deployment

I need to install Windows 7 on multiple computers (over 20), overwriting the original install with a customized one with added software. I would use boot time imaging software to simply load the image but I am concerned about the license key for each computer. Could I update the cloned...

Microsoft wants future Windows 8 customers, specifically IT teams, to realize just how simple it is to switch over to the Windows 8 operating system. To prove the ease of upgrade Microsoft documented the move from Windows 7 to Windows 8 throughout the company’s own internal employee computers...

Fixes an issue in which an NRPT rule that you deployed to a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 is not displayed or is displayed as corrupted in the GPMC. This issue occurs after you create the rule on a computer that is... Link Removed

The vendor has cut down the install time of Windows 8 with the help of some deployment tools. Source: Yahoo! News

As I previously mentioned in the Advance Notification blog on Thursday, today we are releasing two security bulletins, both of which are rated Important. These bulletins will increase protection by addressing two unique vulnerabilities in the following Microsoft products: MS12-061 (Visual...

When you install a Windows 7 edition other than Enterprise and Ultimate, after OOBE/Windows welcome you can only have one language pack installed. However, you can install multiple language packs into the installation package prior to deployment and... Link Removed

Hi; I am having the following error when deploying Windows 7 via Windows Development Service. "Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070714" This error comes up right when the machine...

Hi; I am having the following error when deploying Windows 7 via Windows Development Service. "Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070714" This error comes up right when the machine...

When you install a Windows 7 edition other than Enterprise and Ultimate, after OOBE/Windows welcome you can only have one language pack installed. However, you can install multiple language packs into the installation package prior to deployment and... Link Removed

Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error, and the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded 15 questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins and advisory details, deployment questions, and plans for later updates. We also received a question that we...

Ok, here's the answer... after a couple of E-mails & a long phone conversation w/ my cousin who works in Redmond, for MS, who was, actually on the Windows7 Build Team & is, obviously close, in his position, to what's what w/ Windows8. Furthermore, before we talked, on my behalf, he took the...

Before we dive into the July security updates, let’s change up the normal order and take a look at the two Security Advisories we are releasing today. One takes an exciting step into the future, while the other prepares us to take an equally important step away from the past. Security...

Hello -- As per our usual cadence, today we’re releasing our advance notification for this month’s security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10. The July release includes nine bulletins addressing 16 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office...

Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error, and the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded 23 questions on various topics during the webcast, including bulletins released, deployment tools, and update detection tools. We invite our customers to join us for the next public...

For Update Tuesday we’re releasing seven security bulletins – three Critical-class and four Important – addressing 26 unique CVEs to further improve the security postures of Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Dynamics AX, Microsoft Lync, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. In...

Hello -- Today we’re releasing our advance notification for the June security bulletin release, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12. This month’s release includes 7 bulletins addressing 28 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Visual Basic for Applications...

I have joined this forum in the hope i can get help and advise in deploying windows 7, I have been deploying windows 7 for the last 7 months as a contractor for two different clients. Both clients have had different ways of doing the deployment, however both have the same concerns about data and...

Hello, At Microsoft, our commitment is to help ensure customer trust in their computing experience. That was the impetus for Trustworthy Computing, and central to that is the priority we place on taking the necessary actions to help protect our customers. Yesterday, we issued Security Advisory...

Fixes an issue in which you cannot deploy applications for installation on client computers that are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 by using a Group Policy Object (GPO). When you try to apply the GPO, you receive a "Windows failed to apply... More...

Consider the following scenario: You are building an image for Windows 7 deployment. All supplemental components are also installed. You run the WinSAT prepop command to generate a Windows Experience Index score. You run sysprep to seal the image for... More...