Course number HE673S

Delivery method
Onsite dedicated training (OST)

Special notes
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Course overview
This 3-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.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:

• Familiarity with PC hardware and devices. For example, ability to look into device manager and look for unsupported devices
• Basic TCP/IP knowledge. For example, that you need to have a valid IP address
• Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership
• Experience with mapping network file shares. For example, familiar with UNC paths, mapping local resources to server/share
• Experience with running commands from a command window. For example, DOS command prompt
• Experience with reviewing BIOS settings

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• First Look Clinic 5056 - First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals
• Hands-on-Lab 5057 - First Look: Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals

Important: This learning product will be most useful to people who intend to use their new skills and knowledge on the job immediately after training.

Audience
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. Technology specialists:

• Value and may be working toward an extensive, deep technical knowledge in a particular technology
• Are interested in drilling down into the details of Windows Vista technologies
• Want to learn or test that they know and can apply existing concepts, practices, procedures, policies, and guidelines
• Work in roles where most questions have clear right and wrong answers
• Focus primarily on the "how to" associated with Windows Vista technologies, and they are interested in drilling down into the details of the technologies themselves
• On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures from superiors
• Windows Vista technology specialists may work for an enterprise, a medium sized organization, a small organization, or a retail organization

Benefits to you
After completing 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 network security
• Configure Internet Explorer 7.0

Course outline

Module 1: Installing Windows Vista

Lessons

• 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

Lessons

• 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 Users Settings
• Upgrading to Windows Vista
• Running USMT to Load a Users Settings

Module 3: Configuring Post-Installation System Settings

Lessons

• Configuring the Windows AerExperience
• Configuring Accessibility Features
• Configuring Parental Controls

Lab: Configuring Post-Installation Options

• Configuring Aero
• Configuring Accessibility Features
• Configuring Parental Controls

Module 4: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista

Lessons

• Sharing Data with Others
• Managing Windows Vista Files

Lab: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista

• Sharing Data with Others
• Managing Files
• Running USMT to Load a Users Settings

Module 5: Configuring Advanced Networking

Lessons

• Configuring Network Connectivity
• Configuring Remote Access

Lab: Configuring Advanced Networking

• Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
• Configuring Remote Access
• Troubleshooting Remote Access

Module 6: Configuring User Account Security

Lessons

• Configuring User Account Control
• Troubleshooting User Account Control

Lab: Configuring User Account Security

• Requesting an Application to Run Elevated One Time
• Making an Application Always Run Elevated
• Configuring the User Account Control Panel

Module 7: Configuring Network Security

Lessons

• Configuring Windows Defender in Windows Vista
• Configuring Windows Vista Firewall Settings

Lab: Configuring Network Security

• Configuring Windows Defender
• Configuring Windows Firewall

Module 8: Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0

Lessons

• 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

• Upis u radnu knjižicu: ne
• Certifikat: ne
• Uvjerenje: ne
• In-house: ne
• Svjedodžba: ne
• Diploma: ne