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Windows Vista: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
Course: 950
Type: Hands-On Training
Duration: 4 Days
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 IT staff to remain current in the latest technological advancements increases. Windows Vista offers enhanced features to increase reliability, functionality and security for every organization. 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 who want to gain experience with Windows Vista. A basic knowledge of 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
- Configuring ACPI power plans
- Backing up and restoring system data
- Customizing Windows Defender to provide a tailored security environment
- Sharing files, folders and printers
- Configuring network security, protocols and discovery options
Course 950 Content
- Evaluating Windows Vista editions
- Examining hardware requirements
- Selecting an installation method
- Licensing and activation issues
- Investigating Windows Aero and Flip 3D
- Populating the Sidebar with Gadgets
- Navigating the file system
- Creating virtual folders
- Grouping files via search queries
- Customizing automatic updates
- Installing service packs and hot fixes
- Maintaining device drivers
- Diagnosing performance issues
- Recovering from start-up failures
- Exploring Control Panel applets
- Performing diagnostics with built-in tools and utilities
- Selecting power options
- Modifying registry settings
- Safeguarding system and user data
- Creating and managing local domain users and groups
- Nesting role and resource groups
- Interacting with User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
- Improving password security
- Restricting access to the system
- Defining Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
- Investigating Windows Resource Protection (WRP) and service hardening
- Recovering critical files, folders and registry settings with WRP
- Encrypting drives with BitLocker
- Protecting privacy with Windows Defender
- Auditing files and folders
- Granting and denying access permissions
- Improving physical and data security with TPM technologies
- Optimizing network settings
- Providing data mobility
- Resolving problems using Windows Network Diagnostics
- Analyzing network maps
- Choosing the best method of sharing
- Leveraging the Network and Sharing Center
- Locating shared volumes and printers
- Securing inbound and outbound connections with Windows Firewall
- Customizing the Internet experience
- Deploying Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages
- Coping with problematic processes in user applications
- Auditing application behavior
- Investigating virtual storage redirection
- Overcoming permission barriers
- Modifying registry security to ensure application compatibility
- Correcting application compatibility problems
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