VHD Test Drive - Image Update

Microsoft has increased the number of available images of VHD Test Drive for partners. As usual, the images are available on Microsoft Connect.

Currently we provide a total of 6 different images that can be enhanced by ISV partners with own applications and made available for free for test and evaluation purposes.

Here's the complete list of images:

  1. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (SERVER BASE)
  2. Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (CLIENT BASE)
  3. CLIENT BASE + Office 2007 Professional 120 Day Trial
  4. CLIENT BASE + Visual Studio Team Suite 180 Day Trial
  5. SERVER BASE + Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Standard Edition
  6. SERVER BASE + Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 + Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 Standard Edition
  7. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition + Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
  8. SERVER BASE + Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 + Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Advanced
  9. SERVER BASE + + Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Beta2
  10. SERVER BASE + Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite + Microsoft Team Foundation Server + Microsoft SQL Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
  11. SERVER BASE + SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
  12. Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 + Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 + Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 + Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition

While images on Microsoft Connect are meant for ISV partners, a similar set of VHD images is available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers for testing.

Partners learn more about VHD Test Drive here:

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