Microsoft offers free ebook for Windows 7 deployment

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Microsoft is offering a free ebook for guidance on deploying Windows 7. The ebook includes essential guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine. It's a comprehensive guide suitable for any IT technician tasked with deploying Windows 7 in the real world.

The book itself contains 10 chapters from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and a further 6 chapters from the Technet Magazine. Covering most angles of Windows 7 deployment this free e-book is actually pretty solid and comprehensive. Unlike other free offerings from Microsoft this one covers chapters back to back from Deployment Platform right through to Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.

The book covers essential topics including Deployment Scenarios, High-Volume Deployment, Deployment Workbench, Planning for the ACT, Configuring a Deployment Share, USMT Components, Windows Easy Transfer, Legacy Applications, Disk Images, Windows PE, Driver Packages, Image Security and many others.

The full list of chapters included with this book are shown below:

Windows 7 Resource Kit

Chapter 3 Deployment Platform
Chapter 4 Planning Deployment
Chapter 5 Testing Application Compatibility
Chapter 6 Developing Disk Images
Chapter 7 Migrating User State Data
Chapter 8 Deploying Applications
Chapter 9 Preparing Windows PE
Chapter 10 Configuring Windows Deployment Services
Chapter 11 Using Volume Activation
Chapter 12 Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

TechNet Magazine

Migrate Already! Why You Should Migrate to Windows 7
Common Issues in Windows 7 Migrations
Things You Should Know About Windows 7
Can't We All Just Get Along? - Running Windows 7 in Mixed Environments
Integrating Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
The Good Computing Seal of Approval: Windows 7 Certifi cation

Download the ebook here:

Download Windows 7 eBook