Nová verze Solution Acceleration for Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 ve verzi Beta 2 je k dispozici na serveru connect.microsoft.com (požadována registrace).
Co je nového v Beta 2? Zejména narostla velikost o polovinu, tzn. na 1,565 GiB.
Výpis změn oproti verzi Beta 1 je zde:- Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) using SMS 2003 (requires OSD Update build 3726) in addition to Lite Touch Installation (LTI) when SMS 2003 is not in place.
- Windows XP desktop image creation.
- x64 hardware (running Windows XP or Windows Vista).
- BDD Workbench installation of the Windows AIK during first use.
- Windows Deployment Services images for Refresh, Replace, New, and Upgrade scenarios.
- BDD Workbench now builds the set of files needed for SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack package creation.
- Office 2007 deployment is integrated into the BDD Workbench to build the source share, create, and populate the application selection screens.
- New OS source move feature—faster than copy when adding a new OS to Workbench and the source is the same drive—primarily added to enhance demos and training.
- Application grouping with dependency checking.
- Product ID key handling for Windows XP and Windows Vista deployment scenarios.
- Removable media deploy points and better filtering to reduce media size.
- Fewer restrictions on version mixing of newer WAIK and Vista releases. Version checks now performed and detected issues are displayed.
- User State Migration Tool (USMT) update for Windows Vista RC1.