Microsoft isn’t exactly known for championing open source projects. So it’s rather surprising (in a good way) to see the company release something called the Microsoft Web Platform Installer, which ...

Microsoft Office Project 2003 is useful for your business because it allows project managers to enter and modify project data. They can then use Microsoft Project server to send assignments or tasks ...

The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that allows you to install all or part of Microsoft's entire Web Platform, including IIS 6.0 and 7.0, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, .NET ...

Last week Microsoft announced the official launch of Web Matrix, a framework that allows you to get a website up and running quickly. Support for a number of open source web content management systems ...

The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple free tool that allows you to install all or part of Microsoft's entire Web Platform and keep each individual component up-to-date. Web PI downloads an ...

Microsoft's Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter is a Web-based utility that fixes problems associated with the installation or uninstallation process. Specifically, it repairs the corrupted ...

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There are other install packages that try to take some of the pain out of installing and configuring open source software packages. For example, BitNami is a project that bundles many open source ...

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 is a highly compatible, in-place update to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1. The offline package can ...

Microsoft has released Group Policy Templates that support the new Microsoft Edge web browser based on Chromium. Group Policies are a great way to customize the behavior of an installed piece of ...