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Claymoore · 12:54 PM

dynamik · 04-28-2009, 03:00 PM

Sticky nomination!

That's sweet! I was going to do something similar, but it appears that procrastination pays off yet again

Claymoore · 04:15 PM

Beta notes for a beta exam. I'll work on cleaning up the formatting today.

I'll also add resources as more become available.

Claymoore · 04-28-2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dynamik

Sticky nomination!

That's sweet! I was going to do something similar, but it appears that procrastination pays off yet again

Procrastination:
"Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."

Procrastination

dynamik · 04-28-2009, 03:08 PM

I actually have a few of those up in my office. This is my favorite: Incompetence

Tyrant1919 · 04-28-2009, 03:53 PM

Outstanding! I shall be using this in the near future. As a valued Techexams member, I demand a sticky!

RobertKaucher · 04-28-2009, 05:26 PM

Nice work Claymoore! I really appriciate the list. I wanted to add the following:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ters_Guide.doc

BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide

Claymoore · 04-28-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertKaucher

Nice work Claymoore! I really appriciate the list. I wanted to add the following:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ters_Guide.doc

BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide

Done.

I had the technet version already, but a download and printable version is nice. I found the DirectAccess Early Adopter's guide download and added it as well, for all your alternate reading location needs.

Gomjaba · 04-28-2009, 06:19 PM

Bloody Hell Claymoore, nice work.

Now there is no excuse NOT to have a Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 section with THIS as sticky

Oh and thanks a lot - going to be VERY helpfull as exam prep

msethk · 04-28-2009, 06:22 PM

Good stuff. I'll give this a read through before I take the beta exam! Thanks!

Non-Profit Techie · 04-28-2009, 08:39 PM

dayum! That must be like 50 hours of studying for a client exam! Just kidding, thanks for sharing.

skrpune · 04-28-2009, 10:44 PM

Nice! I had some of those links, but that's a whole helluva lot more info than I had so far. Thanks so much!

Revenue · 04-28-2009, 11:09 PM

Great! Thanks, Appreciate the work put in for this

littlehoops · 04-29-2009, 07:36 AM

Thank you so much saved so much time!!! you are a star!!!

Gomjaba · 04-29-2009, 03:56 PM

Someone posted the following PDF on a technet blog :

Right Click - Save As (that is my mirror though).

Trouble is I don't find the blog anymore - or basically I don't know on which one it was posted anymore.

This is an almost 300 page document :

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Seven, Vista, XP

Haven't had a chance to check it out myself yet so I cannot really say whether its any good or not.

Revenue · 04-29-2009, 06:58 PM

Wow thanks! looks like just what I was after..

[Rant]
I would comment on the PDF if my internet connection wasn't limited to 56k!!!! Taking forever to download. Stupid freaking NZ ISPs with their extremely low data caps...
[/Rant]

Gomjaba · 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revenue

Wow thanks! looks like just what I was after..

[Rant]
I would comment on the PDF if my internet connection wasn't limited to 56k!!!! Taking forever to download. Stupid freaking NZ ISPs with their extremely low data caps...
[/Rant]

Just read through it .. well .. kinda ..

This guide is REALLY basic .. so I wouldn't "hope" this will help for the exam

But if you want a nice overview about W7 - its good - just not very "technical" ... It shows how to install W7, how to add / remove programs, how to backup / restore, create user, Bitlocker, Homegroup etc.

So like I say - seems to be a nice overview of the basic features anyway ..

Revenue · 04-29-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gomjaba

Just read through it .. well .. kinda ..

This guide is REALLY basic .. so I wouldn't "hope" this will help for the exam

But if you want a nice overview about W7 - its good - just not very "technical" ... It shows how to install W7, how to add / remove programs, how to backup / restore, create user, Bitlocker, Homegroup etc.

So like I say - seems to be a nice overview of the basic features anyway ..

Yeah I see that.. Very light overview of W7, Good for a skim but wouldn't look to much more into it.

Claymoore · 04-30-2009, 06:06 PM

Windows 7 beta 1 Tips from TechNet Magazine

Including Burn a Disc Image from an ISO or IMG file in Windows 7 - it's about time!

Jordus · 04-30-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Claymoore

Windows 7 beta 1 Tips from TechNet Magazine

Including Burn a Disc Image from an ISO or IMG file in Windows 7 - it's about time!

They are 50% there. All we need now is the ability to natively mount ISO/IMG files without having to burn it.

I want virtual DVD drive! now!

Claymoore · 05-06-2009, 06:35 PM

I was reviewing some BitLocker info and I wanted to make sure I knew which version of 7 included BitLocker (Enterprise and Ultimate) and that led to wondering which version of 7 includes what features. The PC Magazine article has a good public walkthrough of the features. The Windows 7 SKU plan PowerPoint available on the MS Partner site is the best, but I don't know if you need to work for a partner to download it (I work for an MS partner).

A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog
The Windows 7 Versions: What You Need to Know - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
Windows 7 SKU Plan

To summarize, all the cool new features (execept for network location awareness printing) require Enterprise/Ultimate - BitLocker, AppLocker, BranchCache, DirectAccess and Boot from VHD.

Non-Profit Techie · 07:01 PM

thanks claymoore. this is all great stuff. its taking me a long time to go through it all. Yes, i am actually reading it all

But this should really help me pass the exam. I am learning that Win7 is really pretty cool. Might actually be a cooler OS the Mac OSX. Actually, im pretty sure it is!

*update : Took the test this morning. Seemed really easy after reading all of claymore's links. Thanks alot for the links Claymoore! I know there are some questions that I got wrong, but even those questions were not hard, I just wasnt fully read up on those topics.

Piers · 07-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Here's a couple things I didn't find as I was going through the pages listed (TYVM btw), might be helpful

What is ImageX?
Windows Deployment Services

drew2000 · 11-01-2009, 09:56 AM

FYI, it looks like the first link under "Perform a Clean Installation" has been moved/removed by Bill Gates:

Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7 (14 percent)
Perform a clean installation
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tructions.aspx

Here is one from sevenforums:

Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

Drew

Claymoore · 12-21-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew2000

FYI, it looks like the first link under "Perform a Clean Installation" has been moved/removed by Bill Gates:

Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7 (14 percent)
Perform a clean installation
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tructions.aspx

Here is one from sevenforums:

Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

Drew

Thanks! Added your link and a link to the Windows 7 virtual labs (originally only Vista labs were available). But the best news is that automatic retrival of titles from the external links is now working. It's another Festivus miracle!

I would also like to add some recommendations on books or CBTs if anyone has any to recommend for Windows 7. I will add the Resource Kit of course, but I am also looking for exam-specific recommendations if anyone has used the official Training Kit or other exam prep materials.