In conjunction with the official release of Windows 7, Microsoft press is now giving away “Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine” digital eBook in PDF format for those who is looking for guidance specific to Windows 7 deployment. The contents of the eBook are extracted from selected chapters written by industry experts Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt, Ed Wilson, and the Windows 7 Team with selected Windows 7 articles from TechNet Magazine.

deploywin7

Chapters and topics in the “Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine” book:

  • Deployment Platform.
  • Planning Deployment.
  • Testing Application Compatibility.
  • Developing Disk Images.
  • Migrating User State Data.
  • Deploying Applications.
  • Preparing Windows PE.
  • Configuring Windows Deployment Services.
  • Using Volume Activation.
  • Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.
  • Migrate Already: Why You Should Migrate To Windows 7 If You Are Still Waffling.
  • 8 Common Issues in Windows 7 Migration.
  • 9 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 Certification.

Download the free “Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine” e-book in PDF format from