Office 2010 Beta Resource Kit

Updated: 2010-02-18

[This article is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.]

The Microsoft Office 2010 Resource Kit provides information about new features and changes in deployment strategies for Office 2010. The documentation is intended for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office installations in their organizations. New and updated content will be published on a regular basis.

In the Office 2010 Resource Kit:

Section	Description
Product evaluation and getting started with Office 2010 Beta	Provides an overview of Office 2010, and includes information about the Setup architecture, 64-bit Office 2010, system requirements, getting started information, and product comparisons.
Planning the deployment of Office 2010 Beta	Provides information about assessing your current environment, planning for desktop configurations, security, and applications including Microsoft Access 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010, and Microsoft Project 2010. It also provides planning information for migration and upgrading from previous versions of Office, as well as planning for virtualization and Terminal Services.
Configuration and deployment of Office 2010 Beta	Provides how-to information for specific deployment tasks, such as customizing the installation, and installing Office 2010 on users’ computers. It also provides information about the new licensing options for Office 2010, including instructions for configuring the infrastructure for volume licensing and activation.
Maintaining and updating Office 2010 Beta	Provides information about changing users’ configurations after installing Office 2010.
Security and protection for Office 2010 Beta	Provides information new security controls in Office 2010, which make it easier for IT professionals to build a robust defense against threats while maintaining information worker productivity.
Troubleshooting for Office 2010 Beta	Provides suggested solutions to issues you might encounter during a deployment of Office 2010.
Technical reference for Office 2010 Beta	Provides technical details related to Office 2010 Setup properties and command-line options, and describes the Office Customization Tool and Config.xml file.