I love FabriKam 3.1. I’ve always had a hard time finding the right user account to use, though. A lot of them are pretty locked down (which is a good thing). The solution? Use BrianC / P@ssw0rd. This is Tip number one from John Peltonen.
If you’re not familiar with FabriKam 3.1, it’s a Microsoft Office learning / testing / play virtual machine (it requires VirtualPC 2004 or Virtual Server 2005). It’s an instant working environment that includes Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2000, BizTalk Server 2004, Office 2003 Professional Edition, Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server, Visual Studio .NET 2003, and all of the custom solutions and components, and have an instant test environment for learning about these solutions and components.
It’s a free download if you’re a MSDN subscriber. If not, you can order it on DVD.