Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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Windows PowerShell 1.0 Released!

Everyone and their dog will have this link but I'll post it anyway.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 has been released. This page has a list of the download links for XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista .

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx

You might have to be patient as the links were a bit flakey when I tried them.

A point to note is that the Vista version is at RC2 status. Jeffrey Snover explains the Vista release delay here http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/11/15/windows-powershell-windows-vista.aspx. Checking the comments it seems some people are getting hot under the collar about the delay but as I see it the PowerShell team have done a great job and by all accounts the only difference between RC2 and RTM is the installer. Personally given my bad beta experiences of Vista I'm happier installing the RC2 of PowerShell than the RTM of Vista.

Also worth a download is the Documentation Pack as it contains a Getting Started Guide and a User Guide.

 

 

 

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The PowerShell team is very appreciative of the community’s interest in PowerShell, and we are looking forward to releasing it for Windows Vista RTM. F inal PowerShell testing on Vista could not start until we had Vista RTM code (just released November 8th, 2006). So our development team needs some time for testing to make sure Windows PowerShell 1.0 works correctly on Windows Vista RTM before releasing the final package as we’ve done for shipping products like Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. We do expect to have a final Vista RTM package available by January 30th, 2007, at the latest, but we are working very hard to deliver it sooner. For those seeking an interim solution, we have provided our RC2 package for install on Vista Build 5600 and ”Windows Server "Longhorn" build 5600. To download Windows PowerShell, go to www.microsoft.com/powershell/download.

Read more about this and be notified of the release of PowerShell RTM for Vista RTM at http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell.

Thanks,

Scott Ottaway [MSFT]
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