MDT 2010 Update 1 including User-Driven Installation Beta Released

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Yesterday was a big highlight for my team.  For the past 14 months, my direct team has worked very hard at building a rock-solid solution that enabled end-users to drive their own migration to Windows 7.  This vision came true with the release of MDT 2010 Update 1 that now includes User-driven Installation, formally known as Modena.  This solutions core has been used to deliver Windows 7 to thousands of customers within Microsoft but also externally to other customers and is now on-track to a fully supported toolset for delivery of Microsoft operating systems.

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As outlined by Cameron King, a Program Manager on my team, this is a long-awaited release and one that many customers who have followed our team have been waiting for.  Read more info on Cameron’s blog.  You now have it!

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To start using MDT 2010 Update 1 & UDI, do the following:

  1. Join MDT Microsoft Connect Program
  2. Download the BITS
  3. Learn more about MDT & UDI & ask questions on the MDT Forum

We highly encourage you to take action and start playing with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1 and give User-driven installation a whirl … and tell us what you think!

NOTE: Kudo’s to my team who built UDI from the ground up – Cameron King, Ben Shy, Michael Schmidt, Chris Barrett, Satya Undamati, and Susan Foley (legacy folks include Brian Wishan & Tim Skudlarick)

Enjoy!

Thanks,

-Chris