Microsoft Assessment and Planning (formerly Windows Vista Hardware Assessment)

Announcements

• FAQ for Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

  Baldwin Ng - MAP ToolMSFTSaturday, February 28, 2009 1:06 AM
  The latest Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) page for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit has been released.  You will find answers to many common questions here:
  
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd450979.aspx
  
  Thanks,
  Baldwin Ng (MAP Toolkit, www.microsoft.com/MAP)

• New Version: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit now supports Windows 7 Beta installation

  Baldwin Ng - MAP ToolMSFTSaturday, February 07, 2009 5:52 AM

  Due to popular demand of the Windows 7 Beta Program, our team has just released a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 (Build 2315) that now gives you the newly-added capability of running this MAP Toolkit on Windows 7 Beta machines.

  We previously block the installation of the MAP Toolkit 3.2 on "beta versions" of any operating system.  Build 2315 of MAP Toolkit 3.2 now supports the installation to Windows 7 Beta machines.
  
  Download Windows-7-compatible version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit at:
  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=111000

• Welcome to the Microsoft Assessment and Planning TechNet Forum

  Baldwin Ng - MAP ToolMSFTWednesday, February 20, 2008 5:10 PM
  Hi,
  
  

  I'm Baldwin Ng, Sr. Product Manager from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team responsible for developing automated tools including Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Assessment and Deployment Solution and the new release of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (or MAP). This forum will help you ask questions or post answers to common questions on the operation of the MAP tool.
  

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning is an agent-less scalable inventory and assessment tool that can help you discover client machines and servers on your network and assess their readiness to migrate to Microsoft technologies such as:
  

  • Windows Server 2008

  • Windows Vista

  • 2007 Microsoft Office

  • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Virtual Server 2005 R2

  • Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid)

  • Terminal Services

  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and more

  Imagine getting a series of technology proposals that are SPECIFIC to your environment in just a few hours!
  
  Please take advantage of this TechNet Forum to share best practice around the use of the MAP tool and ask questions if you run into any technical problems.
  
  You can get a FREE DOWNLOAD of Microsoft Assessment and Planning here: http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
  
  Or, visit our Team Blog to get more tips and tricks here: http://blogs.technet.com/MAPBLOG

  
  Look forward to lively discussions!
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Baldwin Ng
  Sr. Product Manager
  Microsoft Assessment and Planning http://www.microsoft.com/MAP
  Virtualization Solution Accelerators http://www.microsoft.com/VSA

• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available!

  Baldwin Ng - MAP ToolMSFTWednesday, June 17, 2009 5:00 AM

  Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available!
  
  Check out the latest MAP Toolkit 4.0 beta that offers many new features including:
  
  1) Windows 7 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment
  2) Windows Server 2008 R2 Hardware and Device Compatibility Assessment
  3) Virtualization Candidates Assessment for Hyper-V R2 Server Consolidation
  4) Integration with the Microsoft Integrated Virtualization ROI Calculator
  5) Inventory of VMware Server Hosts and Guests
  6) User Interface and Proposal Customization for Partner co-branding
  7) Enhanced Usability and Improved Inventory Performance
  
  What's Next?
  Download MAP Toolkit 4.0 Beta