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.

Who should attend: The primary audience for this course is IT Professionals who want to become Vista technology specialists:

• Need a deep technical knowledge in Vista.
• 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.
• Work from functional specifications, defined policies/conventions/standards, and documented operational procedures from superiors.

At Course Completion

• 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.

Certified Professional Exams

Prerequisites

• Be familiar with PC hardware and devices. For example, be able to look into the device manager and look for unsupported devices.
• Basic TCP/IP knowledge.
• Have basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
• Be able to map network file shares. For example, be familiar with UNC paths and mapping local resources to server/share.
• Have experience installing applications from media (cd/dvd).
• Have experience working from a command window. For example, authoring and editing batch files.
• Have experience configuring BIOS options.
• Be familiar with reviewing support logs. Know that there is a chronology, sequential order, severity, etc.

The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.

Course Materials and Software

Course Outline

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.

Lessons

Lab: Installing Windows Vista

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: 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.

Lessons

Lab: Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: 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.

Lessons

Lab: Configuring Post-Installation Options

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: 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.

Lessons

Lab: Sharing Files by Using Windows Vista

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: 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.

Lessons

Lab: Configuring Advanced Networking

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: Configuring User Account Security

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

Lessons

Lab: Configuring User Account Security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Configuring Network Security

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

Lessons

Lab: Configuring Network Security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: 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.

Lessons

Lab: Configuring Internet Explorer 7.0

After completing this module, students will be able to: