Hi everyone!
It's been a long time since the last time i posted here, . .:)
Anyways, I've been studying Windows 7 for a couple of weeks now, after i got the MCDST last June.
Books/References/Software that i'm using:
-Don Poulton MCTS 70-680 Cert Guide
-Testout-Labsim-70-680
-Professor Messer Videos
-CBT Nuggets - Microsoft 70-680 Windows 7 Configuration
-Technet Articles
Things I've done studying so far:
-What's new to Windows 7
-Windows 7 editions & features
-Windows 7 Clean Installation
-Upgrading to Windows 7
-Migrating to Windows 7
-Windows AIK
-Windows SIM
-Configuration Passes
-Create Answer File
-Do/Create Win7 Unattended Install CD (a lot of trial and errors. . .

)
-Sysprep
-WinPE 3.0
-creating and booting to WinPE boot disk
-mapping a network share on the command line (be sure to check the VM network settings)
-What is ImageX and WIM file
-captured image using ImageX and saved on a network share (actually, it's a shared folder set to everyone on my HOST PC)
-applied image saved on the network share using ImageX
-Using BCDBOOT to set the system partition (the next thing that happened is the most fascinating, seeing the machine booting up to windows 7 . . done this for almost 8 times with no reference, . .

)
-Image Servicing with DISM
~now i'm studying VHDs 
*this will gonna be my thread until i pass this exam