why wait :P
- CM12 in a Lab - How can I deploy Windows 8 in UEFI mode using Configuration Manager 2012 ?<http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/6250-how-can-i-deploy-windows-8-in-uefi-mode-using-configuration-manager-2012/> On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Harry Mavromatidis <[email protected]>wrote: > Definitely keep them on UEFI - the systems will boot faster (almost not > noticeable with the latest hardware) and are more secure. For example > illegal boot "activation" kits that bypass Windows activation will not work > for the same reason that most malware will not load - the antimalware > service is running as the OS loads, and not afterwards. > > For what seems like a year we've been deploying all Windows 7 devices with > UEFI in place of legacy BIOS and the GPT partitions have helped with > rootkits not infecting machines. Of course that doesn't help with bootkits > wince SecureBoot is not available with Windows 7... that's one of the many > reasons I've been waiting on being able to deploy Windows 8! > ______________________________________________________ > Haralambos “Harry” Mavromatidis | System Center Administrator > Manhattan Associates, Inc. > Direct +1 678.597.6545 > Phone +1 770.955.7070 > [email protected] > http://www.manh.com > ______________________________________________________ > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael Niehaus [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 22:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mssms] RE: UEFI boot sccm 2007 + mdt 2010 > > MDT 2010 and ConfigMgr 2007 won’t handle UEFI. You would need to move to > MDT 2012 Update 1 and/or ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 CU2 or above to get a good UEFI > experience. > > Running Windows 7 using UEFI doesn’t really buy you much, although you may > want to do it anyway if you want to later move to Windows 8 or 8.1 on those > systems. Changing from non-UEFI to UEFI is a non-trivial exercise if you > want to keep anything presently on the disk (e.g. user data). > > Thanks, > -Michael > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Gross > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:03 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: [mssms] UEFI boot sccm 2007 + mdt 2010 > > I have win7 deployments working for win7 via PXE but the new machines HP > sent us are UEFI. I can change bios to legacy mode but figured I should > start looking at UEFI. > > We’re a long way off from win8 and sccm2012 because of enterprise app > dependencies > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > The information contained in this email may contain legally > > privileged and confidential information and is only for the > > use of the individual named in the body of this email, the > > intended recipient, or Brown & Toland Physicians. Any > > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this document is > > strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, > > please immediately notify the sender by replying to this > > message, and then delete all copies of it from your system. > > Thank you. > > ______________________________________________ > ______________________________________________ > The information contained in this email may contain legally > privileged and confidential information and is only for the > use of the individual named in the body of this email, the > intended recipient, or Brown & Toland Physicians. Any > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this document is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, > please immediately notify the sender by replying to this > message, and then delete all copies of it from your system. > Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > >
