Test Drive Our Products by Downloading the VHDs

The VHD Test Drive Program enables Microsoft and partners to distribute VHD images that contain Microsoft software and partner software. The VHDs are pre-built and pre-configured so that they can be downloaded or distributed for fast evaluation and testing of Microsoft software and partner applications.

Virtual machine technology applies to both server and client hardware. Virtual machine technology enables multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single machine. Virtual machine technology serves a variety of purposes. It enables hardware consolidation, because multiple operating systems can run on one computer. Another of the key applications of virtual machine technology is seen in test and development environments, where features such as faster provisioning, re-usability of the VHDs and ability to be hardware agonistic provide a more seamless environment.

Current products that are available include:

Exchange Server 2007	ISA Server 2006	Microsoft Office 2007 Professional
Office SharePoint Server 2007	SQL Server 2005	SQL Server 2005/Exchange 2007
System Center Essentials 2007	System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007	Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite
Visual Studio 2005 Team System	Windows Server 2003 R2	Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008 Beta 3	Biztalk Server 2006

For more information, go to https://www.microsoft.com/technet/try/vhd/default.mspx .