In the recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable—Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond—with Mark Russinovich, numerous questions were fielded on the Windows 7 Beta release that the panel was unable to address, given time limitations. This blog posting provides the first set of answers to these questions, along with the destinations to find more detail. Part two of the answers is expected later this week.

Q:  When will the Automated Installation Kit (AIK) fully support Windows 7?

• A:  There is a beta of the Windows AIK for Windows 7 that you can download today from http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dd349343.aspx.

Q:  Will any other version of Windows be able to read BitLocker To Go "with an add-on or additional software"?

• A:  Yes, you will be able to unlock and read from BitLocker files on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Q:  When can we expect Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 to be released, or release candidate 1 (RC1) for deploying Windows 7?

• A:  MDT 2010 is currently in beta, and can be downloaded from https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=14.

Q:  Is the kernel the same for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 7?

• A:  The kernel consists of many different files; it is updated with Windows 7, but is based on the same underlying architecture.

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