Windows 7: Deployment
Applies To: Windows 7
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This collection provides information about application compatibility, and guidance about how to deploy, upgrade, or migrate to the Windows® 7 operating system.
Application Compatibility
Read about the steps that you should take to prepare for application-compatibility testing and evaluation during a Windows 7 operating system-deployment project:
Getting Started with Application Compatibility in a Windows Deployment
Download the ACT 5.5 and its associated tools from the following Web site:
Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5
Learn how to embark on the application compatibility process for testing new releases of Internet Explorer with the applications running in your organization:
Addressing Application Compatibility When Migrating to Internet Explorer 8
Learn about how to reduce the cost of deployment for Windows 7 by accelerating the mitigation of blocking application compatibility issues, including understanding how shims work, when to consider applying shims, and how to manage the shims that you apply:
Managing Shims in an Enterprise
Upgrade and Migration
Learn about upgrading or migrating files and settings to Windows 7 by using Windows Setup or Windows Easy Transfer:
Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration
Learn about supported and unsupported upgrade paths for editions of the Windows 7 operating system:
User State Migration Tool 4.0
Follow a basic example of how to migrate files and settings from Windows XP or Windows Vista® to Windows 7 by using USMT 4.0:
Step-by-Step: Basic Windows Migration using USMT for IT Professionals
Read about options for moving users’ files and settings from a Windows XP operating system to a Windows 7 operating system:
Windows XP to Windows 7 Hard-Link Migration of User Files and Settings
Learn about using the USMT 4.0 tools and configuring the related XML files:
Desktop Deployment
Read an overview about the new deployment features in Windows 7:
Windows 7 Desktop Deployment Overview
Learn answers to common questions about deploying Windows 7:
Windows 7 Deployment Frequently Asked Questions
Learn the high-level steps for IT professionals to perform an enterprise-scale desktop deployment project—starting with Windows XP and moving to Windows 7:
Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z
Learn about the new features related to VHD files for virtual machine deployment in Windows 7:
Virtual Hard Disks in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Automated Installation Kit
Learn about downloading the Windows AIK and guidance on using the Windows AIK tools:
See a basic example of how to configure and deploy a Windows image by using an answer file:
Learn about using the Windows AIK to create and deploy multilingual versions of Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows 7: