Some of you (chiefly those interested in Windows deployment) may have noticed that there seems to be a new Windows AIK available for download today (actually October 28, 2010). Please DO NOT rush out to download it. Here’s why, direct from Jeremy Chapman (Windows Deployment & Compatibility, Microsoft Corp):
“The reason for the edit was a bug on the Download Center page; Windows AIK for Windows 7 was mismarked “Version 1.0” until last week. No other changes were made and the ISO is the same file as was released in July 2009.”
In other words: there is NOTHING new about this file, and the only change is a correction to the download page itself. If you have the latest version (KB3AIK_EN.ISO, released July 2009) then you will only be wasting bandwidth… and at 1.7GB, you will be wasting a lot of it!
Hey Mitch,
As I read this I having a litte deja vu all over again…..oh ya…..you mentioned this during your “Troubleshooting MDT 2010 LTI” session in Ottawa on Tuesday. Great job to you and Todd, Bill, Pierre and anyone I missed.
Cheers
Scott
Thanks Scott! I promise you we all appreciate the kind words! Thanks for coming, and I look forward to chatting going forward! -M