References for Planning an Upgrade

Sources to help plan an upgrade.

Jennifer Harrison

September 30, 1997

1 Min Read
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To help you plan an upgrade, check out the following sources:

*Microsoft Systems Management Server Web page athttp://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt. It contains several sources forinstalling Win95 and NT, and Microsoft regularly updates this information.

*White papers at http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/upgradeos.htm: "Installingand Upgrading Operating Systems using Systems Management Server","AdvancedOperating System Installation using Systems Management Server","UsingSystems Management Server to Deploy Windows 95"

*Resource kits for NT Workstation and Win95 deployment guides.Deployment guides exist for both NT Workstation and Win95. These documents gofurther in identifying potential pitfalls and give step-by-step scenarios andexamples.

*TechNet contains the latest bulletins, white papers, and Knowledge Basearticles. The Knowledge Base is also available athttp://www.microsoft.com/kb/default.asp

*If you don't have SMS and you want a product overview, download the SMSPlanning Guide from http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/planguide.htm.

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