Windows Vista: A Hands-On Introduction

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You will learn how to

• Install and maintain Windows Vista in a professional environment
• Navigate and configure Windows Vista
• Create and manage users and groups
• Protect resources with rights, access control and encryption
• Implement and troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity
• Improve application compatibility to maximize user productivity

Course benefits
As operating systems become more complex, the need for skilled IT support staff to remain current in the latest technological advancements increases. Windows Vista offers features to increase reliability, functionality and security for every organization, regardless of size.

In this course, you gain the fundamental knowledge and skills to install and configure Windows Vista in your organization.

Who should attend
This course is valuable for PC technicians, IT and desktop support staff, systems administrators and power users. Prior experience with Microsoft Windows or a similar operating system is assumed.

Hands-on training
Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience configuring Windows Vista operating systems. Exercises include:

• Preparing a Windows Vista image
• Organizing files into virtual folders
• Performing diagnostics with built-in tools and utilities
• Configuring ACPI power plans
• Backing up and restoring system data
• Creating and managing local and domain accounts
• Recovering critical files, folders and registry settings with WRP
• Customizing Windows Defender to provide a tailored security environment
• Sharing folders and printers
• Configuring network options and controlling Internet access
• Correcting application compatibility problems

Course content
INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS VISTA

• Evaluating Windows Vista editions
• Examining hardware requirements
• Selecting an installation method
• Licensing and activation issues

EXPLORING THE USER INTERFACE

• Configuring the desktop
• Investigating Windows Aero and Flip 3D
• Populating the Sidebar with Gadgets
• Supporting multilingual environments
• Organizing user data
• Navigating the file system
• Creating virtual folders
• Grouping files via search queries

CONFIGURING WINDOWS VISTA

• Keeping systems current
• Customizing automatic updates
• Installing service packs and hot fixes
• Maintaining device drivers
• Leveraging system tools
• Diagnosing performance issues
• Recovering from start-up failures
• Exploring Control Panel applets
• Managing advanced features
• Selecting power options
• Modifying registry settings
• Safeguarding system and user data

ADMINISTERING USERS AND GROUPS

• Implementing local and domain accounts
• Creating users and groups
• Nesting role and resource groups
• Interacting with User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
• Applying security policies
• Improving password security
• Restricting access to the system
• Defining Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

SECURING LOCAL RESOURCES

• Benefiting from advanced technologies
• Investigating Windows Resource Protection (WRP)
• Encrypting drives with BitLocker
• Protecting privacy with Windows Defender
• Configuring system security
• Auditing files and folders
• Granting and denying access permissions
• Embedding encryption keys in firmware with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

• Fine-tuning network configuration
• Optimizing network settings
• Providing data mobility
• Resolving problems using Windows Network Diagnostics
• Analyzing network maps
• Sharing printers and folders
• Choosing the best method of sharing
• Leveraging the Network and Sharing Center
• Locating shared volumes and printers
• Interacting with the Internet
• Securing inbound and outbound connections with Windows Firewall
• Customizing the Internet experience

SUPPORTING USER APPLICATIONS

• Installing and maintaining software
• Deploying Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages
• Coping with problematic processes
• Auditing application behavior
• Improving software compatibility
• Generating patches with the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
• Overcoming permission barriers

ENHANCING USER PRODUCTIVITY

• Publishing with Windows Calendar
• Collaborating with Windows Meeting Space
• Interacting through Speech Recognition and Microsoft Narrator

Sponsor Background:
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