client template: windows Vista, windows XP
· server template: windows server 2003, windows server 2008
· Replace scenario template
· Ability to invoke web service calls Support for web service calls from rules
· Web services can be invoked as part of the rules processing performed by Deployment 4, using new rules that can be defined in CustomSettings.ini.
· Support for side-by-side installation with Deployment 4 and BDD 2007 installed on the same machine.
· Lite Touch Installation (LTI) multicast support:
· Deployment Workbench supports multicast transmission of operating system images when performing LTI deployments from windows server 2008 servers that are running windows Deployment Services.


Requirements:

· Microsoft Word or a Word reader is required to view the documentation.
· MMC 3.0 is required to run the Workbench and view the documentation on windows server 2003 and windows XP.
· Note: MMC 3.0 is included in Microsoft windows server 2003 r2 and in windows Vista.
· windows Script Host (WSH) 5.6.
· The tools portion of BDD relies on several windows Vista deployment tools. After installation of the BDD.msi and start-up of the BDD Workbench, the Workbench will enable the user to choose to automatically download and install the following major tools:
· windows Automated Installation Kit
· Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
· User State Migration Tool 3.0
· MSXML 6.0