Although analysts expect the majority of enterprises to tread slowly into migration, there certainly will be early adopters, as there are with any system or device. Because Microsoft has announced that it will support Windows 2000 only until the year 2010, enterprises using older versions of Windows will not have much time for leisurely testing and pilot projects before they need to seriously consider migrating to and deploying WindowsVista. Deploying Windows Vista will require an entirely new set of skills for IT departments called on to migrate from older versions of Windows. Any IT professional looking to the future of their enterprise network deployment will benefit from the advice, tips, and reliable information contained in this resource. The book covers all the important security issues that are top of mind in today's IT world, as well as troubleshooting practices to help get issues resolved in less time. A valuable CD ROM contains tools and utilities to help IT professionals as they deploy Windows
Vista for the first time.

Table Of Contents:
Pt. I Developing the Deployment Strategy 1
Ch. 1 Planning the Deployment 3
Ch. 2 Creating Basic Windows Images 43
Ch. 3 Managing Windows Licensing and Activation 81
Pt. II Customizing the Deployment Process 101
Ch. 4 Working with Windows Installer 103
Ch. 5 Migrating User Data 141
Ch. 6 Managing Windows Images 173
Ch. 7 Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 223
Ch. 8 Windows Deployment Services 263
Pt. III Administering Windows Vista 293
Ch. 9 Managing Change in Vista 295
Ch. 10 Administering Workstations 341
Pt. IV Protecting and Maintaining the System 397
Ch. 11 Securing the Workstation 399
Ch. 12 Protecting User Data 445
Ch. 13 Recovering Damaged Systems and Lost Data 483
Appendix: What's on the CD-ROM 519