VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows 7

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Many organizations have aggressive upgrade plans for their desktop operating systems but face a number of migration challenges, and are adopting VMware View and VMware ThinApp to cut the time and cost of Windows 7 migration by 50 percent, and to modernize their desktop infrastructures. This optimization guide for Windows 7 provides desktop administrators with detailed recommendations for configuring standard Windows 7 images to be used within a VMware View environment. Download this guide to get step-by-step procedures and best practices for provisioning Windows 7 on virtual machines, as well as for virtualizing existing Windows 7 PCs already in use.

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