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Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs

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User Account Control

User Account Control (UAC) was introduced in Windows Vista to help increase security and improve total cost of ownership by enabling the operating system to be deployed without administrative privileges. See how Windows 7 continues the investment in UAC with changes that enhance the user experience and put users in greater control of their prompting experience. For example, the number of operating system applications and tasks that require elevation is reduced, so standard users can do more than before and will see fewer elevation prompts.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs

Windows XP Mode
Windows XP Mode
Designed for Small and Medium businesses, Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run older Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Windows XP Mode environment for Windows 7.
Thursday, Sep 24
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 1: Preparing an Image using Sysprep and ImageX
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 1: Preparing an Image using Sysprep and ImageX
This demonstration shows how to capture a custom Windows system image using the System Preparation Tool (sysprep) to generalize the installed image and ImageX to capture the contents of the generalized system image for re-deployment to other computers - including different hardware types.
Thursday, Sep 24
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 2: Deployment Image and Servicing Management
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 2: Deployment Image and Servicing Management
This demonstration shows the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command line tool and how it can be used to audit and manage offline Windows System Images.
Thursday, Sep 24
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 3: Deployment Workbench in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 3: Deployment Workbench in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
This demonstration shows how the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is used to create deployment media to install Windows 7. The process includes migration of user files and settings, automated installation of the Windows 7 operating system, automated installation custom applications and performing additional configurations needed when migrating from Windows XP or Windows Vista to Windows 7.
Thursday, Sep 24
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 4: Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration
Windows 7 Deployment Tools - Part 4: Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration
This demonstration shows the migration experience from Windows XP to Windows 7 using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. We will show how user files and settings are migrated quickly using hard-links, applications can be installed and customized according to user roles, and Windows 7 is installed and configured with minimal up-front initiation from the IT administrator.
Thursday, Sep 24
Power Management in Windows 7
Power Management in Windows 7
Windows 7 was designed to help your organization reduce its power consumption and provide your mobile end users with a richer experience.  This demo will show some of the new technologies to help configure and troubleshoot the power management capabilities for both end users and IT pros.
Thursday, Sep 24
Planning Windows Optimized Desktops and Windows 7 Projects with MAP
Planning Windows Optimized Desktops and Windows 7 Projects with MAP
This demo will show you how to use technical guidance and automated tools to clarify infrastructure planning process and speed up asset discovery and hardware readiness assessment for Windows 7, App-V, and more.
Thursday, Sep 24
Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7
Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7
See how Windows Internet Explorer 8 delivers a better Web experience on Windows 7, and learn why IE8 is the only modern browser that provides the features, toolkits and robust security that make it faster, easier, and more secure for IT pros to manage the browser as part of their environment.
Thursday, Sep 24
Browsing, Organizing, and Finding Information with Windows 7
Browsing, Organizing, and Finding Information with Windows 7
This demo will show how Windows 7 can help make people more productive and help them do things faster and easier.  We will discuss the enhancements to the user interface, Libraries, and Windows Search.
Thursday, Sep 24
Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using MDT 2010 - Part 2: Initiating the Install and Migrating the PC
Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using MDT 2010 - Part 2: Initiating the Install and Migrating the PC
Explore the user experience for migrating the Windows XP computer to Windows 7 and how brief – or “lite touch” – interaction is required up front to automate the entire process of data migration, OS installation, driver and application customization, and domain join.
Monday, Aug 24

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