Useful Links for Windows MultiPoint Server

General Windows® MultiPoint™ Server sites:

The Windows® MultiPoint™ Server website:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/multipoint

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163551 (permalink for previous URL)

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server forums:

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmultipointserver/threads

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server on TechNet

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff683633.aspx

WMS on the RDS Application Compatibility site:

    http://rdcompatibility.com/compatibility/Default.aspx?srv=4

How to buy Windows® MultiPoint™ Server:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/multipoint/buy.aspx#tab1

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server licensing:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/multipoint/buy.aspx#tab2

Evaluation version on the Microsoft Download Center:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?FamilyID=3188a587-3542-4dda-99b3-551cdabe581f

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2011 Planning Guide:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212996 

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2011 Deployment Guide:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7e762ce6-562d-449d-be0d-52c0103edf60

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2011 on TechNet

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg609207.aspx

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010

WMS on Connect (access to WMS 2010 installation bits, partner documentation program, general announcements):

    http://connect.microsoft.com/wms

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010 Deployment Guide:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9bcf5a4a-ebb5-45fb-a7fe-bf97212020a2&displaylang=en

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010 Planning Considerations Guide:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=39519291-5A56-4D60-B6A7-9BD51CC48D7A

Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010 on TechNet:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wms-2010-multipoint-server-index.aspx

MultiPoint Manager Help for Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=A3A573F0-5232-4DD7-8094-88E5BBA15D74

Log Collector tool download for Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a3ed09c5-d36a-4d98-bc1e-2fbab54ad3f7

Blogs

The Windows® Multipoint™ Server Team Blog:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/multipointserver

Windows Team Blog (search the site for "multipoint" to find articles related to WMS):

    http://windowsteamblog.com

The AskPerf blog (from the Microsoft EPS Windows Server Performance Team; search the site for "multipoint" to find articles related to WMS):

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf  

The Microsoft Unlimited Potential blog (search the site for "multipoint" to find articles related to WMS):

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoftupblog

The Official Small Business Server Blog:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs

Email Distribution Lists

Microsoft MultiPoint MVPs:

    MultiPoint@MSMVPs.com

Remote Desktop Services

RDS product home page:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=168059

IP Virtualization in RDS and WMS:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dd759263.aspx

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=137795 

RemoteFX:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff817578(WS.10).aspx

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=211309  (permalink for previous URL)

Application Compatibility:

    http://rdcompatibility.com/compatibility/Default.aspx?srv=4 

Universal Serial Bus

For more detailed information about USB technology and the specifications, visit the following web sites.

The USB Implementers Forum home page and specs page:

    http://www.usb.org

    http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/

Windows® Hardware Developer Central:

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/connect/usb/default.mspx

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=8769 (permalink for previous URL)

Intel USB Site:

    http://www.intel.com/technology/usb/

Wikipedia on USB:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

TechNet:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc939108.aspx

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc939107.aspx  (USB topology)

Filter Drivers

MSDN^® description of filter drivers (WMS uses filter drivers for mouse, keyboard, USB mass storage devices, and imaging devices such as webcams):

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff545890.aspx

Windows® Server Deployment Options

Deploy Windows® Server 2008 R2:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166501  

Windows® Deployment Services:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=159094

Licensing Programs

General Licensing topics:

    http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

Academic Volume Licensing:

    http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/for-industries.aspx#tab=2 

Software Assurance information for VL customers:

    http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx

Activation

How to extend the Windows Server 2008 evaluation period

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948472

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100902 (permalink for previous link)

Volume Activation Technical Reference Guide

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182919

Converting KMS Clients to MAK Activation

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793408.aspx

Activating MAK Clients

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793398.aspx 

Tools

Debugging Tools for Windows® (includes USBView for diagnosing the USB tree):

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=153784 (permalink for previous link)

The 64-bit version of the tool can be downloaded from:

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/install64bit.mspx#

Microsoft Windows® Server Solutions BPA 1.0 (used for WMS 2011 as well as other products)

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=206767

Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 (required before installing the WMS BPA):

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188529

Log Collector tool download for Windows® MultiPoint™ Server 2010:

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a3ed09c5-d36a-4d98-bc1e-2fbab54ad3f7