Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Objective Objective New Windows 7 Objective Number 3.1 Compare and contrast the different Microsoft Assessment and Planning Windows Operating Systems and Toolkit features When installing Windows on a few computers, a technician usually sits in front of each computer and manually steps through the process. On the other hand, system administrators and technicians responsible for installing Windows on several hundred PCs in a large corporation require less time-consuming methods. These methods are called deployment strategies. A deployment strategy is a procedure to install Windows, device drivers, and applications on a computer and can include the process to transfer user settings, application settings, and user data files from an old installation to the new installation. Microsoft suggests several deployment strategies; the one chosen depends on the number of computers to be deployed and determines the amount of time you must sit in front of an individual computer as Windows is installed on it (this time is called the touch time). As a PC support technician in a large corporation, most likely you would not be involved in choosing or setting up the deployment strategy. But you need to be aware of the different strategies so that you have a general idea of what will be expected of you when you are asked to provide desk-side or help-desk support as Windows is being deployed in your organization. For high-touch strategies installing Windows on a few computers, a technician would normally sit at a computer and use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to determine if the system qualifies for Windows 7 before Windows 7 is installed. Using other strategies designed for higher volumes of computer’s, a more automated method of qualifying a computer is preferred. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit can be used by a system administrator from a network location to query hundreds of computers in a single scan. The software automatically examines hardware and applications on each computer to verify compatibility with Windows 7. The MAP software might also be used by the system administrator before deciding to deploy a new OS to determine what computer hardware upgrades or application software upgrades are required that must be included in the overall deployment budget.
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Objective Number Objective New Windows 7 Objective 3.1 Compare and contrast the different Windows Operating Systems and features Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit When installing Windows on a few computers, a technician usually sits in front of each computer and manually steps through the process. On the other hand, system administrators and technicians responsible for installing Windows on several hundred PCs in a large corporation require less time-consuming methods. These methods are called deployment strategies. A deployment strategy is a procedure to install Windows, device drivers, and applications on a computer and can include the process to transfer user settings, application settings, and user data files from an old installation to the new installation. Microsoft suggests several deployment strategies; the one chosen depends on the number of computers to be deployed and determines the amount of time you must sit in front of an individual computer as Windows is installed on it (this time is called the touch time). As a PC support technician in a large corporation, most likely you would not be involved in choosing or setting up the deployment strategy. But you need to be aware of the different strategies so that you have a general idea of what will be expected of you when you are asked to provide desk-side or help-desk support as Windows is being deployed in your organization. For high-touch strategies installing Windows on a few computers, a technician would normally sit at a computer and use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to determine if the system qualifies for Windows 7 before Windows 7 is installed. Using other strategies designed for higher volumes of computer’s, a more automated method of qualifying a computer is preferred. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit can be used by a system administrator from a network location to query hundreds of computers in a single scan. The software automatically examines hardware and applications on each computer to verify compatibility with Windows 7. The MAP software might also be used by the system administrator before deciding to deploy a new OS to determine what computer hardware upgrades or application software upgrades are required that must be included in the overall deployment budget.
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