Introduction
The purpose of this 3day course is to provide IT Professionals who work in enterprise organizations with the knowledge and skills to install deploy configure secure maintain and troubleshoot Windows Vista. The course focuses on six main areas installing and deploying starting configuring networking securing and maintaining and optimizing.
Audience
This course is intended for IT Professionals who want to become Windows Vista technology specialists.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course students must have
Be familiar with PC hardware and devices. For example be able to look into the device manager and look for unsupported devices.
Have fundamental TCPIP knowledge.
Have fundamental Windows and Active Directory knowledge. For example domain user accounts domain vs. local user accounts user profiles and group membership.
Be able to map network file shares. For example be familiar with UNC paths and mapping local resources to servershare.
Have experience installing applications.
Have experience working from a command prompt. For example authoring and editing batch files.
Have experience configuring BIOS options.
Be familiar with reviewing support logs. Know that there is a chronology sequential order and severity.
Course Topics
Module 1 Installing Upgrading and Deploying Windows Vista
Introduction to Windows Vista
Performing a Clean Installation of Windows Vista
Lab A Installing Windows Vista
Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista from a Previous Version of Windows
Upgrading Between Windows Vista Editions
Lab B Upgrading to Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Desktop Deployment Infrastructure
Preparing the Target Computer
Obtaining and Applying a Desktop Image
Lab C Applying Desktop Images
Module 2 Troubleshooting Windows Vista Startup
Overview of a Troubleshooting Methodology
Lab A Preparing for Remote Troubleshooting
Overview of the Windows Vista Startup Process
Troubleshooting the Windows Vista Startup Process with Windows RE
Troubleshooting Operating System Services
Lab B Troubleshooting Windows Vista Startup Problems
Module 3 Configuring and Troubleshooting Hardware and Devices
Installing and Configuring Windows Vista Drivers
Lab A Configuring Devices
Lesson 2 Overview of Troubleshooting Hardware
Lesson 3 Dealing with Physical Failures
Lesson 4 Dealing with Device Driver Failures
Lesson 5 Troubleshooting Printing in Windows Vista
Lesson 6 Troubleshooting BitLockerProtected Computers
Lab B Troubleshooting Hardware
Module 4 Configuring and Troubleshooting Networking
Sharing Data with Others
Managing Windows Vista Files
Lab A Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista
Configuring Network Connectivity
Configuring Remote Access
Lab B Configuring Remote Access
Networking Without Wires
Connecting to a Wireless Network
Lab C Networking Mobile Computers
Determining Network Settings
Troubleshooting Network Connections
Lab D Troubleshooting Networks
Module 5 Configuring and Troubleshooting Security
Overview of User Account Control
Troubleshooting User Account Control
Lab A Configuring User Account Security
Configuring Windows Defender in Windows Vista
Configuring Windows Firewall Settings
Lab B Configuring Network Security
Lab C Troubleshooting SecurityRelated Issues
Module 6 Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista
Maintaining Performance by Using the Windows Vista Performance Tools
Optimizing Windows by Using Windows Vista Diagnostic Tools
Configuring Windows Update
Lab A Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista