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Just recevied this interesting http://connect.microsoft.com invite:

You are invited to apply for participation in a pre-release program of Microsoft’s Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance on the Microsoft Connect Web site (http://connect.microsoft.com). Microsoft acquired Administrator’s Pak technology from Winternals in July 2006, as part of a broader initiative to drive the cost of ownership of Windows down. Winternal’s primary product, Administrator’s Pak, is a complete suite of powerful, versatile tools that allow you to repair unbootable or locked-out systems, restore lost data, and diagnose system and network issues. Further information also available on Microsoft site at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/optimizeddesktop.mspx

Components of Administrator’s Pak technologies will be available in Microsoft Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance. Microsoft is currently looking for customers to validate the Microsoft Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset. Please see the details for program participation and benefits below.

Why Microsoft’s Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset?

Customers, who have deployed Winternal’s Administrator Pak, have realized a great benefit such as reducing IT costs. Here are some more data points on why customers have deployed Winternal’s Administrator Pak:

Rapid recovery
. The suite of tools provides many options for recovery, rather than simply subjecting IT to “reinstall Windows”.
. Even when Safe Mode or normal boot will not function, the toolset provides an offline environment to attempt several types of recovery not otherwise possible.
. Easy to use, offline boot environment allows rapid recovery of a problem computer, including recovery of deleted files, and manipulation of services, devices, local passwords, automatically started software, and more.

Flexible recovery options
. Tools can perform offline or online to repair or diagnose the
problem(s) that may be causing a system to behave incorrectly.

Cost savings
. Reduces IT personnel costs through the use of a unified tool suite.
. Reduces downtime: the flexibility of the toolset results in systems returning to normal function in a shorter amount of time.

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