September 2007 - Posts

Deployment 4 FAQ
25 September 07 03:07 AM | msdeployment | 2 Comments   
What is Deployment 4? Deployment 4 combines the guidance and toolset from previous releases of Business Desktop Deployment and Beta releases of Windows Server Deployment. This release continues to support Zero Touch Installation of desktop operating systems Read More...
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Announcing the Release of Deployment 4 Beta
17 September 07 05:52 PM | msdeployment | 3 Comments   
Deployment 4 is the code name for the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 and unifies the tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment into a common deployment console and collection of guidance. For the thousands Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Windows XP Deployment
11 September 07 10:39 AM | msdeployment | 1 Comments   
Q. What additional files are needed to deploy Windows XP SP2 with BDD 2007? A. In addition to the Windows XP SP2 source files, sysprep.exe, setupcl.exe, and factory.exe from the deploy.cab file from the Windows XP SP2 Support Files located at the root Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Troubleshooting Deployment
11 September 07 10:37 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. What log files can be evaluated to troubleshoot deployment issues with Windows Vista? A. The primary log files for Windows Vista setup are detailed in this Knowledge Base article and are: setupact.log - Contains information about setup actions during Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Zero Touch Installation (ZTI)
11 September 07 10:35 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. What exactly is Zero Touch Installation? A. Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) uses SMS 2003 with the Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack to completely automate the deployment of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista as well as any needed applications. Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Lite Touch Installation (LTI)
11 September 07 10:33 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. What exactly is Lite Touch Installation? A. Lite Touch Installation is an interactive installation and deployment of Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista complete with application install and any other needed configuration of the final image on destination Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Configuration
11 September 07 10:30 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. What is the primary tool used to configure BDD for deployment? A. BDD 2007 includes the Deployment Workbench which where all deployment configuration is performed. Q. What steps are necessary to configure BDD 2007 for deployment of Windows Vista? A. Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Installation
11 September 07 10:27 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. Is there one document that details the basic installation of BDD 2007? A. Yes, the previously mentioned “ Quick Start Guide ” document and the “Getting Started Guide” document in the documentation folder under the base BDD 2007 installation folder Read More...
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BDD 2007 FAQ: Getting Started
11 September 07 10:24 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Q. What is the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007? A. The Solution Accelerator for BDD contains guidance, sample templates, and technology files (such as scripts and configuration files) to facilitate deployment of Windows Read More...
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Welcome to the Microsoft Deployment Team Blog
11 September 07 10:10 AM | msdeployment | 0 Comments   
Welcome to our new blog! In case you are wondering who the Microsoft Deployment Team is we are also known as the Business Desktop Deployment Team (BDD) or Windows Server Deployment (WSD) team. We plan on using this blog as a place to easily update FAQ Read More...
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