Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System (MS5115)
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Course Length:
3 Days
Course Description:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to install and configure Windows Vista desktops. It will focus on four main areas: installing, securing, networking, and browsing. By the end of the course, the student will have installed and configured a Windows Vista desktop that is secure, on the network, and ready for browsing. This is the first course in the Windows Vista curriculum and will serve as the entry point for other Windows Vista Technology Specialist courses.
Who Should Attend:
The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals wishing to become technology specialists. A Windows Vista technology specialist is defined as a technology specialist interested in learning about, assessing skills, using reference products, or taking exams to prove his or her knowledge/skills/experience related to Microsoft’s Windows Vista technologies.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Install Windows Vista.
- Upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.
- Configure post-installation system settings.
- Configure basic networking.
- Configure advanced networking.
- Configure user account security.
- Configure Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0.
- Configure network security.
Prerequisites:
Students need to be familiar with computer hardware and devices and have basic TCP/IP knowledge and basic Microsoft Windows® and Active Directory® knowledge. In addition, students must also have experience with mapping network file shares and running commands from a command window, such as the DOS command prompt. Experience with reviewing BIOS settings is also required. In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed the following: First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals and First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals.
Course Outline:
- Module 1: Installing Windows Vista
- Introduction to Windows Vista
- Performing a Clean Installation of Windows Vista
- Installing and Configuring Windows Vista Device Drivers
- Lab: Installing Windows Vista
- Verifying Hardware Requirements
- Installing Windows Vista from DVD
- Managing Device Drivers
- Module 2: Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
- Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista from a Previous Version of Windows
- Upgrading Between Windows Vista Editions
- Lab: Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
- Running USMT to Scan a User’s Settings
- Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista Ultimate
- Upgrading from Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista Ultimate
- Running USMT to Load a User’s Settings
- Module 3: Configuring Post-Installation System Settings
- Configuring the Windows Aero Experience
- Configuring Accessibility Features
- Configuring Parental Controls
- Lab: Configuring Post-Installation Options
- Configuring Aero
- Configuring Accessibility Features
- Module 4: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista
- Sharing Data with Others
- Managing Windows Vista Files
- Lab: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista
- Sharing Data with Others
- Managing Files
- Module 5: Configuring Advanced Networking
- Configuring Network Connectivity
- Configuring Remote Access
- Lab: Configuring Advanced Networking
- Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
- Configuring Remote Access
- Troubleshooting Remote Access Connections
- Module 6: Configuring User Account Security
- Configuring User Account Control
- Troubleshooting User Account Control
- Lab: Configuring User Account Security
- Requesting an Application to Run Elevated One Time
- Making an Application to Always Run Elevated
- Configuring User Account Control Panel
- Module 7: Configuring Network Security
- Configuring Windows Defender in Windows Vista
- Configuring Windows Firewall Settings
- Lab: Configuring Network Security
- Configuring Windows Defender
- Configuring Windows Firewall
- Module 8: Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0
- Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0
- Configuring Dynamic Security for Internet Explorer 7.0
- Lab: Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0
- Customizing Internet Explorer 7.0
- Troubleshooting Internet Explorer Security Settings



