I have a project coming in which we are going to delpoy 70+ Tablets.

I am looking for an tip or traps if you have done similar especially with
1. Creating and using a image as delpoyment method.
2. Training the Enduser
3. Remote Management (via dialup)
4. Having an enduser not a local administrator

Any advice most welcome.

Thanks, Mark.

Hello Mark,

Mark 7794 wrote:
> I have a project coming in which we are going to delpoy 70+ Tablets.
>
> I am looking for an tip or traps if you have done similar especially
> with
> 1. Creating and using a image as delpoyment method.

see following article for details on deployment methods:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../tpcdploy.mspx

BTW, I was told that it works great using Automated
Deployment Services. But check the license agreements
before, since ADS is only supported for Windows Server
deployments.

> 2. Training the Enduser

that's really necessary. Otherwise a lot of your users wouldn't
benefit from using Tablet PCs instead of Notebooks.

Do you deploy Office 2003, too?

It depends on your environment on how you
do the training. It there are a lot of branch offices,
etc. you may consider LiveMeeting or a similar
service to train your users remotely. But a live
training would be more helpful when speaking of
Tablet PC, I guess.

> 3. Remote Management (via dialup)

It depends on your requirements. What do you want
to manage? For help desk services you could
use Windows XP remote assistance.

> 4. Having an enduser not a local administrator

?

Regards
--
Thomas Wenzl [MVP for Live Communications Server]

Share what you know, learn what you don't!
(Deja/Google)

4) If I understand correctly your Tablet PC users will be just users on the
Tablet and not a local admin? Well that is good isn't it? They won't be able
to install software or do anything seriously wrong on it. You can set GPO to
allow them certain thing. Being able to setup a dial-up or change network
connection settings might be a good thing in some cases. This is especially
true if they are away from the office for a long time and working in another
network. Whatever your setup will be GPO will come to the rescue in most
cases.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

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"Thomas Wenzl [MVP]" <twenzl@web.de> wrote in message
news:2jvmh6F1237dtU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hello Mark,
>
> Mark 7794 wrote:
>> I have a project coming in which we are going to delpoy 70+ Tablets.
>>
>> I am looking for an tip or traps if you have done similar especially
>> with
>> 1. Creating and using a image as delpoyment method.
>
> see following article for details on deployment methods:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../tpcdploy.mspx
>
> BTW, I was told that it works great using Automated
> Deployment Services. But check the license agreements
> before, since ADS is only supported for Windows Server
> deployments.
>
>> 2. Training the Enduser
>
> that's really necessary. Otherwise a lot of your users wouldn't
> benefit from using Tablet PCs instead of Notebooks.
>
> Do you deploy Office 2003, too?
>
> It depends on your environment on how you
> do the training. It there are a lot of branch offices,
> etc. you may consider LiveMeeting or a similar
> service to train your users remotely. But a live
> training would be more helpful when speaking of
> Tablet PC, I guess.
>
>> 3. Remote Management (via dialup)
>
> It depends on your requirements. What do you want
> to manage? For help desk services you could
> use Windows XP remote assistance.
>
>> 4. Having an enduser not a local administrator
>
> ?
>
> Regards
> --
> Thomas Wenzl [MVP for Live Communications Server]
>
> Share what you know, learn what you don't!
> (Deja/Google)

Mark,

If you want to talk more specifically about training end-users, that is my
specialty (in several technologies including the Tablet PC). See
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

Let me know if you want to talk more and we can exchange contact
information.

Jeff


"Mark 7794" <Mark 7794@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58C39369-4004-4416-B10B-25D6AD0A656C@microsoft.com...
>I have a project coming in which we are going to delpoy 70+ Tablets.
>
> I am looking for an tip or traps if you have done similar especially with
> 1. Creating and using a image as delpoyment method.
> 2. Training the Enduser
> 3. Remote Management (via dialup)
> 4. Having an enduser not a local administrator
>
> Any advice most welcome.
>
> Thanks, Mark.