New – Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta 2

Beta 2 of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 is now available for download! New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever! For System Center Configuration Manager customers, MDT 2012 Beta 2 provides an improved, extensible wizard and designer for customizing deployment questions. MDT 2012 makes full use of the capabilities provided by System Center Configuration Manager 2012 for OS deployment. Existing MDT users will find more reliability and flexibility with the many small enhancements and bug fixes and a smooth and simple upgrade process.

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1

New features to MDT 2010 Update 1 include Office 2010 support, the ability for users to initiate and customize their own deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, key enhancements in Windows 7 driver support, and much more.

P2V Migration for Software Assurance

P2V Migration for Software Assurance uses the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Sysinternals Disk2VHD to convert a user’s existing Windows XP or newer client environment to a virtual hard disk, then automates the delivery of an updated and personalized Windows 7 operating system containing a virtual machine with the user’s previous Windows environment, applications, and web browser. The user’s previous virtual desktop retains its existing management components, domain membership, and policies. The process also publishes applications and the browser for the user to access them seamlessly within the Windows 7 Start menu.

Launch the download of P2V Migration for Software Assurance

Key benefits:

Helps reduce Windows 7 deployment time
Extends the timeframe to mitigate application compatibility issues
Users can access potentially incompatible applications from their old systems

Download This Solution Accelerator

Launch the download of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1:

Visit the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 download page for quick details, system requirements, download instructions, and release notes.

About This Solution Accelerator

Deploy Windows 7, Office 2010, and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly released Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1. MDT 2010 Update 1 is the newest version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating Windows 7 and Office 2010 deployments.

The Solution Accelerators Team added new features to MDT 2010 Update 1 that include Office 2010 support, the ability for users to initiate and customize their own deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, key enhancements in Windows 7 driver support, and much more.

MDT 2010 Update 1 will provide new benefits such as:

Comprehensive tools and guidance to efficiently manage large-scale deployments of Microsoft Office 2010.
A new User-Driven Installation (UDI) deployment method that utilizes System Center Configuration Manager. UDI lets end users initiate and customize an OS deployment on their PCs—via an easy-to-use wizard.
Automatically detects the true supported platforms for drivers, reducing deployment issues.

These features, combined with many bug fixes and other improvements, make MDT 2010 Update 1 more reliable and flexible than ever.

In More Detail

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 supports deployment of Windows 7, Office 2010, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.

MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployments. MDT provides you with the following benefits:

Unified tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment in a common deployment console and collection of guidance.
Reduced deployment time and standardized desktop and server images, along with improved security and ongoing configuration management.
Fully automated zero touch installation deployments by utilizing System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 and Windows deployment tools. For those without a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 infrastructure, MDT uses Windows deployment tools for Lite Touch Installation deployments.

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Community and Feedback

To connect with others in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit community, learn more about the tool, and get help with questions, visit the Deployment Forum.

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Visit the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 download page for quick details, system requirements, download instructions, and release notes.