Updating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Components

After installing MDT 2010 and becoming familiar with Deployment Workbench, download and install the additional components that MDT 2010 requires. The following components are mandatory in MDT 2010:

• Windows AIK 2.0 You can install Windows AIK 2.0 manually by downloading it from the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads or use Deployment Workbench to download and install it automatically.
• MSXML Services 6.0 You can preinstall MSXML Services 6.0 or use Deployment Workbench to download and install it. The Windows AIK distribution media includes the MSXML Services 6.0 SP1 installation file. You can also download MSXML Services 6.0 SP1 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d21c292c-368b-4ce1-9dab-3e9827b70604&displaylang=en. Download both x86 and x64 versions at this location. Windows Vista with SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 already include this feature.

To download components using Deployment Workbench, perform the following steps:

1. In Deployment Workbench, under Information Center, click Components.
2. In the Available For Download section of the Components list, click a component. In the bottom pane, click Download. Deployment Workbench displays the download status in the Components list. When it finishes downloading the component, it moves the component to the Downloaded section in the right pane.
3. In the Downloaded section of the Components list, click a downloaded component. In the bottom pane, click Install to install the component or Browse to open the folder containing the component in Windows Explorer. MDT 2010 cannot install some components automatically. To install them, click Browse to open the folder containing the component and then manually install the component.

Note Check the Internet for updated components frequently. On the Deployment Workbench main menu, from the Action menu, click Check For Updates. On the Check For Updates page of the Check For Updates Wizard, select the Check The Internet check box and then click Check.

Summary

Early planning is important to a successful Windows 7 deployment project. Although MDT 2010 provides the technology framework for deploying Windows 7, MOF 4.0 contains the most comprehensive deployment planning guidance from Microsoft. It includes proven best practices from Microsoft's own experience and that of its partners and its customers.

Planning to deploy Windows 7 is a far larger initiative than just figuring out how to install the operating system. Key planning topics include compatibility testing, application packaging, image engineering, user state migration, security, and deployment. This Resource Kit, MDT 2010, and MOF 4.0 help you plan and develop solutions for each of these topics.