James Akrigg & Matt McSpiritPartner Technology Specialists

http://blogs.technet.com/mattmcspirit

Microsoft UKhttp://blogs.technet.com/outofoffice

Channel Expo 2007

Agenda – What’s all this WOW about?• Deploy more...

– Hardware Myths – Good vs. Great

• Do more...

• See more ... – Vista and Office – Better Together– How we deploy more – Behind the Scenes – Ease Management and Support

• Q & A (about the WOW)

Overview – Deploy more..• Live Deployment over WDS– Two Machines (1 Longhorn Server)• AD, DNS, DHCP, WDS

– Gigabit Network– See you in an hour!

DemoStart of the deployment journey

Vista Hardware – Good Experience

A Vista Capable PC includes at least:

• A modern processor (at least 800MHz).• 512 MB of system memory.• A graphics processor (DirectX 9 capable)

Vista Hardware – Great Experience

A Vista Premium PC includes at least:• 1 GHz x86 or x64 processor.• 1 GB of system memory.• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with: WDDM driver, 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum) Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.• 40 GB HD with 15 GB free.• DVD-ROM Drive, Audio, Internet Access

DemoVista and Office: faster than a fast thing

Behind the Scenes – Deployment• WIM Imaging

• WinPE 2.0

• ImageX

•Managing Images Offline

•Business Desktop Deployment

DemoCompressed Images: Size Matters

DemoManaging Images: No Fuss, No Mess

DemoBusiness Desktop Deployment

Management and Support

• New and Improved in Windows Vista• ACT 5.0 & Compatibility Mode• Help & Support Center• Guided Help• Remote Assistance• Reliability Monitor & Readyboost

DemoEasier Support and Simplified Management

Office Ready

A change to the distribution of the 2007 Microsoft Office system

Why should you change to Office Ready?

What does it mean to me and my customers?

Contact your distributor for the OPK Master Kit for 2007 Microsoft OfficeRegister for your free guide and find more info:http://www.microsoft.com/uk/officeready/

Call to Action!• Today matters, start using Windows Vista & Office 2007!

• Download the Tools from Microsoft.com:• Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)• Business Desktop Deployment Workbench (BDD)

• Deploy more, you know it makes sense!• Downgrade Rights, you need to know this.• Customize and add Value• Office Ready• Welcome Center

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