Using This Guide

This guide is intended to be used as a part of Microsoft® Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 for Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Microsoft Office system (BDD 2007) and is designed to provide sample configuration settings for specific deployment scenarios.

To use this guide, complete the following steps:

  1. Review the list of scenario topics under “Contents” (on page iii of this guide).

  2. Select the scenario that most closely represents the environment of your deployment goals.

  3. Review the sample configuration settings for the scenario you selected.

  4. Use the sample configuration settings as the foundation for your configuration settings.

  5. Customize the sample configuration settings for your environment.

In many instances, more than one scenario may be necessary to complete the configuration settings for your environment.

Because this guide contains only sample configuration settings, reviewing the guides listed in Table 1 can further assist you in customizing your configuration settings for your environment.

Table 1. Other BDD 2007 Guides to Assist in Customization of Configuration Settings

Guide

This guide helps

Deployment Feature Team Guide

Organize the teams within your organization. The guide also provides a high-level overview of the Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) and Lite Touch Installation (LTI) deployment processes.

Zero Touch Installation Guide

Install ZTI in your environment. The guide also includes information about how ZTI works (including flowcharts) as well as troubleshooting information.

Lite Touch Installation Guide

Install LTI in your environment. The guide also contains information about how LTI works (including flowcharts) as well as troubleshooting information.

Deployment Configuration Guide

Further customize the configuration files used in ZTI and LTI. The guide also provides generic configuration guidance and a technical reference for configuration settings.

Computer Imaging System Feature Team Guide

Create the operating system images that are used during the ZTI and LTI deployment processes. This guide describes the process for creating deployment images by using Deployment Workbench.

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