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                      Companion CD Readme
                               for
          Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit	
                                                   
                       by Jerry Honeycutt


        Copyright (c) 2004 by Microsoft Corporation
                      All Rights Reserved

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README CONTENTS
 - WHAT'S ON THIS CD?
 - HOW TO USE THE CD
 - MORE INFORMATION
 - SUPPORT INFORMATION
   - Microsoft Learning Technical support information
   

WHAT'S ON THIS CD?
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This CD contains the following items:

 - AutoRun menu for linking to the resources on this CD
 - An electronic version (eBook) of the Resource Kit
 - Folders containing planning aids, Sample distribution points, 
      Scripts, Tools, and deployment-related white papers
 - link to Microsoft Learning Technical Support
 - link to an online Microsoft Learning books survey
 - link to Adobe Web site


HOW TO USE THE CD
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AutoRun CD Menu
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To use this companion CD, insert it into your CD-ROM drive. If AutoRun is not 
enabled on your computer, run StartCD.exe in the root of the CD to display the 
starting menu. The menu provides you with links to all the resources available on 
the CD and for accessing the Microsoft Learning Technical support Web site.

Note about the electronic book included on this CD-ROM: The Assessing Network
Security eBook is provided on this CD-ROM in Portable Document Format (PDF). 
To view this file, you need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. For more information 
about these products or to download Adobe Reader, visit the Adobe Web site at:  
http://www.adobe.com.


eBook
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The complete text of the original print book is contained on the CD in a searchable 
PDF eBook.

To view this eBook, launch the 618984.PDF file in the eBook folder. 


Aids
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This folder contains job aids, which are mostly planning worksheets. Simply copy 
each job aid to your computer and edit as appropriate.


Extras
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This folder contains white papers and other useful documentation, mostly provided 
by Microsoft. There is a subfolder in Extras for each chapter, making it easier 
to find the documentation associated with each chapter.


Favorites
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This folder contains shortcuts for all of the hyperlinks contained in this book. 
You can drag these directly to your Favorites folder to more quickly access them.


Samples
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This folder contains sample files and distribution points. Each chapter that provides 
samples in this folder also provides instructions for using them. In most cases, you 
copy the samples to your computer and customize the files they contain by using the 
documentation contained in them as a guide.


Scripts
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This folder contains a variety of scripts that are useful in deployment scenarios. 
Some are Windows Script Host (WSH) scripts, and others are batch scripts. In most
cases, typing the name of the script without any command-line options will provide 
help for using them.

Admdump.wsf, Sztoexsz.wsf, and Joindom.wsf:

Due to technical difficulties, the script files Admdump.wsf, Sztoexsz.wsf, and
Joindom.wsf are absent from the CD. For a script you can use to join computers
to a domain, see:
 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/compmgmt/scrcm31.mspx

Batch Files for Scripts:

Most of the scripts on this book's CD have wrappers in the form
of batch files. For example, the script runonce.wsf has a matching
batch file runonce.cmd. In some cases, such as with runonce.wsf
and sifdata.hta, the script is designed to be run only through the
batch file. By running all of the scripts using the batch files,
you don't have to worry about using the correct scripting host.


Cscript versus Wscript:

The majority of the scripts on this book's CD only work with the
Cscript host. They will generate errors when run with Wscript.


logon.cmd Corrections:

The sample logon.cmd file in Listing 12-1 contains errors. The version
on the CD in the Scripts folder is correct. The first correction is to
use "rem" for comments instead of a single quote. The second correction
is to use the "call" statement to execute runonce.cmd and waitprof.cmd.


win2002-db.pro:

The folder Sampleschap14win2002-db.pro was renamed to win2002.dat
to shorten the file name. This ensures it copies correctly to file
systems that require 8.3 file names.


Aidspolicies.xls:

The Group Policy spreadsheet policies.xls in the Aids folder applies to
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 a. You'll want to download a new
policies.xls file from Microsoft's Web site after Microsoft releases
Service Pack 2. See Chapter 16 for more information about this file.


Windeploy.wsc Renamed Wdreskit.wsc:
 
The original file name of the book's scripting components was Windeploy.wsc.
The file name is 9 characters in length. This could lead to problems when
copying the file to file systems that don't support long file names, however,
so the new file name is Wdreskit.wsc. We have attempted to make this change
throughout the book's manuscripts.


MORE INFORMATION
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The author maintains a companion Web site to the book at http://www.bddreskit.com.

For more information about Jerry Honeycutt, see his Web site
at http://www.honeycutt.com. Contact him at jerry@honeycutt.com.



SUPPORT INFORMATION
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Manually copying files from CD-ROM:

If you manually copy the sample files from CD-ROM to your hard disk, you may
need to remove each file's read-only attribute in order to use the file. To
do so, right-click the file in My Computer or Windows Explorer and click Properties 
in the context menu. On the General tab, clear the Read-Only check box in the Attributes
section. Click OK.


Microsoft Learning Technical support information
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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the book and the contents 
of this companion CD. Microsoft Press provides corrections for books and
companion CDs through the World Wide Web at:

 	http://www.microsoft.com/learning/support/

To connect directly to the Microsoft Knowledge Base and enter a query 
regarding a question or issue that you may have, go to:

 	http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/support/search.asp

If you have comments, questions, or ideas regarding the book or this CD-ROM, 
or questions that are not answered by querying the Knowledge Base, please 
send them to Microsoft Press via e-mail to:

	RKInput@microsoft.com
    
or via postal mail to:

    Microsoft Press
    Attn:  Editor, Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit	   
    One Microsoft Way
    Redmond, WA  98052-6399

Please note that product support is not offered through the above addresses. 


DISCLAIMER: THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

For the user's convenience, this CD includes third-party software or
links to third-party sites.

Please note that these products are not under the control of Microsoft 
Corporation and Microsoft is therefore not responsible for their content, 
nor should their inclusion on this CD be construed as an endorsement of 
the product. Please check third-party Web sites for the latest version 
of their software.