Windows Deployment Services has been the perfect solution for several of our clients. It automates the install of Windows 7 and combined with the Easy Transfer Tool can cut PC replacement or upgrade in half.

It won’t make sense for everyone. It has to be installed and configured. Added to and tested. And changes to your image will be inevitable. But Microsoft makes that easy as well.

If you have a small office. 1-4 computers to replace. It may not be worth the time. But if you have 20 or more computers that will be replaced over the next so many years, WDS could make a huge difference in deployment time for you. Not to mention the ability to reload a machine quickly if it’s ever needed.

Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services

http://www.passkeyinc.com @passkeycs