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Installing Monad on XP or Win2k3

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If you would like to install Monad on XP or Win2k3, you can do that by following these instructions:

1. Acquire a passport account

2. https://beta.microsoft.com

3. Logon using the guest ID ‘mshPDC’

4. Register using the registration form

5. Wait 24 hours for the confirmation email and account details.

6. Log back onto https://beta.microsoft.com and you will be automatically redirected to the content.

The build of Monad acquired from this site is actually a newer version that the build contained in the WinHec build.  Also, there is supporting documentation and collateral provided up on the beta site, as well as an active community.  So if you really want to play with Monad, you should get this build and supporting collateral as opposed to using the WinHec Monad installation described in my last post.

Oh, and if you don't know what Monad is (other than you Leibnitz Monadology philosophers out there), it is a new command shell that embraces .NET.  It thoroughly relies on the metadata provided through reflection of .NET objects to allow for dynamic scripting of behaviors on the system.  Rather than piping text output, which is the way most command line interfaces handle the marshalling of data, MSH pipes strongly typed .NET objects, allowing for much more fidelity and precision in the types of commands and scripts that can be executed in the MSH environment. But it also supports "cd", "dir", "ls" and all your other favorite shell commands. Way cool.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2004
    Karsten,

    thank you. thank you. thank you.

    with sugar on top. :-)

    WM_THX
    thomas woelfer

  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2004
    Sign up to test Monad (the new windows shell in Longhorn) on Win XP or Server 2003

  • Anonymous
    June 26, 2004
    Monad MSH links
    http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/stefandemetz/archive/2004/04/20/11794.aspx

  • Anonymous
    June 27, 2004
    I've read everything i could and this thing sure seems to be a really nice but i'm currently stuck at step 5 after waiting 72h. Maybe the beta program is full or broke. Or maybe i should have lied about me not beeing a US citizen (?). :)

  • Anonymous
    June 30, 2004
    Karsten,

    the docs say one needs a previous version of the clr; can we expect a build that will run on the current beta of clr 2 ? or will the version available on winbeta run on the current beta ?

    WM_THX
    thomas woelfer

  • Anonymous
    July 01, 2004
    Monad petition
    http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/stefandemetz/archive/2004/07/01/18106.aspx

  • Anonymous
    July 02, 2004
    can it be installed on 2000?

  • Anonymous
    July 04, 2004
    It says I have to install the .NET 2.0 Framework Beta. Will that screwup my VS.NET 2003 and my dev machine?

  • Anonymous
    July 05, 2004
    it will not screwup vs.net 2003; you can safely install the net 2.0 beta. however, monad will not run with the current 2.0 beta. (i just tried...). i assume you really need to use the bits from winhec...

    WM_FYI
    thomas woelfer

  • Anonymous
    July 06, 2004
    I tried to register with the survey twice, and I still yet to receive the confirmation. anybody else is having problem getting access to the download?

  • Anonymous
    July 06, 2004
    Chris Sells' took the plunge and installed the Monad drop from the beta site onto the WinHec build of Longhorn with success. http://www.sellsbrothers.com/news/showTopic.aspx?ixTopic=1431

  • Anonymous
    July 13, 2004
    @Daniel .. same problem here. Any ideas Karsten(or somebody else :)?

  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2004
    I would like to be added to the beta, I have beta tested all of the windows version to date.

  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2004
    I had no problem downloading and installing Monad on XP at work. It seems to co-exist with Visual Studio.NET 2003. I'm finding it a fun shell to use. Admitedly, I have not yet put it through any really serious stress tests, though. The verb-noun approach, especially when combined with aliases, makes sense and I'm happy to see that the designers are aware of the power of composition.

  • Anonymous
    July 20, 2004
    BTW, there is a very active newsgroup on Monad which would be a great place to get your questions answered. The Monad team is monitoring the group diligently. To get access to the newsgroup, you need to register for the beta per the instructions above. Be patient -- it takes 24 hours to get an ID and another 24 to get access to the bits and newsgroup. But it is worth it!

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    June 12, 2005
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