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  • Deploying Native Boot VHDs [6]

    We have successfully completed our first ever mass deployment of computers using the Native Boot VHD technology of Windows 7. This article carries additional detail of the deployment phase of this project. The average transfer rate for the 15 GB VHD over the network was around 45-55 MB per minute equating to around 4-5 hours…

  • D-Day

    D-Day is Deployment Deadline Day. D-Day is also the day where I have had a record amount of trouble with my work computer, which has had to be restarted twice so far, firstly when Explorer crashed and wouldn’t restart, and then the second time Windows Live Writer wouldn’t load. The process of getting from a…

  • File and registry virtualisation in Windows 7 and Vista

    File and registry virtualisation in Windows 7 and Vista is a new technology that deals with the requirement of some applications to be able to write data in locations where the user does not have access permissions, as well as the user inadvertently choosing these locations. The latter functionality in particular can trip you or…

  • Migrating to Windows 7 from XP with OS Specific Desktop Policy

    This article is mainly focused on the issues which come with the migration for the user experience, as opposed to the task of getting new hardware or upgrading older hardware and installing the operating system on it. There are challenges which come with differences in the operating systems and the configuration settings that apply to…

  • MDT & Intel Arrrrrgggghhhh!

    Last year I spent a great deal of time learning how to use MDT. And it seemed like a good system. It worked well and there were only a few hiccups with it. Suddenly this year it is proving to be a great deal of trouble and I’m wondering why I bothered with it. Firstly,…