The D-spot

Just a quick tip, nobody likes to read much during holidays

If you want to troubleshoot a client deployment, a command prompt can be very handy. To get into one, just hit F8 during WinPE startup, it even works during operating system installation.

At the command prompt you can verify network settings, check log files during operating system install and so on.

The second Truesec Deployment CD by MVP Johan Arwidmark has been released. This disc contains PDF guides and training videos. Covering Lite-Touch Deployments using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Zero-Touch Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager. This new version covers MDT2010 and SCCM 2007 SP2 R2.

The CD consists of step-by-step guides and video tutorials:

Lite Touch Deployments:

• Installing the server for MDT 2010 Lite Touch
• Creating a Windows 7 reference image using Lite Touch
• Deploying a Windows 7 image using Lite Touch
• Dynamic Settings, creating and using the deployment database

Zero Touch Deployments :

• Installing the server for MDT 2010 Zero Touch and ConfigManager 2007 R2
• Creating a Windows 7 reference image using ConfigManager 2007 SP2
• Deploying a Windows 7  image using ConfigManager 2007 SP2
• Dynamic Settings, creating and using the deployment database

Additional Presentations:

• New features in MDT2110
• Upgrading MDT 2008 to MDT 2010
• Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7

Get your copy at a deploymentcd.com

On Wednesday, Nov. 18th, Jodi Kogan hosts a webcast about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 deployment planning. The webcast will run one hour and will go into the best practices and lessons learned from dealing with volume activation in a variety of environments, including networked, isolated, roaming, branch office, development, and test.

Register for this webcast.