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Sandboxie released newest version of their isolated abstraction product for your applications. Trust no program you download and install from Internet. Using Sandboxie it can help you investigating the code you are installing on your computer.

Under the supervision of Sandboxie, an application operates normally and at full speed, but can’t effect permanent changes to your computer. Instead, the changes are effected only in the sandbox.

Version 3.24 :

Improved compatibility with Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
Support for blocking Internet access to more than one sandboxed program at a time.
Support for the new bookmarks system introduced in Firefox 3.
Removed domain restrictions: Sandboxie can again be used in a domain network without additional license keys.
Some performance improvements and security enhancements.
Translation to Korean, contributed by doa.
Resolved conflicts with third-party software: AVG 8, Ad Muncher, Novell NetIdentity, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008.

The Software Virtualization Trinket (heretofore known as "Trinket") is a utility that resides in the Windows system tray and allows users to perform a number of SVS tasks.

To download the latest version go to here; this is a MSI installation. I already put this tool into a SVS layer and can be download from here.

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator is an integrated platform with tools and guidance that make it easier for you to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for your IT needs. It offers easy inventory, powerful assessment and actionable recommendations for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server Virtualization, Terminal Services, SoftGrid, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Vista, and 2007 Microsoft Office. The popular Windows Vista Hardware Assessment readiness tool will be integrated into this platform.

I tested the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment beginning of this year and now new beta tool is out to discover and plan complete environment for Hardware Virtualization and Application Virtualization with MAP.

Download the Beta 1 Now here.