Application Compatibility and Deployment

Kristian Svantorp

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’’Windows 7 gir våre brukere muligheten til å jobbe hjemme og på reise med samme funksjonalitet som fra kontoret på en brukervennlig og kostnads-effektiv måte’’ Ole-Robert Ertnes, It Direktør, Peterson Linerboard, Moss

Success: How to get there • Dedicated resources

– continuity

• Hire knowledge/experience if needed

• Get suitable tools

– Pre-requisites

• Map infrastructure pre-reqs

• Plan for new user needs – New way of work, flexibility

– Give them new possibilities

• Application Lifecycle – Compatibility

– Plan, test, evaluate

TOOLS TO HELP OUT

Part of the success:

SA Benefits

Microsoft Confidential

Packaged Services:

Desktop Deployment Planning Services

SharePoint Deployment Planning Services

Exchange Deployment Planning Services

Business Value Planning Services

Similar Compatibility:

Most software that runs on Windows Vista will run on Windows 7.

Exceptions will be low level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging, etc).

Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well.

Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements

Application Compatibility

Deep Changes: New models for security, drivers,

deployment, and networking

Application Compatibility Toolkit

Toolset made to help our customers deploy successfully

(Partners trained in Norway)

Inventory tools

Test tools

Fix tools

Top issues

• User Account Control (UAC)

• Windows Resource Protection (WRP)

• Internet Explorer 8 (Protected Mode )

• Windows Vista 64-bit

• Windows Filtering Platform

• Operating System Version Change

• Deprecations/GINA/Session 0 (High

Impact/Low Frequency)

• Removal of applications

Solving app.compat issues

New version works

ACT Fix possible

Virtualize app

Virtualize OS+app

Presentation virtualization

MAP: Windows 7 and Windows Vista

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Hardware

and Device

Compatibility

Assessment

Detailed Report

Proposals

http://www.microsoft.com/MAP

DEMO

Application Compatability Toolkit

Other tools worth mentioning

• USMT

– User state Migration toolkit

• MDT 2010

– Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

• MAP

– Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

• Norwegian white-papers

– How to educate users

– How to solve app.compat

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Potentially smart things…

• Chose users wisely when piloting

• Start app.compat process early

• Make sure the new solution brings new

value to the users

– Must be experienced easily

– Low hanging…fix them!

• Don’t wait for XP extended support to

stop…

• Tighten security while providing features

users want (in a managed way instead)

– Yes, requires some planning..

• Layered image strategy

Application Compatability and Deployment

Kristian Svantorp

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