Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Deploy and manage Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 Editions with expertise from well-known Windows authority Jerry Honeycutt. This official RESOURCE KIT packs the in-depth information you need to determine the best deployment path for your organization; prepare and test for deployment; automate, customize, and distribute installations; and manage and support your deployment. You also get timesaving scripts, worksheets, and a searchable eBook on CD—everything you need to help maximize the performance and reliability of your business desktops and help reduce ownership and support costs.

Get in-depth guidance on how to:

• Apply best practices for deployment planning
• Identify and resolve migration and application compatibility issues
• Configure user settings, build distribution points, and “chain” installations
• Plan for and migrate users’ existing data and settings
• Create disk images and deploy them using third-party tools
• Use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to support clean installations
• Help automate deployment with Systems Management Server (SMS)
• Deploy critical security and feature updates with Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)
• Provide multilingual compatibility and enable support for mobile users
• Automate desktop deployment and management tasks with batch scripts

CD includes:

• Scripts, worksheets, white papers, and an eBook.

Get scripts to:

• Configure data
• Copy device drivers
• Join domains
• List applications
• Run installations
• Migrate users
• and more

Plus worksheets for:

Application compatibility and testing

• Disk imaging
• Distribution methods and shares
• Dynamic updates
• Master configuration
• RIS planning, deployment, testing
• Windows XP Group Policy
• and more

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.