Hello Centro Techbeta Participants,

Late last week we signed off on build 5112 as the Beta 1 release of Windows Server "Centro". This milestone marks the first phase of testing done on the product outside of Microsoft. We are excited to begin receiving your feedback and find out whether we are on the right track. Let us know what you think of the product by filing bugs, suggestions, and telling us what you do or don't like about the product.

Next Steps

The installation bits are the most largest piece of the downloads since they comprise three DVD images. You will also find documentation available to guide you through several scenarios that are currently available in Centro. Both the installation bits and the documentation will be available on the download link on the Centro site. For easy reference we have included the links below. You will need to sign into Connect in order to get to these locations.

The Beta 1 installation DVD images and all documentation is available under the downloads section on the Centro Connect Page, http://connect.microsoft.com/centro

We will not be supporting any deployments in production environments and ask that you do not deploy Centro into any production environments.

Summary

We would like to thank each of you for the contributions you are about to make and look forward to hearing from you. As we move closer to the final version of Centro we will continue to drive it based on your feedback to ensure that when it is released, Windows Server "Centro" will be something of which we can all be proud.

Regards,

The Windows Server codename "Centro" Techbeta TeamThis Beta program is by invite only and is confidential. The Windows Server "Centro" Pre-release Software License Terms and Microsoft Connect Terms of Use require you to keep all information about Centro confidential. We are, however, granting you permission to discuss Centro only in this Centro TechBeta section of Microsoft Connect and only with other Centro Beta participants who are also in the Centro TechBeta section, for example the Centro Newsgroup and Feedback areas. You are not allowed to talk about or distribute any documentation, screen shots, code or any other information about Centro to anyone outside of the Centro TechBeta site. Thanks in advance for participating in this Beta and helping us keep Centro confidential while we are in the pre-release development phase.