BDD 2007 Release Candidate 1 Now Available

Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available for download on Microsoft Connect. BDD 2007 provides end-to-end guidance and automation for large scale deployment of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System.

BDD 2007 RC1 is feature complete and has been updated to support the released version of the User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) 3.0. BDD 2007 RC1 includes a new version of the standalone task sequencer derived from System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Documentation is now complete and has also released to web at: https://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/2007/default.mspx.

This release supports Windows Vista and Windows XP imaging and deployment. For more information, please see the Release Notes included with BDD 2007 RC1.

Where to Find BDD 2007

BDD 2007 RC1 is available as an open beta download, visit https://connect.microsoft.com and navigate to the Downloads page for the "Business Desktop Deployment 2007 (RC1) for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system" program. Dependent tools such as the Windows AIK and USMT3 are downloaded from the Workbench.

Please send your comments and feedback to cisfdbk@microsoft.comor through the Connect site.

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Thank you for participating in the Business Desktop Deployment 2007 (RC1) for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system program

BDD Team

Solution Accelerators - Management and Infrastructure