Comments on: Windows 7: tools for IT departments

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:49:13 +0000

Seems to be focusing on windows only networks and pushing corporations to Microsoft only offices. More reinventions of existing mechanisms but ignoring issues of interoperability. None of the new features provide any real benefit to me or my organisation.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:25:56 +0000

It is unfortunate that Microsoft has restricted the capability to write to such a “Bitlocker To Go” encrypted device to only 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. I, as a personal user, (and am sure many others) would be willing to upgrade to Ultimate to be able to create an encrypted USB stick, but the fact that I wouldn’t be able to write to it on any other standard Windows machine would completely put me off even using this feature in the first place.

By: IT-Dude

IT-Dude — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:20:36 +0000

AppLocker is just big brother gone horribly wrong.
I work in IT and I think this is a pathetic option and it’s much more work for us and hassle for our already PC-scared users.

Stop trying to control everything Microsoft!!!

By: PDR

PDR — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:41:33 +0000

The User Interface (UI) looks very similar to Vista. I wish that they would put all the default icons on the screen with the screen shot demo, not just the recycle bin, that would make it look more professional.

By: claw

claw — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:45:09 +0000

Branch cache : – would it be another technique require to synchronize file version ?

offline working is a trend but nightmare to keep up on the server and extreme dangerous for security breach.

By: Engineer

Engineer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:49:53 +0000

Obviously the Direct Access is a connection that automatically establishes itself upon connecting to the Internet. So dumb users who don’t know how to double click the vpn connection and navigate the Windows Explorer can have an easier time accessing these resources.

By: kane

kane — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:39:55 +0000

Using App Locker, IT departments can lock Windows, version 7.0, from beign installed?

By: David Wright

David Wright — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:56:51 +0000

That depends on the third parties allowing it to happen, as much as Microsoft.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:04:13 +0000

Any chance that they will expand Microsoft Update and/or WSUS to allow it to patch common 3rd party applications, such as Adobe Acrobat, iTunes, WinZip, etc? I still hope.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:41:31 +0000

I can tell you right now a large number of people arent going to use the Problem Step Recorder, users dont do that. The call the helpdesk and tell whoever is on the other end of the phone “fix it”.

I’m having a hard time understanding how direct access is any better then vpn, not to mention a lot of companies out there still are not on IPv6. Do we think they are going to deploy IPv6 just for this when they can run a IPSec VPN client? Cisco’s is free.

Bit Locker in Vista is only on Ultimate and Enterprise, is the home user going to have to pay through the nose to get it in this version of Windows too? Pretty daunting when pgp already has a great cost effective solution out there.

So far I am not very impressed, seems like windows has tried brainstorm features rather then listening to the user base about what it wants. How about a reliable hibernate? MAC’s hibernate is almost rock solid but Microsoft’s has been laughable through the last 3 versions. How about a firewall that doesnt rate dead last when stacked up against others? We have a somewht effective spyware detection built in but how about a software ips/ids?

I’m left wanting s far.
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