Event Review: Deploying Vista and 2007 Office System with BDD 2007 (Session ITPRODSK-03)
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Session Outline
Business Desktop Deployment, or BDD, has changed the face of scaled desktop deployments, providing true end-to-end guidance and automation for all required desktop deployment processes. In this session, we will look at how the deployment toolset has changed for operating systems and for Office. We will look specifically at how a Windows Vista deployment will be accomplished. We will see how the new WIM image format works and how to design a light touch or zero touch deployment of the new operating system. Then we will focus on 2007 Microsoft Office and how Office deployment will change with this new version. Finally, we will tour and use the new Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Solution Accelerator.
This session consists of a Windows Media presentation and demonstrations:
Use the following resources to learn more about topics covered in this briefing.
Microsoft Press Books
Windows Vista Inside Out
Summary: Learn everything you need to know for working with Windows Vista-from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system-all in concise, fast-answer format. Introducing Windows Vista
Summary: Discover the new features and tools for deploying Windows Vista, help secure PCs and user accounts, migrate user settings and data, manage application compatibility, improve reliability, reduce support costs, develop applications, and help users achieve new levels of productivity and success at home or on the job. It's the guided preview for IT professionals, business decision makers, early adopters, users, and developers-and anyone else who wants to start planning and hit the ground running with Windows Vista. MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client
Summary: This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features that exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job. Windows Vista Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Summary: The practical, portable guide to Windows Vista!. Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers immediate answers for the day-to-day administration of Windows Vista. Zero in on core support and maintenance tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You'll get the precise information you need to solve problems and get the job done. Windows Vista Resource Kit
Summary: The definitive resource for administering Windows Vista direct from the experts. Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting Microsoft Windows Vista with expert insights from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Vista Team. MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-622): Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista Client for Enterprise Support Technicians
Summary: Your 2-in-1 Self-Paced Training Kit features official exam prep and practice for the skills measured by Exam 70-622. Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-622, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Vista Client Enterprise Support Technician certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job. Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Focusing on the job role of supporting Windows Vista clients in an enterprise environment, this official study guide covers topics such as deploying Windows Vista, managing security, configuring and troubleshooting networking, and troubleshooting performance and reliability issues.
Third-Party Books
Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled
Summary: Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled is an in-depth exploration of the public release Beta 2 version of Windows Vista, Microsoft's next major operating system and the successor to Windows XP. Whether you're just planning ahead for a future upgrade or running Beta 2 already, Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled takes you on a detailed tour of all the new and improved technologies, features, tools, and programs that Microsoft programmers have stitched into the Vista fabric. You will learn not only what features are new in Vista, but also why they're important (or not), who they were designed for, and how they will affect your computing life. The goal of this book is to give you an exhaustive sneak preview of Vista's innovations and changes so that by the end of the book you should know whether Vista is for you and what you can expect when you sit down in front of this new operating system. Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed
Summary: This book goes beyond the standard-issue techniques sanctioned by Microsoft and parroted in other Windows Vista books. Instead, this book offers shortcuts for boosting your productivity, customizations for making Windows Vista work the way you do, workarounds for known Windows Vista problems, and warnings for avoiding Windows Vista pitfalls. Along the way, you'll learn about all kinds of insider details, undocumented features, powerful tools, and background facts that help put everything into perspective. How Microsoft Windows Vista Works
Summary: How Microsoft Windows Vista Works is the first book to take you inside the new Windows Vista operating system and show you how all the pieces and parts work. With clear and simple explanations and illustrations that say, "You, too, can understand this," How Microsoft Windows Vista Works gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of Windows Vista-from the new Aero interface inside to the Windows kernel. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Vista All in One
Summary: Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and everyday user scenarios, allowing you to learn the essentials of Windows Vista from the ground up. If you're a pro or a newcomer to Windows, you have in your hands the book you need to make the most of Vista with the least effort possible. Windows Vista The Complete Reference
Summary: Here is the ultimate one-stop desk reference for Windows Vista users. Windows Vista: The Complete Reference provides comprehensive coverage of the newest features of the operating system. From setting up for optimum performance and understanding the OS internals to finding files and keeping computer systems secure and free from spyware, this volume covers it all. It's the ideal resource for anyone who wants to truly master Windows Vista. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista
Summary: When trying to learn a new operating system, you don't have time to fumble through text-heavy chapters to find the answers you need. How to Do Everything with Windows Vista provides answers quickly and efficiently. You will learn to customize settings, use all the software properly, connect to the Internet, secure your system, set up a home network, connect peripheral devices, play games, and much more. Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide
Summary: Whether you're a beginner, power user, or seasoned professional, this complete guide has everything you need to customize the operating system, master your digital media, manage your data, and maintain your computer -- regardless of which Windows Vista edition you're using. Windows Vista in a Nutshell
Summary: This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Windows Vista, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars, and other elements. To help you locate a specific setting, tool, or feature quickly, the book is organized into separate references for the user interface, file system, networking, hardware, security, mobility, multimedia, and command prompt. Also includes a system overview and a tour of the basics. Windows Vista Pocket Reference
Summary: Windows Vista Pocket Reference is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility.
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