Deploying Windows 7

  
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Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z

Microsoft Corporation
Published: January 2010

Abstract
In this article, Jeremy Chapman, a senior product manager at Microsoft, documents the high-level steps for IT professionals to perform an enterprise-scale desktop deployment project—starting with Windows XP and moving to Windows 7.

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Contents


Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z 5

Migrating User Files and Settings from Windows XP to Windows 7 7

Application Management and Preparing for a Windows 7 Deployment 9
Application Compatibility 10
Application Packaging 13

Choosing an Image Strategy and Building Windows 7 System Images 14
Quick History Lesson for System Imaging14
Building Your Image 16
Getting to Thin Images 17

Automating the Migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 End-to-End 18
Automating the End-to-End Migration Process 19
Tricks for More Automation 23
Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z

By Jeremy Chapman, senior product manager, Microsoft® Corporation

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For a complete view of Windows 7 resources, articles, demos, andguidance, please visit the Springboard Series for Windows 7 on the Windows Client TechCenter.
For a Web version of this document, see the Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z in the Windows 7 Technical Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=180726).
As the enterprise operating system deployment guy, I often get requests for a "one-page" article about performing enterprise-scale desktopdeployment or how to migrate hundreds or thousands of computers running Windows® XP to Windows 7. Although I have seen full-length books printed on the head of a pen, I don't think it is possible to explain the entire set of desktop migration tasks when moving from one operating system version to another within one page. If you are upgrading one computer from Windows Vista®, or performing a clean...