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MDT 2010 is the next version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a solution accelerator for operating system and application deployment. New features like flexible driver management, optimized transaction processing, and access to distribution shares from any location simplify deployment and make your job easier. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the fourth generation deployment accelerator from Microsoft. It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. Whats new in MDT2010 - Support for Windows 7 Beta. Deploy Windows 7 Beta by using MDT 2010 Beta 1. - Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta. Deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta by using MDT 2010 Beta 1. - Support for Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) version 2.0. Deployment of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta by using MDT 2010 Beta 1 requires the use of Windows AIK version 2.0. - Support for Windows User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) version 4.0. USMT 4.0 is required to support Windows 7 Beta deployments. Specifically, the following new features of USMT 4.0 are supported in LTI-based deployments: - Support for USMT 4.0 hardlink migration. USMT 4.0 includes a new method of saving user state called hardlink migration. Hardlink migration creates a snapshot of current user data files before reinstallation, which keeps data in the same location on the disk while upgrading the system and rebuilds the links after Windows 7 Beta is installed. Hardlink migration dramatically reduces the time required to migrate user state, because the data is never moved, which is faster than copying the user data to another disk. - Support for USMT 4.0 shadow copy. USMT 4.0 supports the ability to archive files that are in use by using the shadow copy feature in Windows 7 Beta and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta. - Support for the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. The new DISM tool (Dism.exe) allows for servicing offline images, mounting and unmounting Windows Imaging format (WIM) files, and customizing Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) boot images. The DISM tool replaces many of the tools in previous versions of the Windows AIK, including Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe), the International Settings Configuration Tool (Intlcfg.exe), and the Windows PE command-line tool (PEimg.exe). - Support for Windows PE version 3.0. Windows PE 3.0 is included as a part of the Windows AIK version 2.0 and is required to deploy Windows 7 Beta and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta by using MDT 2010 Beta 1. - Support for the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) management tool. MDT 2010 Beta 1 uses the new BCDEdit command-line tool to manage BCD files. MDT 2008 Update 1 used the BitLocker™ Drive Preparation Tool (BdeHdCfg.exe) to manage boot configuration. - Support for Windows 7 Beta default disk partition configuration. In MDT 2010 Beta 1, the disk partition configuration for Windows 7 Beta will be similar to the Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption disk configuration, where the operating system is installed on Disk 0, Partition 2, and the system partition is on Disk 0, Partition 1. Join the beta - https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/Dow...DownloadID=8689 Or follow these steps: Visit the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Beta at http://connect.microsoft.com. Sign in using a valid Windows Live ID to continue to the Invitations page. Scroll down to Microsoft Deployment Connection. If you have not previously registered with Microsoft Connect, you might be required to register before continuing with the invitation process.

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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO announced at CES that the official beta version of Windows 7 released today to members of Microsoft's development network MSDN and TechNet. A public beta version of Windows 7 will be available for free download this Friday on Microsoft's website. It's fully confirmed that the beta 1 build will be 7000 that leaked shortly after Christmas. According to sources close to Microsoft, the company is significantly further Wednesday from build 7000 and it's understood that the development has branched from 7003 onwards ready for the RC/RTM stages. Microsoft is also providing a QFE patch for the MP3 corruption issues that have plagued the build 7000, this should be online shortly as KB961367 for those with official access. Source: Neowin & IDG

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Hi guys, I want to share this Visual Style with all of you that are members on windows-noob, I’ll hope you like it! First of all, create a new restore point if anything goes wrong, it's recommended. Fallow the instructions below to create a new Restore Point. Create new Restore Point 1. Press Start, right click on Computer and choose Properties. 2. Press Advanced system settings, press Continue if UAC is prompting 3. Press System Protection tab. 4. Press Create... down to the right. 5. Give the Restore Point a name e.g today's date and time (2009-01-07 08:00), press Create. To install a theme that does not come from Microsoft, you must modify some Windows files to allow the installation of, in this case, Windows 7 Theme for Windows Vista. Fallow the instructions below to do this. Install VistaGlazz 1. Download VistaGlazz from here. VistaGlazzSetup.zip 2. Install the application, it's just straight forward. Patch Windows Vista to Enable Custom Themes (Visual Styles) 1. Open VistaGlazz from the Start Menu. 2. Run VistaGlazz and click on the icon to the left. 3. You will be asked if you want to modify files. To do so, press Patch files. 4. You will need to restart the computer for the changes to take effect. Press Reboot. 5. When you have restart your computer, you can verify that the modification was successful by starting VistaGlazz. If everything is in order, the left icon now show a green shield to indicate that the modification was successful. 6. Repeat the same on the icon in the middle in VistaGlazz. 7. Reboot the computer. Install Windows 7 Theme 1. Download Windows 7 Theme from here. Windows7Theme.zip 2. Extract Windows7.zip to any destination on your computer. 3. Copy the Windows 7 folder and paste in to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes. 4. Go into the Windows 7 folder, double-click the msstyle file. This will bring up the Appearances dialogue. You will see TWO Aero themes. In the list, the top-most one is the Windows 7 theme. Press Apply and you will now get your new theme. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any question about this.