working with ACT data- demo April 7, 2010
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Here’s a useful demo on working with the data returned from a DCP (Data Collection Package) in ACT.
deepen your understanding of the UAC March 31, 2010
Posted by examROAR in Uncategorized.Tags: 70-680, 70-682, 70-685, 70-686, security, UAC
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UAC is old news but those of you moving to Win7 might not know much about its roots– history, philosophy, & internals. The UAC redefines user mode and how we interact with the PC. It’s a collection of technologies including file system virtualization, protected administrator (PA) account, elevation prompts, integrity levels, & a revamped logon architecture. Perhaps you recollect the notorious MAC ads and gave it a chuckle. In the words of Microsoft, “The prompts are NOT the feature.” To learn the real story, check out these articles below. These links give actual intelligent insight and even criticism of the UAC– they’ll help you understand the WHY as wells as the HOW behind this effective (and controversial) security mechanism in Windows 7.
i love charts! March 5, 2010
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And this one has quickly become one of my all time favorites! Simple, to the point, and useful. Hey folks! If you’re taking an advanced w7 exam (such as 70-685 or 70-686) then you need to know how to troubleshoot GPOs. And after you look this over, tour the other posts. The GP blog is full of great information.
minasi mania & LTI March 4, 2010
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I’ve been a fan of Mark Minasi since I started in this industry about 12 years ago. One of my first books was an A+ book and Win2000 Server book. His sense of humor and ease of language made it actually fun to read about disk quotas, defrag, and other not-so-compelling material.
His latest newsletter is a tribute to LTI migration from XP to Windows 7. If you have no idea what LTI is, then you definitely should read it! It comes with pictures! Enjoy!
PS. Thanks Mark for elevating the dull-and-boring to new heights and enlightening the masses!
whitepaper express March 4, 2010
Posted by examROAR in MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 (70-686).Tags: 70-686, deployment, USMT, WET, whitepapers
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Oh, the joy of deployment whitepapers, fresh from a laser-write! All those letters chained together like a steam-train pounding toward my cerebellum! Oh, the power of Windows 7 deployment technologies– if the WAIK had a smell it would smell of metal and diesel and raw horsepower. I feel light headed and giddy!
Enjoy the trip:
- Building a Standard Image of Windows 7 Step-by-Step Guide
- Automated Installation of Windows 7 Overview
- Windows XP to Windows 7 Hard-Link Migration of User Files and Settings
- Configuring Windows 7 for a Limited User Account
- Automated Installation To Upgrade Windows 7 Step-by-Step Guide
- Windows Easy Transfer for transferring from Windows XP (32 bit) to Windows 7
- Windows Easy Transfer for transferring from Windows Vista (32 bit) to Windows 7
- Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 documentation (October 2009 Update)
alphabet deployment March 4, 2010
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A new whitepaper from Jeremy Chapman– one of Microsoft’s spokesmen for application compatibility and deployment technologies.
Here’s the overview:
do you fight fires or do you make them? March 1, 2010
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The Infrastructure Optimization Model is an organizational paradigm and metric for IT practices. You can take an assessment that will categorize your IT group as either “Basic, Standard, Rationalized, or Dynamic”. A Basic IT group is one that is more REACTIVE and “fights fires” whereas a Rationalized\Dynamic group enables business and relies on automation. Such paradigms can be useful when you want to compare IT services and when you are considering an investment in automation.
MDT support for VHD deployment February 27, 2010
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Two posts on editing the MDT task sequencer to deploy VHDs:
HERE- deploymentguys
HERE-deployment guy named Todd
understanding VHD support in Windows 7 February 27, 2010
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http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/05/14/native-vhd-support-in-windows-7.aspx
deploy VHD walkthrough for W7 February 27, 2010
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A great walkthrough to get you started with deploying Windows 7 using VHDs. Here’s an excerpt to get you started:
This walkthrough describes how to create and configure a virtual hard disk (VHD) running Windows® 7 for native boot. A native-boot VHD is a virtual hard disk that can be used as the running operating system on designated hardware without any other parent operating system. This is in contrast to a scenario where a VHD is connected to a virtual machine on a computer with a parent operating system.
