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I ran the Exchange 2010 Best Practice Analyzer in my test lab today to see if it picked up any problems. It picked up only 1 critical problem which was the following error:

Unrecognized Exchange Signature: Active Directory domain ‘TESTLAB’ has an unrecognized Exchange signature. Current DomainPrep version: 12639

Hmmmmmmm ok. So i went off to MSDN to check that my domainprep version was valid, and indeed it was. I am running at 2008 R2 Domain Functional Level.

As it turns out this is a bug in the Exchange 2010 Best Practice Analyzer. It will be resolved when Exchange 2010 SP1 will be released later in the year.

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One feature of OneNote 2010 which i had been looking forward to using is the ability to save notebooks to your skydrive. I use multiple computers at home and also different computers at work. The ability to have one central location to access your files really appeals to me.

So i installed Office 2010 last week and today got round to having a play. Unfortunately when i tried to create a new notebook on my skydrive i was met with the following error:

After a bit of research it turns out that this feature will not be available until Windows Live Wave 4.0 is released later in the summer. The public beta is due for release around June 7 2010.

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Microsoft have released a Proof of Concept Jumpstart kit to easily allow you to deploy a lab so you can start evaluating Windows 7, Office 2010, IE8 and Application Virtualization with Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Technology.

For more info and download go here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=26301cd1-cc72-4dd8-819e-12ef48322743

The machine requirements to run this are:

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Vista; Windows XP

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Software Requirements
Deployment Server:
• Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
On the computer that you designate to run the virtual deployment server, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 is not required on client/target computers.
Deployment Clients:
• Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Hardware Requirements
Deployment Server Computer Specifications
• Processor: 1.4 GHz or faster processor recommended
• Memory: 2 GB RAM minimum; 4 GB RAM recommended
• Hard Disk Space: 32 GB free minimum; 60 GB recommended
Client Computer Specifications
• Processor: 1.4 GHz or faster processor minimum
• Memory: 1 GB RAM minimum; 2 GB RAM recommended
• Hard Disk Space: 30 GB free minimum; 60 GB recommended

And included with the kit is:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition – A platform that helps IT Professionals increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure.
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) – A tool to assess your hardware readiness for Windows 7 and Office 2010.
• Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) – A tool to assess your software readiness for Windows 7 and Office 2010.
• Microsoft Office Migration and Planning Manager (OMPM) – A tool to assess and upgrade Office versions and files.
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit – A tool to create, configure, and deploy custom images, applications, and components.
• Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial image – This evaluation edition forms the base image for deployment on client computers.
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 – This system is the best productivity experience across the PC, Phone, and Web.
• Office 2010 with Application Virtualization – This system is deployed virtually to streamline and centralize operations.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition – This database system is used to store application compatibility and Microsoft Office assessment data for the ACT and OMPM tools.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition – This database system is used to store image and task sequence data for MDT Deployment Workbench.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Evaluation Edition – This database system is used to store hardware assessment data for the MAP tool.

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