PowerShell 2.0 for Windows XP, Vista, 2003 and 2008

For those of you waiting to get the features available in PowerShell 2.0 (originally released with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2), your time has come.

Microsoft has just released the Windows Management Framework, which includes:
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0
  • Windows Remote Management (WinRM) 2.0
  • Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 4.0
Lots of good stuff in there, so go take a look!

Windows Management Framework on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008

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