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.