Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

Windows® Server® 2008 R2 builds upon the exceptional legacy of Windows Server 2008. R2 is an incremental release to Windows Server 2008 – and only the second time that Windows Client and Server releases are shipped simultaneously (Windows 2000 Server® was first). While Windows 7 is available in both 32- and 64-bit versions, R2 is the first 64-bit only Server release.Along with the focus on simultaneous client and server development, Microsoft concentrated on key technology investment areas while building Windows Server 2008 R2. These include:• Platform Scalability Beyond 64 Logical Processors• Virtualization• Power Management • Web Workloads• Enterprise Workloads• Better Together with Windows 7 Scenarios• Powerful Platform ManagementThis training kit may be used by server application developers to learn about specific platform technologies and features.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 evaluation edition; Visual Studio 2008 with SP1; Visual Studio 2010 beta or later.

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