Microsoft Course 5115 - Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System — A 3-Day Course

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Course Synopsis

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.

Course Objectives

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.

Intended 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 learning about Windows Vista technologies in greater detail.
• 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.
• On the job, work from functional specifications, defined polices/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures received from superiors.

Windows Vista technology specialists may work for an enterprise, a medium-sized organization, a small organization, or a retail organization.

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

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

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

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

• M5056 and M5057 - Getting Started with Windows Vista for IT Professionals.M

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

Installing Windows Vista

This module describes the new features of the Windows Vista operating system and then explains how to perform a clean installation. This module also explains how to install and configure Windows Vista device drivers.

• Introduction to Windows Vista
• Performing a Clean Installation of Windows Vista
• Installing and Configuring Windows Vista Device Drivers
• Lab: Installing Windows Vista

Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

This module explains how to upgrade and migrate to Windows Vista Ultimate edition from previous versions of Windows and from other Windows Vista editions.

• 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

Configuring Post-Installation System Settings

This module explains how to configure the Windows Aero Experience and the Accessibility features of Windows Vista. This module also explains how to configure Parental Controls.

• Configuring the Windows Aero Experience
• Configuring Accessibility Features
• Configuring Parental Controls
• Lab: Configuring Post-Installation Options

Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista

This module explains how to use Windows Vista to share files with others and also describes how to manage the various file types that Windows Vista supports.

• Sharing Data with Others
• Managing Windows Vista Files
• Lab: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista

Configuring Advanced Networking

This module explains how to connect Windows Vista to a network, and also explains how to configure and troubleshooting the Remote Access features of Windows Vista.

• Configuring Network Connectivity
• Configuring Remote Access
• Lab: Configuring Advanced Networking

Configuring User Account Security

This module explains how to configure and troubleshoot User Account Control in Windows Vista.

• Configuring User Account Control
• Troubleshooting User Account Control
• Lab: Configuring User Account Security

Configuring Network Security

This module explains how to configure the Windows Defender and Windows Firewall applications in Windows Vista.

• Configuring Windows Defender in Windows Vista
• Configuring Windows Firewall Settings
• Lab: Configuring Network Security

Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0

This module explains how to configure the Internet Explorer 7.0 options and explains how to configure the dynamic security settings.

• Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0
• Configuring Dynamic Security for Internet Explorer 7.0
• Lab: Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0