Management features new to Windows Vista: Difference between revisions

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*'''Asset Inventory Service''', a [[Windows service]] which tracks the usage of all software across the computers connected to the network, identified by name and vendor. It tracks and manages in real-time which users are using what application and the licenses associated with each. It can also generate usage reports.

*'''Advanced Group Policy Management''' (AGPM), which provides enhanced management capabilities for [[Group policy|Group Policy]]. It integrates with the Group Policy configuration [[Microsoft Management Console|MMC snap-in]] and adds change control, off-line editing, and delegation capabilities. Change control [[revision control system|tracks and manages]] changes to Group Policy Objects (GPOs). It presents a virtual ''vault'' which houses the GPOs. To make any changes, a GPO must be ''checked out'' of the vault and the changed version ''checked in''. The system enforces the latest version of the GPO and archives the older version, which can be restored back if need arises. Offline editing capabilities allow GPOs to be edited without a live connection to the network and [[Active Directory]]. The changes are merged on the next connection. AGPM also adds delegation capability, where the responsibility of managing the Group Policy can be divided among different admins. Each admin is concerned with only a certain set of GPOs, which can then be administered independent of others. Optionally, it can be configured so that changes are reviewed by other administrators before being enforced.

*'''Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset''' (DaRT or MSDaRT), a [[WinPE]] [[Live CD]] which provides a set of tools to recover a system. The tool set includes:<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/mdop/dart.aspx Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset]</ref><ref>[http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/F/81FC1692-E134-4DDD-A845-EE51092B83F8/Diagnostics_and_Recovery_Toolset.pdf Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset]</ref><ref>[http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-recover-a-non-bootable-windows-installation-the-microsoft-diagnostics-and-recovery-toolset/ How to recover a non-bootable Windows installation – The Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset]</ref>

** [[ERD Registry editor]] - Registry editor for the OS being repaired.

** [[Locksmith]] - Reset a password (without knowing the administrator’s password)

** [[Crash Analyzer]] - Analyze [[crash dumps]]

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** [[Windows Search|Search]] - Search a disk for files

** [[Standalone System Sweeper]] - Scan a system for malware, rootkits, and potentially unwanted software

*'''Desktop Error Monitoring'''<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/mdop/dem.aspx</ref>

==References==