More Help from Microsoft

Putting lots of effort into the Windows 7 launch (who can blame them, after the non-launch of Vista, kind of like a ship that is launched with a champagne bottle that does not break), Microsoft is putting a 300-plus page booklet up on their website concerning the intricacies of getting Windows 7 up to speed.

The download is free, and will provide information that is usable by anyone who can read.  It is written clearly, and doesn’t plod through minutia or skip over important concepts, striking a good balance for most.

With the release of Windows 7 right around the corner Microsoft has released a free ebook called “Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine”. The contents of the ebook are divided into chapters that have been taken from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and from Technet articles. The Windows Resource Kit chapters are very technical and go into deployment details while the Technet chapters are addressing specific issues or providing general information about the Windows 7 operating system. Below is the list of available chapters in the Windows 7 deployment book:

• Deployment Platform
• Planning Deployment
• Testing Application Compatibility
• Developing Disk Images
• Migrating User State Data
• Deploying Applications
• Preparing Windows PE
• Configuring Windows Deployment Services
• Using Volume Activation
• Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Migrate Already: Why You Should Migrate To Windows 7 If You Are Still Waffling
• 8 Common Issues in Windows 7 Migration
• 9 Things You Should Know About Windows 7
• Can’t We All Just Get Along? Running Windows 7 in Mixed Environments
• Integrating Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
• The Good Computing Seal of Approval: Windows 7 Certification

The majority of information are provided with system administrators in mind, not the end user who wants to install Windows 7 on one or two computer systems.

The Windows 7 deployment ebook has a total of 332 pages and can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft website.

Thanks to gHacks for the above insert.

For the established Windows user, it will serve as a handy reference, and might come in very handy where the newest from Microsoft departs from the standard language and usage of the past. a case in point would be getting the networking to work easily in mixed environments. (Hint: bag the Homegroup construct entirely, you’ll be better off.)

Thanks Microsoft, it is helpful, and we always like free.

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