Introducing MDT 2010

The following sections introduce key concepts for using MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7. Specifically, the section titled Deployment Scenarios describes the scenarios that MDT 2010 supports. For LTI, MDT 2010 relies entirely on MDT 2010, the Windows AIK, and potentially Windows Deployment Services.

Deployment Scenarios

The following list describes the scenarios supported by MDT 2010:

  • New Computer A new installation of Windows is deployed to a new computer. This scenario assumes that there is no user data or profile to preserve.

  • Upgrade Computer The current Windows operating system on the target computer is upgraded to the target operating system. The existing user state data and applications are retained (as supported by the target ...

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