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FREE: Compatibility Administrator – Configure legacy apps for Vista

Microsoft’s Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 is mostly for bigger companies that have to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues...
Poll results: When will your organization deploy Vista?

As I write this, more than 1500 have taken part in my poll about Vista deployment. It is no...
Microsoft Deployment, the next version Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007, is finally available at Microsoft's Download Center. A description...
BDD 2007 successor, Deployment 4 Beta 3 ready for download

You can now download Deployment 4 Beta 3, the next version of BDD 2007, at Microsoft Connect. You will...
Why Windows Vista doesn’t lose users

These days, I often read that Vista skeptics are gaining the upper hand. For example this PC World article...
Update rollup for the BDD 2007

Microsoft released an update rollup for the "Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007". What a product name!...
WAIK is again available for download

It seems that Microsoft fixed the bug in the setup program of the WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) now....
Two new Vista deployment tools: VAMT (Volume Activation Management Tool) and Windows Vista Hardware Assessment

VAMT is an important tool if you plan to activate Vista using MAK keys instead of working with KMS....
Microsoft removed the WAIK download – better wait with Vista roll out

On Tuesday, I downloaded the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). I am not sure since when it became already...
Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Vista available for download

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is now available for download. It contains all important tools for deploying Windows...
Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is now available for download

BDD 2007 is an essential tool and documentation set for deploying Windows Vista. Almost two months after the release...
Becta warns from deploying Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) warns (PDF) British schools and colleges from deploying Vista and Office 2007....
Deploy Windows Vista with OSD Feature Pack for Microsoft SMS 2003 SP2

Some days ago I wrote about the limited support of SMS 2003 SP2 for Windows Vista. Today, I deployed...
Vista imaging tips: avoid scripting where you can

Windows Connected has six useful tips for admins dealing with Vista's new imaging technology: Script Everything, Automate Your Installs,...
Microsoft BDD 2007 (Business Desktop Deployment) RC1 available for download

BDD 2007 is now feature complete. Thus, it is really time to get acquainted with it if you plan...
How compatible is Microsoft SMS 2003 SP2 with Windows Vista?

Microsoft SMS 2003 SP2 (Systems Management Server) only offers limited support for Windows Vista. You have to wait for...
Vista migration: pros and cons

SearchWinIT has a good article summarizing arguments for and against Vista migration. What I like is that Bernie Klinder,...
Windows Vista imaging and performance

David D'Souza, the Director of Development in the Windows Core OS Division, wrote an article about the reasons why...
BDD 2007 Beta 2 for Windows Vista RC1 ready for download

The Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 includes many important tools for Windows Vista deployment. Most important is the Windows...