Windows Vista Solution Accelerators

Use proven guidance and automated tools in these Solution Accelerators to assess your hardware, securely deploy, and operate Windows Vista.

Assess hardware and virtualization readiness with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) tool

Inventory your existing environment and determine hardware and device compatibility for Windows Vista SP1 migration. Automatically generate detailed reports—without deploying software agents. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool (Formerly Windows Vista Hardware Assessment) has been expanded to determine application virtualization and Windows Server 2008 migration readiness. Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool and get your assessment results now!

Securely deploy Windows Vista using preconfigured settings, Group Policy and automated tools

Use the preconfigured security settings, recommendations, and automated tools in the Windows Vista Security Guide to save time and further harden Windows Vista against malware and information theft. Secure vulnerable laptop data using the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs. Then apply comprehensive tools and guidance to create desktop images and manage deployment projects using Microsoft Deployment.

Moving to the 2007 Office? Get comprehensive security guidance with the 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide!

Tested guidance, prebuilt security configurations, and automation tools help you deploy security settings for Office across your organization in minutes, instead of hours or days.