This article discusses some thoughts around Windows 7 and Service Pack 1. Windows 7 Won’t Need SP1, but Will Still Need 12 to 18 Months Before Deployment Begins
Archive of posts tagged Windows7
Nice article about Win7 and devices
Captured this article on Twitter “Will my device work on Windows7 ?” It’s worth reading as it gives a good insight on the device related changes.
Windows7 – DirectAccess video
For those who just can’t get enough, there is a new vide on TechNet Edge where Keith Combs demonstrates the DirectAccess.
Windows 7 IT Pro Guides
Microsoft has published Windows 7 IT Pro Guides. These documents include: 1) A What’s New in Windows 7 Guide, covering many new and changed Windows 7 features of interest to IT professionals, including DirectAccess, BranchCache and other networking technologies, VHD boot and other deployment technologies, and AppLocker, Biometrics, and other security technologies, and 2) A [...]
Windows 7 Theme Packs
Just found a nice article on Mike Swanson’s blog about Windows 7 Theme Packs. Windows 7 introduces theme packs, which are .cab files that contain all of the necessary assets to implement a theme, including sound files and images. Download the official Microsoft Theme Packs here Download the Theme Packs from Mike Swanson here While [...]
DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft published a Technical Overview document that covers the functional and architectural aspects of DirectAccess, a technology introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to enable mobile workers to seamlessly connect to enterprise network resources when connected to the Internet. Download the document here An Executive overview document is also available here
Encrypted on Windows 7 and use on Vista as well
With Windows 7 we can not only encrypt our local fixed drives but also USB devices. Considering that probably many of do carry around one or more memory sticks that could contain sensitive data or just data you don’t want anyone else to get access too. Now of course any new operating system comes with [...]
Converting WIM to VHD
Today I’ve tested the WIM2VHD script provided by Mike Kolitz a Software Design Engineer from the Hyper-V Team at Microsoft. In short, the script allows you to create a bootable VHD file directly from Windows 7 installation media, so you don’t need to go through the whole Windows Installation process. Once the VHD is completed, [...]
Windows 7 hands-on videos
Just came back from vacation and cleaning up my mailbox. One had send a link that contains a number of nice short hands-on videos about Windows 7. Don’t expect any level 500 deep technical insight from these videos, but they are good enough to get a general overview on what’s new around the following topics: [...]
Windows 7 SKUs
In Windows 7 each SKU is a superset of the previous SKU. Read more about the Windows 7 SKUs on the Windows Blog “A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs”
