Microsoft Connect

Microsoft Connect (http://connect.microsoft.com) is the place to go if you want to join and participate in beta testing various Microsoft products, including Windows Server 2008. Connect is also a great source of pre-release documentation on the product, though as I said above, this documentation should also be available from the Download Center by the time you read this.

There are two special types of documentation currently on Connect that I want to highlight for you. First, there’s the "Changes in Functionality in Windows Server Code Name Longhorn" document that is updated every few months with more detailed information concerning the new features and enhancements of the platform. This doc and the book you’re holding in your ...

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