Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements
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Link
October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
its EOL date is announced.
Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle. -
Link
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
-
Link
MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175
Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
-
Link
Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
-
Link
Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7! ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
Windows 7 Security announcements
Windows 7 User Interface announcements
Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows 7 Optimized Desktop Deployment Proof of Concept announcements
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Link
The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 is a customer focused offering available as free download via the Microsoft download center (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9728107). The kit enables customers to drive an accelerated desktop deployment by providing a ready to run deployment server with the full suite of Microsoft desktop deployment tools installed and ready to use.
The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 provides enhancements and new products to the POC kit. This version of the POC kit introduces 2 new technical modules. These new modules are “Managing Desktop Policies” which features the Security Compliance Manager tool and product security baselines to drive rapid implementation of Microsoft recommended group policy settings. The other new module is the “Zero Touch Deployment” module which features deployment using the zero touch deployment method using System Center Configuration Manager.
The updated version of the POC also brings additional products to the deployed desktops. The following products are now included in the POC kit:
· Visio Premium 2010
· Forefront
· Project Professional 2010
The kit provides new features increasing the value of the kit. These features include:
· Visio deployment dashboard – single view of all deployment tools and deployment progress
· Office 365 Readiness – the deployed image requires the required elements to prepare the deployed desktop for connection to the Office 365 beta services
· Expanded image build & customization
The existing Desktop POC v2 content has been updated to provide increased understanding of the deployment process. This includes improvements in the technical execution guidance providing deeper explanations and providing improved explanations of why the actions are required. The technical tools are also updated to the latest available versions.
The following recaps what is delivered on the POC deployment server:
· Assessment/Compat Tools
o Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit 5.5
o Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6
o Office Migration Planning Manager 2010 Update 1 Beta
o Office Environment Assessment Tool 2010 Update 1 Beta
o Office Compatibility Code Inspector 2010 Update 1 Beta
· Image Build
o Security Compliance Manager
o Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
o Office Customization Tool & Config.xml
· Image Deployment
o Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
o System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3
· Supporting products
o Windows Server 2008 R2
o SQL Server 2008 R2
o Forefront Server
o Microsoft Office 2010
o Visio Premium 2010
o Custom Visio deployment dashboard
· The Desktop POC provides and is ready to the deploy the following components to connected clients in the POC environment
· Windows 7 Enterprise
o Language Packs
o Custom drivers
· Office Pro Plus 2010
o Customized feature installation
o Custom help solution template
o Customized ribbon
o Office 365 required updates
· App-V 4.6
o Office 2010 sequenced package
o DSC Office Add-ins: PowerPivot
· Visio Premium 2010
o Deployment dashboard
· Project Professional 2010
· Forefront client security
· Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant (365 Readiness)
· Silverlight
· Office 2010 Interactive Ribbon guide: Word
· Office Excel Add-in: PowerPivot
The Desktop POC v2 delivers enhanced technical guidance divided into 14 technical modules. These modules include:
1. Setup Guide
2. Benefits of an Optimized Desktop
3. Justify the Upgrade
4. Evaluate Hardware Readiness
5. Windows Compat
6. Office Compat
7. Application Virtualization
8. Manage Desktop Policies
9. Image Build
10. Deploy: Lite Touch
11. Deploy: Zero Touch
12. Test Windows
13. Test Office
14. Next Steps
Service Pack 1 RC for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements
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Link
Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has been released, this forum is now marked read-only. This enables users to search, but not post. If you have any questions, please ask your questions in the other Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 forums.
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Following installation of of several security updates for MS Office last week I find that the "Save" and "Save As" functions on Word and Excel do not work. This has rendered ...Unanswered | 2 Replies | 19 Views | Created by Raemoirman - 2 hours 20 minutes ago | Last reply by Raemoirman - 41 minutes ago
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Verifying Bitlocker is FIPS Compliant
Is there anyway to verify that a hard drive was properly bitlockered in FIPS mode? If a drive was encrypted originally with the FIPS encryption policy turned on, and then later it's turned off, is the ... -
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Windows Update error Code 80240016 and Code 80070002
Hi, Windows updates are not getting installed in one of the Windows 7 Enterprise Edtion 32 bit machine. Downloaded updates and tried to install also did not install. I have ...Proposed | 8 Replies | 256 Views | Created by boopathi subramaniam - Monday, June 04, 2018 5:52 AM | Last reply by boopathi subramaniam - 2 hours 5 minutes ago -
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Moving toolbars OFF of the new taskbar?
One feature that I use on ***EVERY*** PC is the ability to create custom toolbars and then drag them off of the taskbar. I always have toolbars located on the left side of the ...Proposed | 54 Replies | 23912 Views | Created by Calab - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:56 PM | Last reply by Ilias48rus - 2 hours 6 minutes ago -
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Low No Space on MY Computer
Hi. I have noticed that my computer is our of space to continue work. as such I can't save important files to my machine and will not print files due to this. Need solution o this ...Unanswered | 1 Replies | 22 Views | Created by Lionel S. Williams - 3 hours 20 minutes ago | Last reply by Luigi Bruno - 2 hours 40 minutes ago -
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All Windows 7 host are pinging to 127.0.0.1.home when host name is used
I have a local area network of four Windows 7 PCs. The PCs are named Term1, Term2, Term3 and Term4. Term1 is the server PC. When I ...Unanswered | 7 Replies | 1310 Views | Created by BASit Bulbulia - Sunday, December 03, 2017 10:12 AM | Last reply by Corne Smith - 3 hours 27 minutes ago -
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Administrator ID lost
I have forgotten my Administrator ID.Proposed | 2 Replies | 22 Views | Created by JoeKart - 4 hours 12 minutes ago | Last reply by Casey Stolzman - 4 hours 1 minutes ago -
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Windows dont remember windows credentials password
Hi, My company have two computers: A & B. In computer A, I want to access computer B and I use command: control userpasswords2 to enter windows credentials. ...Unanswered | 2 Replies | 91 Views | Created by Vo Thanh - Friday, June 15, 2018 3:26 AM | Last reply by Vo Thanh - 7 hours 35 minutes ago -
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only numerics key 5 and 6 work and keyboard
I have a user whose keyboard numeric keys do not work except for 5 and 6. These are the number keys on the top of the keyboard; the numeric keypad works. I did a google search on "windows ...Answered | 22 Replies | 37620 Views | Created by Craig Hapanovich - Thursday, January 16, 2014 2:28 PM | Last reply by bejoscho - 7 hours 43 minutes ago -
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Repeatedly failed to install Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Repeatedly failed since June 20, 2017 to install Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems. All other updates have been ...Proposed | 19 Replies | 8206 Views | Created by JayJayIII - Sunday, November 26, 2017 4:40 PM | Last reply by Johann Oliver Lara - 8 hours 28 minutes ago -
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Windows 7 Slow upload speeds
PLEASE HELP I've been having an issue for about a month now, my gaming PC running windows 7 64bit on a 1000/50mbps plan is only getting .06-.08mbps upload. Download, I have no ...Unanswered | 2 Replies | 78 Views | Created by Blackfoxx907 - Sunday, June 17, 2018 6:37 AM | Last reply by Joy-Qiao - 8 hours 37 minutes ago -
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KB4284826 leads to immediate Windows restart after network connection
Dear all, after installing the Windows security update KB4284826 my PC immediately restarts after the start of Windows 7. I recognised that the restart is ...Unanswered | 1 Replies | 75 Views | Created by user7044 - Sunday, June 17, 2018 1:56 PM | Last reply by vivian_zhou - 8 hours 49 minutes ago -
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oleaut32.dll
i have a windows 7 but everytime i start it says oleaut32.dll could not be opened in windows 7 with a black screen and no taskbar. And i learned that i can do ctrl alt delete to open the task ...Unanswered | 13 Replies | 239 Views | Created by stan loona - Saturday, June 09, 2018 4:38 PM | Last reply by Tony_Tao - 10 hours 7 minutes ago -
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how to recover data from formatted pendrives
Hi all, I have a pendrive which having FAT32 file system previously.now what i did i open the pendrive in hex editor.i found that root ...Answered | 5 Replies | 2988 Views | Created by Hemant Navarkar - Friday, February 17, 2012 10:51 AM | Last reply by Laura Mathews - 10 hours 30 minutes ago -
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i'm helpless...please,
I accidentaly format my USB drive to UDF format. Now i can't format it back to ntfs/fat32. Is there anyway to read or format the USB in windows7 or any windows version?...Are any software or toolkit ...Unanswered | 1 Replies | 88 Views | Created by saman kumara - Friday, June 15, 2018 2:14 AM | Last reply by Tony_Tao - 10 hours 30 minutes ago -
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Jamie
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Morocco Time Zone patch for end of Ramadan in Morocco
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wireless
Can I install an updated wireless card in my XPS windows 7 computer?Unanswered | 3 Replies | 75 Views | Created by Caemmons - Saturday, June 16, 2018 10:00 PM | Last reply by Carl Fan - 15 hours 12 minutes ago -
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Vistual Studio Code ( VS Code ) will not accept update on Windows 7 IT Pro
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"WmiPrvSE.exe" cause BSOD.
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Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment announcements
-
Link
October 31, 2014, is the end of license (EOL) date for Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7
Home Premium, and Windows 7 Home Basic. After this date, system builders will
no longer be able to order these products from authorized distributors. Windows
7 Professional will continue to be available from authorized distributors until
its EOL date is announced.
Learn about EOL and the Windows lifecycle. -
Link
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process.
-
Link
MDT 2012 is now available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&=tm&id=25175
Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of hardware devices and direct links to drivers.
-
Link
Determine if your hardware is compatibile with Windows 7 - - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
Windows 7 Application Compatibility announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Investigate the current compatibility status of third party applications using the downloadable Windows 7 Application Compatibility list for IT Pros in XLXS format.
-
Link
Find Windows 7 compatibility status for thousands of applications and direct links to updates.
-
Link
Determine if your applications are compatibile with Windows 7 - Details about the MAP toolkit can be found on this post.
-
Link
Inventory, assess, and prepare your applications for Windows 7! ACT 5.5 allows you to assess Windows 7 and IE8 compatibility, control information sent to the Compatibility Exchange, and label data collection packages by role. Want the inside scoop? Check out this Springboard Series blog interview with Jeremy Chapman, Windows Senior Product Manager.
You can download ACT 5.5 here.
Windows 7 Security announcements
Windows 7 User Interface announcements
Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode announcements
-
Link
Are you making plans to deploy Windows 7 in your enterprise in the next 6 – 18 months? Are your plans being delayed or complicated by applications that will not work on Windows 7? Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) can be used to address the “compatibility gaps” of your enterprise and accelerate the move to Windows 7.
Get an overview of the MED-V solution at www.microsoft.com/medv. To learn about the MED-V v.2 release and participate in TAP or Beta programs email medvtap@microsoft.com.
-
Link
Details can be found on the Windows Team Blog.
Windows 7 Optimized Desktop Deployment Proof of Concept announcements
-
Link
The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 is a customer focused offering available as free download via the Microsoft download center (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9728107). The kit enables customers to drive an accelerated desktop deployment by providing a ready to run deployment server with the full suite of Microsoft desktop deployment tools installed and ready to use.
The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 provides enhancements and new products to the POC kit. This version of the POC kit introduces 2 new technical modules. These new modules are “Managing Desktop Policies” which features the Security Compliance Manager tool and product security baselines to drive rapid implementation of Microsoft recommended group policy settings. The other new module is the “Zero Touch Deployment” module which features deployment using the zero touch deployment method using System Center Configuration Manager.
The updated version of the POC also brings additional products to the deployed desktops. The following products are now included in the POC kit:
· Visio Premium 2010
· Forefront
· Project Professional 2010
The kit provides new features increasing the value of the kit. These features include:
· Visio deployment dashboard – single view of all deployment tools and deployment progress
· Office 365 Readiness – the deployed image requires the required elements to prepare the deployed desktop for connection to the Office 365 beta services
· Expanded image build & customization
The existing Desktop POC v2 content has been updated to provide increased understanding of the deployment process. This includes improvements in the technical execution guidance providing deeper explanations and providing improved explanations of why the actions are required. The technical tools are also updated to the latest available versions.
The following recaps what is delivered on the POC deployment server:
· Assessment/Compat Tools
o Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit 5.5
o Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6
o Office Migration Planning Manager 2010 Update 1 Beta
o Office Environment Assessment Tool 2010 Update 1 Beta
o Office Compatibility Code Inspector 2010 Update 1 Beta
· Image Build
o Security Compliance Manager
o Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
o Office Customization Tool & Config.xml
· Image Deployment
o Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
o System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3
· Supporting products
o Windows Server 2008 R2
o SQL Server 2008 R2
o Forefront Server
o Microsoft Office 2010
o Visio Premium 2010
o Custom Visio deployment dashboard
· The Desktop POC provides and is ready to the deploy the following components to connected clients in the POC environment
· Windows 7 Enterprise
o Language Packs
o Custom drivers
· Office Pro Plus 2010
o Customized feature installation
o Custom help solution template
o Customized ribbon
o Office 365 required updates
· App-V 4.6
o Office 2010 sequenced package
o DSC Office Add-ins: PowerPivot
· Visio Premium 2010
o Deployment dashboard
· Project Professional 2010
· Forefront client security
· Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant (365 Readiness)
· Silverlight
· Office 2010 Interactive Ribbon guide: Word
· Office Excel Add-in: PowerPivot
The Desktop POC v2 delivers enhanced technical guidance divided into 14 technical modules. These modules include:
1. Setup Guide
2. Benefits of an Optimized Desktop
3. Justify the Upgrade
4. Evaluate Hardware Readiness
5. Windows Compat
6. Office Compat
7. Application Virtualization
8. Manage Desktop Policies
9. Image Build
10. Deploy: Lite Touch
11. Deploy: Zero Touch
12. Test Windows
13. Test Office
14. Next Steps
Service Pack 1 RC for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements
-
Link
Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has been released, this forum is now marked read-only. This enables users to search, but not post. If you have any questions, please ask your questions in the other Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 forums.
