TechNet Subscription
Any Windows IT guy/gal worth their salt should have a TechNet subscription. The download-only version (the one to get) at $349 for the first year and $249 for annual renewal, is an incredible bargain.
As a subscriber you get a huge array of non-expiring Microsoft software covering all their operating systems (including DOS), applications, server software and early [...]
SQL Server 2008 Express Prerequisites
Last week I installed SQL Server 2008 Express on Windows Server 2008 and there’s a short list of prerequisites I had to download over a slooooow link.
Hopefully this list will save someone the same pain I endured.
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Windows PowerShell 1.0
Windows Installer 4.5
It was smooth sailing after the prereqs were installed. I have to [...]