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MelanieYarbrough
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 Open IT Forum: What are your favorite Windows 7 blogs?
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We're compiling another of our guides, this time for Windows 7. Share your go-to guides for Windows 7 migration, installation, administration, troubleshooting, etc, and we'll share 50 knowledge points! Thanks in advance!

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ASKED: March 7, 2011  9:47 PM
UPDATED: March 15, 2011  4:16 AM
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Hi Melanie, Not being only focused on Windows 7, <a href="http://globalknowledgeblog.com/category/technology/microsoft/windows-7/">Globalknowledgeblog.com</a> have a good section about it with nonstop coming materials. Thechrepublic.com, another comprehensive portal not only about Windows but Technology in general, also provide good <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/topics/microsoft+windows+7?tag=mantle_skin;content">reading about Windows 7</a>. The <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windows7/">Windows Team Blog</a> can't be missed, for latest insights about it. And finally <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/">Windows Engineering</a> for those who like to know a little more.
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I have found the Microsoft Springboard Windows 7 deployment blog to be very useful.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ff470986.aspx?ITPID=SPBLOG

Johnstockman
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I also use http://www.techrepublic.com & blogs.windowsnetworking.com

slack400
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Here’s a link to: A guide to Windows 7 migration tools
I found this very informative when I was evaluation user migration tools. (Of course I went with the Win7 native Easy Transfer utility)

http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tutorial/A-guide-to-Windows-7-migration-tools?asrc=EM_NLT_11536532&track=NL-1108&ad=765121

slack400
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Windows 7′s XP Mode can help with compatibility, as a last resort (This was a must read for my environment. Sad to say we’ll have XP_Mode in our environment for at least another year or two.)

http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Windows-7s-XP-Mode-can-help-with-compatibility-as-a-last-resort?asrc=EM_NLT_12864345&track=NL-1108&ad=797396

slack400
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Last one I swear!.
The basics of planning an enterprise desktop migration to Windows 7
(The complete planning guide for your migration project. NO Joke about the Macro issues with Office 2010. Can be a total mess for the less than savvy users.)
http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/feature/The-basics-of-planning-an-enterprise-desktop-migration-to-Windows-7

slack400
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Thanks for all of your contributions, I added your points! Check out a few other Windows 7 blogs here: http://bit.ly/gzZCvn

Best,
Melanie

MelanieYarbrough
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Jibin
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