So Windows 7 beta is out the door and you are ready to begin your beta experience.  Over the next few months there will be additional builds for Windows 7 (x86 and x64) as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 and that leads to a lot of installs and a lot of DVD burning and useless DVDs as soon as a new build is out.  So why not install from ...

In a recent article I wrote about the Standard User Analyzer, one of the tools available to mitigate app compat issues with UAC.  Some applications require a little more work to get them working and for these situations you can use the Compatibility Administrator which part of the Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0.  Again it is a ...

One of the biggest blockers to deployment in application compatibility.  Whether it is a new OS and existing applications or new applications on an existing OS these are they kind of things that drive you nuts.  There are many tools available now to help address these issues, one being the Standard User Analyzer.  With Windows Vista ...

A few weeks ago I posted about some of the tools Microsoft provides to help establish the costs and saving that deploying Vista can bring. One of the issues that I have is how do we get the numbers to fill in those forms; well MS has you covered there too. This tool is really useful. With the MS Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator you ...

I posted a few weeks ago about some Vista Springboard. Continuing that series of posts, I wanted to talk about the first part of Springboard program which is: Discover. Now I'm sure many of you have already ''Discovered'' Vista, I thought I had too, but the great thing about the springboard site is it concentrates a great deal of information into ...

Windows Vista Springboard is a micro site on the Microsoft Web site dedicated to helping IT Pros get Vista deployed into their environments. Now before going any further with regards to Vista Springboard, I want to say that I am a strong supporter of Windows Vista. Their are some big benefits, and some big steps forward with Vista. The most ...