ACT Walkthrough Exercises

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Vista

These walkthroughs provide step-by-step training for each of the major ACT scenarios, which include deploying a new operating system or a service pack, applying a Windows® security update, and testing and mitigating compatibility issues with the included tool set.

In This Section

Topic name	Description
Deploying a New Operating System	Includes detailed information and step-by-step instructions about how to collect inventory and compatibility data, how to select assessment ratings, how to understand the vendor ratings, how to perform basic filtering on the data, and how to view a customized report.
Applying a Windows Update	Includes detailed information and step-by-step instructions about how to collect inventory and compatibility data, how to prioritize and categorize data, how to select your severity rating, how to perform basic filtering on the data, and how to view a customized report.
Mitigating Issues by Using Compatibility Fixes	Includes detailed information and step-by-step instructions about how to use the Standard User Analyzer (SUA) tool compatibility fixes, and the Compatibility Administrator.

See Also

Concepts

Using the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
Software and Hardware Requirements for ACT 5.6
Troubleshooting ACT