Planning a Windows 7 Deployment? Here is your survival guide.

 

We often receive questions on how to best plan a Windows 7 deployment. With this "Deployment Survival Guide" we wanted to point you to what we think are very useful resources for IT Pros who are thinking about migrating/deploying to Windows 7. The guide is just a subset of information you can find on our "TechNet Springboard" site. APP.COMPAT. TOOLS & GUIDANCE Windows 7 Application Compatibility (Overview) Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.6 Application Compatibility Downloadable List for IT Pros Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook Getting Started with Application Compatibility in a Windows Deployment Five Steps to Windows 7 Application Readiness TechDays 2011 Application compatibility session MANAGEABILTY & SECURITY What's new in Group Policy: Group Policy Blog Techdays 2011: Troubleshooting Group Policy PowerShell Script Center: PowerShell Blog Windows 7 BitLocker Documentation Windows 7 AppLocker Documentation TechDays 2011: Total Workstation lockdown DEPLOYMENT TOOLS GUIDANCE Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) How to pilot W7 PERFORMANCE TOOLS, MONITORING AND ANALYSIS Sysinternals Process Utilities Windows Performance Analysis Developer Center Windows Performance Toolkit Windows 7 Walkthroughs Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Part 1: Building the Deployment Environment Part 2: Initiating the Install and Migrating the PC Windows 7 Deployment Tools Part 1: Preparing an Image using Sysprep and ImageX Part 2: Deployment Image and Servicing Management Part 3: Deployment Workbench in Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Part 4: Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Step-by-Step Deployment with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Step 1: Create an Answer File Step 2: Build a Reference Installation Step 3: Create a Bootable Windows PE CD-ROM Step 4: Capture the Customized Windows Installation Step 5: Deploy the Windows Image from a Network Share Upgrading to Windows 7 for Small and Midsize Businesses Upgrading to Windows 7 for Small and Midsize Businesses: Overview Manual Installation of Windows 7 Building a Standard Image of Windows 7 Automated Installation of Windows 7