WEBCAST SCHEDULE

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WEBCAST SCHEDULE

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• 05- 35 Speaker delivers a PowerPoint
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• 35- 60 Moderator and speaker engage in a QA
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Deployment Planning

• Business Desktop Deployment Issues and Strategies

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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• User Settings Strategies

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IT Priorities
Source Tech Update (ZDNET, 3-2003)
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Average Timeline
Average timeline from Group of 35 RAP 1
Participants
6 Months
Enterprise Rollout
2-5 Months
ApprovalProcess
1-3 Months
Pilot Deployment
3-4 Wks
LabTesting
Prepare for Enterprise Rollout 3-7 months
Full Enterprise Deployment 12-18 months
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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• User Settings Strategies

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Real-World Hardware Configurations
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Hardware Compatibility

• BIOS compatibility
• Hardware compatibility
• Hardware Compatibility List
• Windows Catalog
• Device driver compatibility

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Application Compatibility

• Test applications early
• Windows 95/98 applications
• Reinstall after upgrading
• Using migration DLLs
• Use Application Compatibility Toolkit
• Windows NT 4.0 applications
• Upgrade reports
• Windows XP Upgrade Advisor
• Winnt32.exe/checkupgradeonly

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Network Infrastructure

• Network protocols
• Bandwidth
• Distribution methods
• Deployment pace
• Feature installation states
• Server toolset
• Create network diagrams -- Visio
• Physical
• Logical

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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• User Settings Strategies

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Configuration Strategies

• Preferred configuration
• Configuration types
• Desktop
• Mobile
• Office XP configuration
• Other infrastructure
• Management
• Security
• Dynamic Update

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Preferred Configuration

• Why
• Make support easier
• Enable cloning, replacement
• Includes
• Configuration settings
• Hardware and software
• Network configuration
• Multilingual options
• File system, etc.
• Evolves into pyramid

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Mobile Configurations

• Give up control
• Software installation
• Device driver installation
• Windows Installer-based software
• Use Run from My Computer
• Make sources files available offline
• Always Install with Elevated Privileges
• Security

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Management Infrastructure

• Group Policy
• Roaming User Profiles
• Offline Files and Folders
• Software Installation and Maintenance
• Folder Redirection
• Scripts
• Policy-based scripts
• Windows Scripting Host

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Security Infrastructure

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Security groups
• Administrators
• Power Users
• Restricted Users
• Group policy
• Code signing

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Dynamic Update

• Many faces
• Dynamic Update
• Windows Update
• Automatic Update
• Scope includes
• Device drivers
• Replacement files
• Security patches
• Microsoft Software Update Services

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Office XP Configuration

• Package files
• Previous versions of office
• Feature installation states
• User settings and policies
• Additional files and programs
• Security features

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Office XP Configuration Packages

• Office XP Suites
• Office XP Standard
• Office XP Small Business
• Office XP Professional
• Office XP Professional Plus FrontPage
• Office XP Developer
• Individual application editions
• Enterprise vs. retail editions

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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• User Settings Strategies

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Version Coexistence Windows

• Mixed environments
• Windows XP with Windows 2000
• Windows XP with other versions
• Strategy for mixed environments
• Upgrade Windows 9X first
• Follow up with Windows NT

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Version Coexistence Office

• Few problems
• Office 97
• Office 2000
• Office XP
• Access 97
• Office 95 or earlier
• Use dual file formats
• Use down-level formats
• Office 97 file viewers
• Identify coexisting groups, timeframes

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Version Coexistence Access

• Compatibility
• Access 2002 can use down-level databases
• Down-level database cant use Access 2002
• While coexisting
• Split databases front and back ends
• Prevent database conversion using policy
• After grading to Access 2002
• Upgrade databases to Access 2002 format
• Result New features, faster performance

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Document Migration

• File formats
• Document migration
• Average life
• Migration tools
• Security migration
• Deploy high security
• Must now sign macros

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Macros, Templates, Solutions

• Identify
• Mission-critical
• Business-critical
• Required
• Other
• Plan
• Migrate
• Retire
• Update

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Staged Deployment

• Scenarios
• Outlook 2002
• Access 2002
• Solutions
• Individual SKUs
• Custom Maintenance Wizard

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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• User Settings Strategies

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Distribution Strategies

• Upgrade or refresh
• Office XP considerations
• Deployment method
• CD
• Answer file
• Disk imaging
• Remote Installation Service
• SMS, etc.

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Upgrading

• Upgrade paths
• Advantages
• Low impact to users
• Documents and settings
• Disadvantages
• Unmanaged desktops
• Software migration
• Hardware compatibility
• Cost of technicians

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Refreshing

• Advantages
• No software migration
• Managed desktops
• Fresh start for the PC
• Disadvantages
• High impact on users
• Documents and settings
• User State Migration Tool

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Recommendations
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Office XP Considerations

• Administrator required
• Make users administrators (bad idea)
• Install Always Elevated policy
• Use SMS or similar software
• Reboots during installation
• Not a problem on Windows XP
• SMS with installer scripts on Windows NT
• Hacks that simulate installer scripts

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Methods CD

• Advantages
• Mobile computers
• Disadvantages
• Manual installation
• Difficult to update source files
• Limited chaining capability

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Methods Answer Files

• Advantages
• Extreme flexibility
• User input possible
• Disadvantages
• Limited chaining capability
• Long, long installation time

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Methods Disk Imaging

• Advantages
• Quick installation
• Include configuration
• Include applications
• Disadvantages
• Dependent on hardware
• Requires third-party tools
• More difficult to update

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Methods Remote Installation Service

• Advantages
• Easy to use and manage
• Integrated with Active Directory
• No third-party tools required
• Disadvantages
• Network dependent
• Requires PXE-capable NICs
• Requires PXE-capable BIOSes
• Requires Active Directory

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Methods SMS, etc.

• Advantages
• Enables locked down desktops
• Flexible controls scheduling, etc.
• Centralized deployment control
• Disadvantages
• Only useful for upgrades
• Stiff infrastructure required
• Significant investment

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Methods Comparison
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Agenda

• IT Priorities
• Average Timeline
• Requirements
• Configuration Strategies
• Migration Strategies
• Distribution Strategies
• Distributing Settings

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Distributing Settings

• User settings
• Login script-based tools
• NETLOGON-based default user profiles
• Image-based default user profiles
• Computer settings
• Login script-based tools
• Inclusion on the disk image
• Managed settings

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www.honeycutt.com Jerry Honeycutt
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