On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 4:47 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> A lot of info on BDD here:
>
> http://www.myitforum.com/myITWiki/OSD.ashx
>
> And, there's some videos here:
>
> http://www.myitforum.com/absolutevc/default.aspx?c=22
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:31 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Interesting stats on AntiSpyware apps...
>
> On 13 Sep 2007 at 14:32, Eric E Eskam  wrote:
>
> > BDD 2007 ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490308.aspx ) is
> a
> > huge improvement over previous versions but it's still way beyond the
> means
> > of the SOHO market.
>
>    Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007
>    Published: January 16, 2007
>
>    Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is the best-practice set of
>    comprehensive guidance and tools from Microsoft to optimally deploy
>    Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system.
>
> This looks like a system for initial deployment, but not an imager that
> would
> capture all the changes made installing other software.  The brief writeup
> above doesn't say anything about support for XP or older systems, or any
> other
> installed software.  If that's true, it's pretty useless IMHO unless you
> only
> use Office 2007 on your Windows Vista box.
>
> > As much of a PITA as it is to rebuild after infection, it really is the
> only
> > way to ensure you still aren't compromised :(
>
> Agree, but if you can't PROVE your system is compromised you can't justify
> the
> high cost of a complete manual rebuild.  If it's a simple
> re-image-and-restore
> then you can justify it as a cheap precautionary measure.
>
> --
> Angus Scott-Fleming
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