I have been blogging a lot over the past year about my experiences with Windows 7, WinPE 3.0, etc. The first reason I started blogging was not only to document for myself but also because I was trying to save others some time. Well, the good news is that Microsoft finally decided to document all these topics. If you haven’t already, drop by Amazon and buy this book:
Windows® 7 Resource Kit. It is literally my blog in a book with much more detail! Everyone that has asked me questions on this blog, 99% of the answers for them are in this book. It is 1700 pages long, and worth every page. The paperback edition includes a CD in the back with over 250 powershell scripts and an eBook of the entire book.

Windows 7 Resource Kit

Here is the layout of the book:

Chapter 1: Overview of Windows 7 Improvements
Chapter 2: Security in Windows 7
Chapter 3: Deployment Platform
Chapter 4: Planning Deployment
Chapter 5: Testing Application Compatibility
Chapter 6: Developing Disk Images
Chapter 7: Migrating User State Data
Chapter 8: Deploying Applications
Chapter 9: Preparing Windows PE
Chapter 10: Configuring Windows Deployment Services
Chapter 11: Using Volume Activation
Chapter 12: Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Chapter 13: Overview of Management Tools
Chapter 14: Managing the Desktop Environment
Chapter 15: Managing Users and User Data
Chapter 16: Managing Disks and File Systems
Chapter 17: Managing Devices and Services
Chapter 18: Managing Printing
Chapter 19: Managing Search
Chapter 20: Managing Windows Internet Explorer
Chapter 21: Maintaining Desktop Health
Chapter 22: Supporting Users with Remote Assistance
Chapter 23: Managing Software Updates
Chapter 24: Managing Client Protection
Chapter 25: Configuring Windows Networking
Chapter 26: Configuring Windows Firewall and IPsec
Chapter 27: Connecting Remote Users and Networks
Chapter 28: Deploying IPv6
Chapter 29: Configuring Startup and Troubleshooting Startup Issues
Chapter 30: Troubleshooting Hardware, Driver, and Disk Issues
Chapter 31: Troubleshooting Network Issues
Chapter 32: Troubleshooting Stop Messages

In my opinion this book could be priced a lot higher for all the information it has in it. If you are nerdy enough this would make a great stocking stuffer

Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7

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