Windows Vista Hardware Assessment
As a follow on from the assessment tool earlier - here is information on a new Vista Hardare Assessment tool available to Microsoft Partners.
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution Accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that will find computers on a network and determine if they are ready to run the Windows Vista™ operating system.
Feature Overview
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator performs three key functions, including hardware inventory, compatibility analysis, and readiness reporting.
Secure and Agentless Inventory
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator provides secure, agentless inventory for up to 5,000 computers. It collects and organizes system resource and device information, network wide and remotely, from a single networked computer. Assessment tools often require users to first deploy software agents on all computers to be inventoried. The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment does not require the deployment of any software agents on the individual computers.
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard can inventory and scan computers on a network that are running an operating system that supports Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). This includes the following operating systems:
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Windows Vista (already migrated) |
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Windows XP® Professional (SP2) |
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Windows Server 2003™ or Windows Server 2003 R2. |
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Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server |
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