Comments on: WinHEC 2008 agenda confirms native VHD support http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:42:05 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: All about Microsoft mobile edition http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65731 All about Microsoft mobile edition Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:59:04 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65731 [...] Native virtual hard disk (VHD) support (I don't believe all of these features are enabled in the pre-beta Windows 7 build. I'll ask Microsoft for clarification.) Microsoft officials said today that the M3 pre-beta will go to PDC attendees, attendees of the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in early November, and a select group of other external testers. This is considered an application-programming-interface (API) complete build. A first public beta of Windows 7, that will be feature-complete, is due "early next year," company officials said. (My bet? That's a worst-case date and the public beta will still show up before Christmas this year.) Don't expect multiple betas: From what officials are hinting, it sounds like there will be one beta, one release candidate and then RTM. Microsoft still isn't changing official guidance on when Windows 7 will ship. The official date is three years from general availability of Vista, meaning early 2010. I still believe that's a worst-case date and we'll see Windows 7 by the second half of 2009. posted by Mary Jo Foley October 28, 2008 @ 10:02 am [...] [...] Native virtual hard disk (VHD) support (I don’t believe all of these features are enabled in the pre-beta Windows 7 build. I’ll ask Microsoft for clarification.) Microsoft officials said today that the M3 pre-beta will go to PDC attendees, attendees of the company’s Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in early November, and a select group of other external testers. This is considered an application-programming-interface (API) complete build. A first public beta of Windows 7, that will be feature-complete, is due “early next year,” company officials said. (My bet? That’s a worst-case date and the public beta will still show up before Christmas this year.) Don’t expect multiple betas: From what officials are hinting, it sounds like there will be one beta, one release candidate and then RTM. Microsoft still isn’t changing official guidance on when Windows 7 will ship. The official date is three years from general availability of Vista, meaning early 2010. I still believe that’s a worst-case date and we’ll see Windows 7 by the second half of 2009. posted by Mary Jo Foley October 28, 2008 @ 10:02 am [...]

]]> By: Native VHD Support in Windows 7? « Power Windows http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65557 Native VHD Support in Windows 7? « Power Windows Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:06:59 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65557 [...] Server 2008 R2 — Tags: VHD, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 — Brian @ 8:38 pm Long Zheng writes about Native VHD support in Windows 7. To me, it meant a rapid step-up in their virtualization strategy.  Today, if you want to try out a [...] [...] Server 2008 R2 — Tags: VHD, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 — Brian @ 8:38 pm Long Zheng writes about Native VHD support in Windows 7. To me, it meant a rapid step-up in their virtualization strategy.  Today, if you want to try out a [...]

]]> By: Native VHD Support in Windows 7? « Power Windows - Protecting Mission Critical Microsoft Servers http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65375 Native VHD Support in Windows 7? « Power Windows - Protecting Mission Critical Microsoft Servers Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:34:57 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65375 [...] under: Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R2 | Tags: VHD, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | Long Zheng writes about Native VHD support in Windows 7. To me, it meant a rapid step-up in their virtualization strategy.  Today, if you want to try out a [...] [...] under: Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R2 | Tags: VHD, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | Long Zheng writes about Native VHD support in Windows 7. To me, it meant a rapid step-up in their virtualization strategy.  Today, if you want to try out a [...]

]]> By: anon http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65158 anon Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:01:31 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65158 Windows Server 2008 R2 is indeed the proposed name for Windows 7 Server Windows Server 2008 R2 is indeed the proposed name for Windows 7 Server

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65094 Long Zheng Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:09:56 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65094 @Andre Da Costa: What I meant was that Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 is not bit for bit, although are "strategically aligned". @Andre Da Costa: What I meant was that Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 is not bit for bit, although are “strategically aligned”.

]]> By: Andre Da Costa http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65093 Andre Da Costa Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:23:31 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65093 someone, part of your wish has been granted so far, the official, final name for Windows 7 is....'Windows 7': http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/13/introducing-windows-7.aspx someone, part of your wish has been granted so far, the official, final name for Windows 7 is….’Windows 7′:
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/13/intr oducing-windows-7.aspx

]]> By: someone http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65090 someone Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:03:40 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65090 Heaven forbid the return of Ultimate Extras. Give us Windows 7 Home and Windows 7 Professional and cut out the marketing schemes.... Heaven forbid the return of Ultimate Extras. Give us Windows 7 Home and Windows 7 Professional and cut out the marketing schemes….

]]> By: Andre Da Costa http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65089 Andre Da Costa Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:36:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65089 I agree with Robert, I found it unusual you described Windows Server 2008 R2 as technically not Windows 7. Would that make Windows 2000 Server 'technically' not NT 5.0 regardless 2000 Server and 2000 Professional are the same version? Unless you meant, they don't share some of the same attributes, one is meant for client/server computing, while the other is desktop operating system. I agree with Robert, I found it unusual you described Windows Server 2008 R2 as technically not Windows 7. Would that make Windows 2000 Server ‘technically’ not NT 5.0 regardless 2000 Server and 2000 Professional are the same version? Unless you meant, they don’t share some of the same attributes, one is meant for client/server computing, while the other is desktop operating system.

]]> By: Robert McLaws http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65084 Robert McLaws Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65084 I didn't think this post was about Windows editions, but Ed Bott just wrote a great post on the subject, and why you don't want just one edition of Windows, even though you think you do. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=563 http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=564 IMHO, if you call yourself a techie, and you're confused by the Vista editions, then you aren't a real techie. They really aren't that complicated. I didn’t think this post was about Windows editions, but Ed Bott just wrote a great post on the subject, and why you don’t want just one edition of Windows, even though you think you do.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=563
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=564

IMHO, if you call yourself a techie, and you’re confused by the Vista editions, then you aren’t a real techie. They really aren’t that complicated.

]]> By: Win4Ever http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081013/winhec-2008-agenda-confirms-native-vhd-suppor/comment-page-1/#comment-65082 Win4Ever Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:16:27 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/?p=3170#comment-65082 Ok, so first off I would like to see Windows 7 have only 1 edition, and ideally it should be priced the same as Vista Home Premium. If we have to have more than one edition, make it just 3 - Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. Or just Home Premium and Ultimate. Anyhow, the native VHD support would be GREAT!!!! It should definately be in all the editions (or hopefully in the one only edition ;-). And if they don't want to have this directly in Windows, then make it be a feature of Virtual PC 2010 (or whatever they call it) and let it be supported on all versions of Windows 7 (hey, and also let it be supported on Vista and maybe even XP ... hmm). But considering that Hyper-V Server is a free download already, it seems like the logical next step would be to mold that into Windows v.Next :-D. And here's one more idea ... if we are going to have multiple versions of Windows 7, then they should release Windows 7 Home Premium as a Vista Ultimate extra, or let you get Windows 7 Ultimate at a discount. That might make all current Windows Vista Ultimate users real happy with their Ultimate Extras, right? Though I though Ultimate was still worth it without the Extras because it is Business + Home ... Media Center + Business Networking. And the Extras we have now are pretty good. But if they do that, it would be amazing! Ok, so first off I would like to see Windows 7 have only 1 edition, and ideally it should be priced the same as Vista Home Premium. If we have to have more than one edition, make it just 3 – Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. Or just Home Premium and Ultimate. Anyhow, the native VHD support would be GREAT!!!! It should definately be in all the editions (or hopefully in the one only edition ;-) . And if they don’t want to have this directly in Windows, then make it be a feature of Virtual PC 2010 (or whatever they call it) and let it be supported on all versions of Windows 7 (hey, and also let it be supported on Vista and maybe even XP … hmm). But considering that Hyper-V Server is a free download already, it seems like the logical next step would be to mold that into Windows v.Next :-D .

And here’s one more idea … if we are going to have multiple versions of Windows 7, then they should release Windows 7 Home Premium as a Vista Ultimate extra, or let you get Windows 7 Ultimate at a discount. That might make all current Windows Vista Ultimate users real happy with their Ultimate Extras, right? Though I though Ultimate was still worth it without the Extras because it is Business + Home … Media Center + Business Networking. And the Extras we have now are pretty good. But if they do that, it would be amazing!

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