Ah, the latest windows desktop. It has so much to offer, and so much to break!
Window Windows 7 LinksWindows XP in Windows 7 A security Risk?http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Windows-7-XP-Mode-What-Security-Implications.html Windows 7 Kernal Protectionhttp://kernelmustard.com/2006/01/04/hardware-based-dep-bypassed/ Windows 7 Overviewhttp://www.minasi.com/win7ppt.pdf Windows 7 - more of the same?http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_m3_screens_02.aspWindows 7 - The UI backgroundhttp://www.withinwindows.com/2009/03/15/windows-7-to-officially-support-logon-ui-background-customization/ Windows 7 Screencastshttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/07/CLI200Screencasts.aspxs Vista Linksand for the geeks with $10,000 in their pockets... http://on10.net/blogs/larry/A-Sneak-Peek-at-DD-on-Microsoft-Surface/
Windows 7 Links
Windows XP in Windows 7 A security Risk?
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Windows-7-XP-Mode-What-Security-Implications.html
http://kernelmustard.com/2006/01/04/hardware-based-dep-bypassed/
Windows 7 Overview
http://www.minasi.com/win7ppt.pdf
Windows 7 - more of the same?
http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_m3_screens_02.asp
http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/archive/2009/06/07/CLI200Screencasts.aspx
and for the geeks with $10,000 in their pockets... http://on10.net/blogs/larry/A-Sneak-Peek-at-DD-on-Microsoft-Surface/
Windows Vista Links
www.windowsvistatestdrive.com
Vista Home @ Microsoft
www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/
The Windows Vista Product Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bbc16ebf-4823-4a12-afe1-5b40b2ad3725&DisplayLang=en
TechEd Webcasts - Search for Vista!
www.msteched.com/content/webcasts.aspx
Technet Virtual Labs
www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/vista.mspx
Vista Step By Step Guides for IT Pros
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=311f4be8-9983-4ab0-9685-f1bfec1e7d62&displaylang=en
IT Manager Handbook (pdf) for Vista, Office, & Exchange 2007
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/C/C/2CCB77A3-4380-4CD6-A39F-64A2220453C2/IT_Manager_Handbook_Final.pdf
Install Windows RE (Recovery Environment) on the hard drive
http://blogs.msdn.com/winre/
Vista Deployment 2007
KMS-MAK.pptx
Vista Download Center
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905051.aspx
Business Desktop Deployment Tools for Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13F05BE2-FD0E-4620-8CA6-1AAD6FC54741&displaylang=en
Application Compatibility Toolkit (5.0) for Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=24da89e9-b581-47b0-b45e-492dd6da2971&displaylang=en
Windows PE 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/deploy/winpe.mspx
Desktop Deployment
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/default.mspx
Good Article on the Vista WIM format
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/12/DesktopFiles/?related=/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/12/DesktopFiles