Microsoft SMS 2003 Beta Program Begins
Posted by aco on 12 October 2002 - 01:56 · 1 comment & 252 views
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Dear Microsoft Beta Tester,
Welcome to the Microsoft Systems Management Server ("SMS") 2003 beta program.
We will be providing support for the beta program through newsgroups and BetaPlace. BetaPlace is Microsoft's technical beta web community where you can:
Download the beta release
Report bugs online
View status of your bugs
Receive up to date program information and downloads
Update your contact information
Obtain general beta testing guidelines and information
To access BetaPlace, go to http://www.betaplace.com. Sign in using your Beta ID and Password listed below. Be sure to keep this information on hand, as you will need to include it in all correspondence with the Microsoft Beta Group regarding your program, as well as to log on to BetaPlace.
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Because recorded TV shows are stored in the Windows file system as normal data files, it's not possible to copy those files (which can be found in C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsRecorded TV by default) to recordable DVD or another PC over the network, and then watch them on other devices. Those devices can be another media center PC, a "normal" PC running Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Media Player 9 (WMP 9), or any consumer DVD player (beginning in December; Microsoft will supply an XP MCE via Windows Update to make this latter option possible).
If you copy recorded TV content to another media center PC, the behavior will be identical to that experienced on the original PC; when you double-click on the file's icon, the Media Center application will launch, and the recorded TV show will play. If you copy the recorded TV show to a Windows XP SP1 machine, and double-click on the file's icon, WMP 9 will launch and the recorded TV show will play inside WMP 9. For DVD players, Laemmel told me that users would be able to simply copy the content to recordable DVD, stick the DVD in the player, and watch the content on TV, as you would normally with any DVD movie.