The 10 Things to Do First for Windows 7

AT A GLANCE:

• Getting to know Windows 7
• Dealing with the latest volume-activation requirements
• Developing a roadmap
• Handling new distributed-security features
• Virtualizing desktops and infrastructures
• Removing users' local-admin rights

When you run your thumb down the list of new features and improvements in Windows 7 (see the feature comparison chart at tinyurl.com/win7featuregrid), you're bound to wonder how you're going to get your arms around all that new technology so that you can deliver it to your users without too much disruption.

Following are 10 steps that can help you accomplish that goal.