Deploying Windows 7 Enterprise Repair

[luser_59]

I am attempting to deploy a repair tool to my network for Windows 7 Enterprise. They had pushed out Windows 7 Pro at my clients site, but they needed Windows 7 Enterprise. They own all the licenses, so that isn't an issue. However, they deployed a registry hack to change it from Pro to Enterprise, thinking this would bypass the fact that there isn't an upgrade path from Pro to Enterprise. My issue coming into the client is that they need Enterprise on the network in short order so that BitLocker can be enforced.

 

My question... Is there a way to deploy a repair/upgrade task to this pool of users so that they keep files/settings/applications? USMT doesn't support the applications they have, so that would require a complete re-install of their applications. The timeline does not allow me to create all of these packages in time for their BitLocker enforcement rollout. I am building out their System Center suite, so deployment is via MDT and LanDesk at the moment.

 

Thanks in advance.

[luser_59]

No one has any ideas on how to deploy a Windows 7 Upgrade (keeping files/settings/software installs) to remote clients?

[Peter van der Woude]

There is no (supported) way to do something like that. The only way is to do a fresh deployment of Windows 7 Enterprise an capture user files and settings with USMT. After that (or during that) make sure to deploy the applications.