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Rhonda Layfield

Rhonda Layfield has helped people securely deploy, protect, and streamline their IT resources for almost 30 years. She’s a Setup and Deployment MVP and a desktop deployment product specialist who loves to share her knowledge. For Rhonda's deployment class schedule, please see "Where is Rhonda" at www.DeploymentDr.com.
Email: rhonda@DeploymentDr.com

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Sidebar: Pre-staging a Client

By Rhonda Layfield, 11/19/2010

Windows Deployment Service in Server 2008 R2

By Rhonda Layfield, 11/19/2010

Windows Deployment Services can save you huge amounts of time when you're deploying clients. Learn the basics, from installation to creating client images.

Application Migration with MDT 2010

By Rhonda Layfield, 07/22/2010

Use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 to migrate your Windows XP machines to Windows 7 without having to manually reinstall every application.

Perform Windows 7 Bare-Metal Installations with MDT 2010

By Rhonda Layfield, 06/25/2010

If you're planning a bare-metal installation of Windows 7, use MDT 2010 and follow this step-by-step guide to get your necessary applications, drivers, and packages in place with ...

Create Windows 7 Media for Deployment

By Rhonda Layfield, 04/26/2010

No network, no problem. Use MDT to make media and deploy from portable storage.

XP to Windows 7 Migration with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010

By Rhonda Layfield, 03/24/2010

Follow these step-by-step instructions to get your Windows XP machines migrated to Windows 7 quickly and easily with help from a powerful Microsoft tool.

Using WDS with Windows Server 2008

By Rhonda Layfield, 11/21/2008

Use this step-by-step WDS guide to deploy your client OSs from Server 2008.

Configuring DHCP and WDS

By Rhonda Layfield, 11/21/2008

Windows Vista Zero Touch Installations with BDD

By Rhonda Layfield, 11/28/2007

Follow this step-by-step explanation of a Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) using Business Desktop Deployment 2007 (BDD) and Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS) to distribute the ...

Using Deployment Workbench

By Rhonda Layfield, 10/30/2007

Looking for a no-muss, no-fuss way to create and deploy a new Vista or XP installation? Microsoft’s Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment’s (BDD’s) Deployment ...

Installation Checklist for a BDD ZTI

By Rhonda Layfield, 10/29/2007

Planning Your Vista Deployment with BDD

By Rhonda Layfield, 09/26/2007

Before you spend a lot of time and money on a Vista upgrade, check out the free downloadable tools from Microsoft.

Steps for Preparing for Vista Deployment

By Rhonda Layfield, 09/26/2007

Are you considering an upgrade to Vista? Be sure to follow these steps before moving forward with a deployment.

5 Keys to Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

By Rhonda Layfield, 06/29/2007

Making Sense of Volume Shadow Copy Service

By Rhonda Layfield, 05/30/2007

Vista's and Windows 2003's shadow copies can save you time in recovering deleted files. This primer tells you what you need to know to understand and implement them.

5 Keys to VSS

By Rhonda Layfield, 05/30/2007



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