Just installed BizTalk on my Vista notebook. Here are some information that may help: My BizTalk’s edition – BizTalk Server 2006 R2 (Developer edition) Operating System – Windows Vista Ultimate The installation process is as seamless as it was for previous editions of BizTalk Server 2006. Only important point to remember is you download the prerequisite cab file for Vista. You may be in habit of using previously downloaded prerequisite cab file. Setup will automatically download the CAB file (BtsRedistVistaEN32.cab) ......
I am installing SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition on VISTA Ultimate and noticed that only client components are being installed. Setup shows an option to install “Server components” but never installs! However, the setup does give a warning for “SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility”. Solution: install SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition. Developer edition do not give operating system compatibility warning ......
Isn’t this amazing? Students can now download Microsoft development products for free!!! A fantastic initiative by Microsoft to enable students with development tools at no cost! The initiative was announced by Bill Gates at IIT, Delhi, India. Bill Gates announced this first in February for US and few other countries. By end of this year the program should cover most major countries. DreamSpark is a program set up by Microsoft to provide students with software design and development tools at no charge. ......