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Microsoft FDCC Webcast Series: The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) - Best Practices to Build an FDCC Standard Image

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Overview This webcast will provide an overview of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), which is the next version of the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 Solution Accelerator. It will cover how to use MDT to build a Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 image, best practices for installing applications, and techniques that can be used to install updates and apply FDCC settings to an image. Finally, considerations for developing a base deployment strategy will be discussed.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft Tips
Live Date	2nd March 2008 00:00 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Desktop Systems - PCs, Security Standards, Best Practices

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